Executive-Knitting - MAS Active Thulhiriya

Executive - Knitting

To be based at Fabric Intimo (Thulhiriya)

MAS Active is a division of the larger MAS Group, specializing in manufacturing athleisure and sportswear designed for agility, comfort, and performance. MAS Active has set up operations across Sri Lanka, the Dominican Republic, and Italy. Serving top brands like lululemon, Patagonia, Lacoste, Ralph Lauren, and Gymshark, MAS Active blends high-performance sportswear with fashion, and is innovating in the space of wearable products that track fitness metrics and workout analytics.

Looking out for a dynamic individual to manage the knitting operations effectively and efficiently ensuring required specifications / targets are achieved to meet customer requirements in terms of quality, quantity and delivery

JOB RESPONSIBILITIES

-Monitor attendance of shift, build team culture and safe working environment and process related quality consciousness among associates.
-Ensure dyeing PTP is achieved and formulating effective communication channels with other departments for continuous fabric flow to the sewing department for timely deliveries are secured.
-Communicate the production plan to the technical team to ensure all the change overs are managed efficiently while maximizing the usage of floor locations by day to day problem solving and controlling the WIP.
-Aligning to the knitting plan by Allocating the diameter wise knitting machines based on the Plan and actual machine output.
Make sure yarn availability and required quality while maintaining available storing capacity by monitoring bulk Ahead/Behind and reknits.
-Checking the delivery completion and returning yarns to make sure planned yarns are only available in the stock.
-Ensuring target recovered FTT is achieved and based on that strategically plan re-knit par with the fabric flow while minimizing the re-knit percentage. 
-Lead MOS initiatives while ensuring adherence to organizational standards such as: SOPs, compliance standards, health and safety and 6S to maintain a healthy working environment 
-Ensure compliance with the defined governance framework including upholding the MAS DNA, following, group/company polices & procedures*, best practices (where the group/company policies and procedures are not defined), relevant laws & regulations and undertake every necessary action to comply with the governance framework.  

KEY QUALIFICATIONS & SKILLS   
 

-Degree in Engineering or Physical Science  
-1 - 2 years of relevant work experience
-Sound communication and Negotiation skills
-Good Leadership and teamwork skills