For further optimization and development within our Soft Goods products and projects we are looking for an expert in the following skills set. This position will be based at our Product Development Centre in Hillerstorp Sweden and report directly to our Senior vice President Product Development. The position will have many internal and external contacts and we expect the highest level of expertise within the preferred skill requirements. Preferred internal candidate are available.

Product Development

• Sampling process for sewn goods
• Redline / improvement process
• BOM review and costing
• Design for manufacturing

Product types:

• Bags and luggage
• Technical backpacks
• Phone and tablet cases
• Stroller and multifunctional child transport products
• Luggage and rolling bags
• Rooftop tents

Production Processes

• Sewing
• Gluing
• laminating
• Vacuum thermoforming
• Press forming
• Compression molding
• Fabric/plastic lamination
• High frequency welding (seamless construction)
• Ultrasonic welding
• Seam taping
• Molding
  • Extrusion
  • Injection molding
  • Rotational molding
  • Blow molding
• Carbon fiber and fiberglass production
  • Pre-preg
  • Pull-trusion
  • Traditional layup

Fabric / Textile Development

• Thread production
• Weaving and knitting process
• Dyeing process(es)
  • Yarn dying
  • Piece dying
  • Solution (dope) dying
  • Sublimation printing
  • Digital sublimation
• Color matching and color management
• Coating / finishing
• Lamination
• Fire resistance
• Finishes and water resistance
• Engineering textiles to meet performance requirements
• Textile risk assessment and chemical compliance management
• Environmental management of textiles
  • bluesign certification
  • Life cycle analysis
  • Carbon equivalent calculation

Textile Factory Management

• Asia factory management
• Sewing time estimation
• Production line setup / optimization
• Equipment selection and optimization
• Outward facing customer negotiations
• Supplier problem solving
• Supply chain management

Sourcing

• Factory evaluation and selection
  • Social compliance
  • Quality system evaluation
  • Factory process improvement

Culture Management

• Experience hiring, training and managing teams in Asia
• Understanding cultural differences to optimize team performance
• Ability to effectively manage colleagues and teams remotely
• Ability to represent company on-site at Asia factories

Quality Assurance

• FMEA
• Control planning
• Work instructions
• Test fixture design / manufacturing

Quality Control

• Quality control / inspection
• AQL sampling
• Continuous improvement program
• Inspection guidelines and specifications
• Member of the global quality team for textiles, bags and tents

Other Skills

• Hardgoods / soft goods integration for complex projects
• Sewing machine selection
• SOP and standards writing
• Scheduling and project management
• Standards developments (ASTM/CPAI/ISO)
• Design/build new test protocol for materials and finished product
• Expertise in Printing process (screen print, offset, gravure)
• Fluent in English and preferable knowledgeable in Cantonese or Mandarin

Please apply before July 31. Due to vacations, we will not be available for questions concerning the position.