Job Description
Manager - Product (Wash Technician)
Grade : Manager
Education : NIFT
Function : Product Development - Denim
Experience : 8 - 10 years of product management experience in the relevant industry (apparel / accessories / others); export house experience will be an added advantage.
Budget : 20 LPA
Job Description :
As FM has major wash products, we now feel the need to strengthen this area.
As a Wash Technician, you will work on developing new wash methods, find out new recipes and processes. You will create washes that give the garment a different look and be fashionable.
• Assessment from preproduction and customer comments implementation to the bulk. Make sure the bulk production feasibility and the required quality dry process and wet process.
• Responsible for approval lots regarding the Garment Dry process (Whisker, Scraping, Laser).
• Participate in Garment PPM meetings and make comments related to Dry process issues.
• Doing a project on making whiskers and scraping from Roller brush and comparing its results with a manual.
• Also, look after the Spray Quality Section in order to minimize defects and control spray issues concerned with quality and production.
• Monitoring all reports related to Quality, Measurement, and Shade related issues daily.
• Daily attend meetings regarding approval lots and notify issues of garment washing chemical effects.
• Involvement in the measurement process control system and monitoring the consistency of the laundry measurement control.
• Process controlling in the production area and rectifying the issues on time before the final for minimizing the reprocess or re-wash and rejection elements.
• Shade band reviews before submitting to the customer, washing evaluation subsequently.
• Evaluate the shade bands and take approval from the buyer wash technician who works in the buying house.
• Process controlling in the production area and rectifying the issues on time before the final for minimizing the reprocess or re-wash and rejection elements.
• Periodic process audits in the laundry.
• Touch base with AI testing compliance.
• Mid-process product audits, lab & pH testing.
• Calibrate with quality washing teams on finish aesthetics.
• Involvement of first bulk review and participation for approval. Or providing the FWL approval. Make the analysis report of washing performance.
• Sharing the comment which has to be improved during the bulk or further process improvement. Communication with GGT / finishing related to the measurement further improvement.
• Align the laundry measurement controls with the finishing measurement process control. Monitoring the shad consistency at finishing and providing the guideline for shad-wise
• packing based on the customer’s requirement or commercial decision.
• Daily finishing and washing issue involvement and giving guidance.
• Updating relevant bulk issues to respectively washing and sewing-related personnel.
• Involvement and development stage to understand customer wash concept.
• RFC / Pilot run audits review along with customer-approved representatives (FKR / NQC /NFE) & participate in PPM.
• Closely monitor shade blanket and shrinkage test reports.
• First bulk lot production review.
Market / Trend Analysis:
· Understands the customer / channel requirements from the buyers and sales teams
· Does past performance analysis as well as market / competition analysis for trends and price changes
Option Planning:
· Prepares the product-pricing mix for the season including new product innovations, if any
· Provides the design brief to the design team, comprising the option plan (fit and number of options per MRP) and the range assortment plan (styles and fashion elements) required to meet the needs of various channels
Design Review & Initial costing:
· Actively participates in critical design aspects as relevant to the brand(s) (for e.g. color decisions or choice of fabric based on cost –fabric grid);
· Once the design team is ready with the collection for a season, does the initial review and docket costing factoring in the quality requirements and the brand DNA;
Roadshow:
· Presents the range along with Design team to the Business Head and finalizes the collection for road-show
· Facilitates the creation of roadshow to influence buyers from various channels on the season’s collection and ensure minimum buy.
Production Handover
· Studies the orders from road-show against the buying grid and finalizes the production plan to be handed over to Sourcing and SCM.
· Handles all sample reviews prior to bulk production (Gold Seal, Wash and Shipment samples) and does cost closure with Sourcing; monitors weekly production status along with SCM to ensure on-time delivery
Grade : Manager
Education : NIFT
Function : Product Development - Denim
Experience : 8 - 10 years of product management experience in the relevant industry (apparel / accessories / others); export house experience will be an added advantage.
Budget : 20 LPA
Job Description :
As FM has major wash products, we now feel the need to strengthen this area.
As a Wash Technician, you will work on developing new wash methods, find out new recipes and processes. You will create washes that give the garment a different look and be fashionable.
• Assessment from preproduction and customer comments implementation to the bulk. Make sure the bulk production feasibility and the required quality dry process and wet process.
• Responsible for approval lots regarding the Garment Dry process (Whisker, Scraping, Laser).
• Participate in Garment PPM meetings and make comments related to Dry process issues.
• Doing a project on making whiskers and scraping from Roller brush and comparing its results with a manual.
• Also, look after the Spray Quality Section in order to minimize defects and control spray issues concerned with quality and production.
• Monitoring all reports related to Quality, Measurement, and Shade related issues daily.
• Daily attend meetings regarding approval lots and notify issues of garment washing chemical effects.
• Involvement in the measurement process control system and monitoring the consistency of the laundry measurement control.
• Process controlling in the production area and rectifying the issues on time before the final for minimizing the reprocess or re-wash and rejection elements.
• Shade band reviews before submitting to the customer, washing evaluation subsequently.
• Evaluate the shade bands and take approval from the buyer wash technician who works in the buying house.
• Process controlling in the production area and rectifying the issues on time before the final for minimizing the reprocess or re-wash and rejection elements.
• Periodic process audits in the laundry.
• Touch base with AI testing compliance.
• Mid-process product audits, lab & pH testing.
• Calibrate with quality washing teams on finish aesthetics.
• Involvement of first bulk review and participation for approval. Or providing the FWL approval. Make the analysis report of washing performance.
• Sharing the comment which has to be improved during the bulk or further process improvement. Communication with GGT / finishing related to the measurement further improvement.
• Align the laundry measurement controls with the finishing measurement process control. Monitoring the shad consistency at finishing and providing the guideline for shad-wise
• packing based on the customer’s requirement or commercial decision.
• Daily finishing and washing issue involvement and giving guidance.
• Updating relevant bulk issues to respectively washing and sewing-related personnel.
• Involvement and development stage to understand customer wash concept.
• RFC / Pilot run audits review along with customer-approved representatives (FKR / NQC /NFE) & participate in PPM.
• Closely monitor shade blanket and shrinkage test reports.
• First bulk lot production review.
Market / Trend Analysis:
· Understands the customer / channel requirements from the buyers and sales teams
· Does past performance analysis as well as market / competition analysis for trends and price changes
Option Planning:
· Prepares the product-pricing mix for the season including new product innovations, if any
· Provides the design brief to the design team, comprising the option plan (fit and number of options per MRP) and the range assortment plan (styles and fashion elements) required to meet the needs of various channels
Design Review & Initial costing:
· Actively participates in critical design aspects as relevant to the brand(s) (for e.g. color decisions or choice of fabric based on cost –fabric grid);
· Once the design team is ready with the collection for a season, does the initial review and docket costing factoring in the quality requirements and the brand DNA;
Roadshow:
· Presents the range along with Design team to the Business Head and finalizes the collection for road-show
· Facilitates the creation of roadshow to influence buyers from various channels on the season’s collection and ensure minimum buy.
Production Handover
· Studies the orders from road-show against the buying grid and finalizes the production plan to be handed over to Sourcing and SCM.
· Handles all sample reviews prior to bulk production (Gold Seal, Wash and Shipment samples) and does cost closure with Sourcing; monitors weekly production status along with SCM to ensure on-time delivery
💡 Quick Summary
Seeking a career-building opportunity? The Product |Wash Technician position is now open for candidates interested in the Technician Jobs sector. This role in Bengaluru offers a professional environment and growth potential.
Requirement Snapshot: Candidates should possess basic communication skills, a proactive attitude, and the ability to work in a team. Experience in Technician Jobs is a plus.
