Head of Quality & Product Industrialisation

Head of Quality & Product Industrialisation, India & Vietnam – Safety Fabrics

Location: Madurai, India

Coats is a world leader in thread manufacturing and structural components for apparel and footwear, as well as an innovative pioneer in performance materials. These critical 
solutions are used to create a wide range of products, including ones that provide safety and protection for people, data and the environment. Trusted by the world's leading companies to deliver crucial, innovative, and sustainable solutions, we provide value-adding products including apparel, footwear and speciality threads.
With a proud heritage dating back more than 250 years and a spirit of evolution to constantly stay ahead of changing market needs, we have operations across 50 countries 
with a workforce of over 17,000, serving our customers worldwide.

Role purpose: 

The Head of Quality & Product Industrialization - Safety Fabrics is responsible for leading the global quality strategy, product industrialization, certification and technical governance for Coats' Safety Fabrics business.
This role ensures that new and existing products are robustly industrialized, consistently manufactured and fully compliant with global safety standards. Working closely with Innovation, Manufacturing, Supply Chain and Commercial teams, the role provides technical leadership across Coats' Safety Fabrics manufacturing operations in India and Vietnam, including third-party manufacturing partners, to drive product quality, manufacturing excellence, certification readiness and continuous improvement in support of sustainable global business growth. 
An ideal candidate for the role needs to technically strong and execution-oriented leader with proven experience in safety fabrics or technical textiles, responsible for product development, quality, certification and industrialisation within a manufacturing environment. Brings deep understanding of global safety standards, product testing, regulatory compliance and manufacturing processes, with the ability to successfully transition new products from development into stable, scalable production. Experienced in working across cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, quality, supply chain, procurement and commercial, to deliver consistent product performance, customer satisfaction and continuous improvement. Demonstrates strong problem-solving capability, technical credibility and hands-on leadership, with experience supporting manufacturing operations across multiple sites and third-party manufacturing partners.

What you will do (Key Responsibilities): 

Quality Leadership

• Define and deploy the global quality strategy for Safety Fabrics.
• Establish common quality systems, standards and governance across all manufacturing locations.