Apparel Quality Assurance Lead at Meijer

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!

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• Weekly pay

• Scheduling flexibility

• Paid parental leave 

• Paid education assistance

• Team member discount

• Development programs for advancement and career growth

Please review the job profile below and apply today!

As a family company, we serve people and communities. When you work at Meijer, you’re provided with career and community opportunities centered around leadership, personal growth and development. Consider joining our family – take care of your career and your community!



Meijer Rewards
Weekly pay
Scheduling flexibility
Paid parental leave
Paid education assistance
Team member discount

Development programs for advancement and career growth



Please review the job profile below and apply today!

This position acts as the Business Lead for quality assurance related best practices for Meijer Own Brand Apparel.

Positions follows hybrid schedule: Monday-Wednesday in office, Thursday-Friday remote.

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What You’ll Be Doing:

• Lead the quality team responsible for Meijer Own Brand Apparel including apparel technical support.
• In coordination with the QA Apparel Manager, establish processes, infrastructure and training to ensure Meijer Own Brand apparel meets customer expectations related to quality and safety.
• Develop product standards for apparel tech packs.
• Oversee the development of testing protocols for apparel.
• Coordinate with the Compliance Specialist to ensure regulatory requirements are correctly addressed in testing protocols and tech packs.
• Coordinate with testing labs and manufacturers to ensure products are tested and inspected according to Meijer’s standards.
• Review apparel testing and inspection failures and determine corrective action required.
• Coordinate with Technical Designers to establish garment construction standards.
• Develop and manage Meijer’s quality management system for apparel including the vendor scorecard/qualification program.
• In coordination with the QA Apparel Manager, communicate with Meijer team members, vendors and agents overseas in support of apparel on quality topics, production issues and product concern investigations.
• Take direction from QA Apparel Manager related to strategic direction of the business.
• In coordination with the QA Apparel Manager, develop and implement an appropriate strategy for product evaluation post launch including customer return and complaint data and in-store evaluations.
• This job profile is not meant to be all inclusive of the responsibilities of this position; may perform other duties as assigned or required.

What You Bring With You (Qualifications):

• Bachelor’s degree in Apparel and Textile Technology or Design.
• 3-4 years of experience in Apparel and/or Textile Quality Assurance role required
• Positive, high energy and ability to thrive in a fast-paced, ever-changing environment.
• Self-motivation with a strong work ethic, attention to detail and ability to work well within a creative team.
• Ability to think proactively and solve problems.
• Experience working with Product Lifecycle Management (PLM) systems  is a plus