Quality Assurance Technologist - Coricraft - Epping

To ensure that all prototype upholstery furniture meets required quality, durability, manufacturability, and cost standards before handover to production. The role bridges R&D, design, and production by validating builds, managing design changes, and ensuring smooth, accurate handovers

• Conduct quality assurance inspections on furniture prototypes to ensure compliance with design specifications, quality standards, and manufacturing requirements.

• Evaluate prototype construction, comfort, durability, fit, finish and upholstery quality to identify potential risks and opportunities for improvement.

• Manage and communicate design and construction changes, ensuring all updates are accurately reflected in technical documentation and production information.

• Lead the prototype-to-production handover process, ensuring complete technical packs, accurate specifications, and production readiness.

• Compile quality assurance reports, maintain change records, and provide recommendations to support product quality and continuous improvement.

• Collaborate closely with designers, frame developers, pattern makers, and upholsterers to support successful product launches and manufacturing processes.

• Maintain high prototype approval rates and reduce production defects through effective quality assurance processes.

• Ensure accurate implementation and timely communication of all approved design changes.

• Facilitate successful production handovers without queries and delays.

• Meet prototype review and processing targets within agreed turnaround times.

• Identify opportunities to improve manufacturability, reduce costs, and minimise material waste.

• Maintain accurate, complete, and audit-ready technical documentation and quality records.

• Must have a relevant technical apparel related qualification (Degree/ Diploma)

Experience:

• Experience in furniture prototyping or manufacturing QA

Skills:

• Strong knowledge of upholstery construction (frames, foam, fabric, stitching)

• Ability to read and interpret CAD drawings and technical specs

• High attention to detail and problem-solving ability

• Strong communication skills across departments

• Understanding of production processes and constraints

Behaviours:

• Builds Networks - establishes and nurtures internal and external relationships in order to create robust, and mutually beneficial, partnerships
• Collaborates - effectively works with others to achieve shared goals
• Communicates Effectively - conveys information and communicates ideas in a clear, concise and impactful manner
• Customer Focus - understands, anticipates, and meets the needs and expectations of customers
• Ensures Accountability - takes accountability and ensures others are held to account on agreed upon performance targets
• Manages Complexity - interprets and simplifies complex and contradictory information when resolving organisational problems
• Persuades - effectively influences others by gaining support and commitment in the delivery of organisational goals and objectives
• Plans and Aligns - develops plans and prioritises initiatives that align to the organisational goals and objectives

Preference will be given, but not limited to candidates from designated groups in terms of the Employment Equity Act