Knitwear Industrial Quality Manager
Loro Piana seeks a Knitwear Industrial Quality Manager in Borgosesia, Italy to lead internal quality control and drive process improvements in knitwear production.
Overview
Loro Piana is an Italian luxury maison renowned for its expertise in fine textiles and high-end knitwear, with an emphasis on rare fibres and artisanal finishing. As part of the LVMH group, the brand combines heritage craftsmanship with global luxury retailing and industrial operations, maintaining exacting standards across product development and manufacturing.
Role & Responsibilities
- Define and maintain Internal Quality Check standards for knitwear product families and specific items.
- Lead the Internal Knitwear Quality Check team to verify finished-garment conformity versus pre-production samples and to manage non-conformities across all quality control points.
- Serve as the primary contact for problem-solving analyses on process deviations and drive corrective action plans to prevent reoccurrence.
- Collaborate with Operations, Process Engineering, Product Development, Internal Production and Industrialization teams to implement corrective, preventive and continuous-improvement actions.
- Support the drafting and optimisation of quality operating procedures and work instructions.
- Develop, refine and monitor quality performance indicators (KPIs) for internal knitwear factories.
Qualifications
- Degree in Textile, Mechanical or Management Engineering (or equivalent technical qualification).
- Minimum 3 years' proven experience in quality roles; 3–4 years in quality contexts preferred.
- Direct experience within a knitwear or apparel production environment.
- Solid knowledge of knitting processes (from forming to finishing, ironing and packaging) and basic understanding of yarn processing.
- Familiarity with statistical quality methods including Process Capability, Statistical Process Control and Measurement Systems Analysis.
- Excellent interpersonal, communication and team leadership skills with a results-driven attitude.
- Proficient English language skills.
Skills
Experience
At least 3 years of experience in quality assurance/control roles, with demonstrated experience in knitwear production and in leading a quality team; background in process analysis and corrective action implementation.
Education
Degree in Textile Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Management Engineering or equivalent
Culture
The workplace emphasizes meticulous craftsmanship, material excellence and cross-disciplinary collaboration between product development and industrial teams. Employees operate in a performance-oriented, detail-driven environment that values technical expertise and continuous improvement within a luxury manufacturing context.