Senior Footwear technician / production controler Aveiro

Senior Footwear technician / production controler
Aveiro
Aveiro, Aveiro, Portugal

Senior Footwear technician / production controler

With a Head Office in Galicia, Spain, from where we manage all our purchasing, but with adjacent offices in London, Portugal and Paris, Miista is currently looking for a Footwear Technician with extensive experience in quality control, production and footwear testing.

We are looking for this candidate to join our product team (footwear) based in San Joao da Madeira / O Porto. This position requires travelling once per month to Alicante, Spain, to visit the factories over there as well, overseeing mainly testing and fittings and working in collaboration with our Miista local Quality Controller.

Founded in London in 2010, Miista merges the Opposites, offering an elegant balance in the unusual – design, construction,
- quality materials and European craft.

Miista offers a unique opportunity to work with a very dynamic team with a highly creative spirit.

Below we describe the tasks and responsibilities for this role, and the requirements to achieve by the candidate:

Main tasks and responsibilities, but no limited to:

To manage/control (as key responsibility) the Production Critical Path for footwear and accessories, always making sure the key dates agreed for each of the check points during the supply chain are followed, especially technical check points like materials testing, gluing testing and fittings – during technical design,
- production and during production, for each of the external factories and supplier we work with. To offer technical support during the period of design & development for the footwear collections, both in Spain and Portugal. To offer technical support during the period of
- production for the footwear and accessories collections, both in Spain and Portugal – this is during fitting of samples, following up patterns and mould corrections with each of the external factories, size sets and gradings checks, and construction checks, etc. Quality control of the materials and different components, while the external factories that produce for Miista receive them. Quality control inside the production line of the factories we manufacture with, before the production is fully finished. Controlling daily that the different processes are correctly followed in the production line of Different suppliers (Cutting, Preparation, Stitching, Lasting and Finishing). Aleatory technical testing of each of the production batches, specially towards ungluing and durability.

Special requirements this candidate should have:

• To be strongly interested in a premium product with attention to detail and quality as the main focus.
• Must have a good understanding of the premium market and what is acceptable in terms of quality in this market space.
• Extensive training as a footwear technician, both in pattern cutting and each of the manufacturing processes.
• A minimum of 5 years in a similar position.
• Good technical knowledge of the different components/ materials used in production of footwear and accessories.
• Good knowledge of the laboratory testing processes for footwear and accessories, knowing specifically which lab tests are needed for each design, ensuring always the durability and wearability of each style, making sure our quality claims go below 1% each season.
• Good with time management and highly organised.
• Problem solving focused.
• Proactive and results orientated.
• A strong team player.
• Collaborative in an international team.