NIRMAL KUMAR
QUALITY INSPECTOR
Coimbatore
Summary
Quality Assurance Professional with over 10 years of experience in the garment industry, specializing in vendor quality management, quality audits, compliance, fit sample evaluation, inline inspections, and Final Random Inspections (FRI). Skilled in PPM monitoring, risk assessment, root cause analysis, CAPA implementation, and continuous improvement initiatives. Proven track record of ensuring product quality, reducing defects, maintaining compliance with customer requirements and quality standards, and collaborating effectively with suppliers and cross-functional teams to achieve business objectives.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
3
3
Certifications
5
5
Languages
Work History
SENIOR EXECUTIVE -Vendor Quality Auditor (VQA)
Shahi Exports Pvt.Ltd
02.2026 - Current
- Conduct supplier/vendor audits (on-site, remote, and document-based).
- Evaluate suppliers' quality management systems and manufacturing processes.
- Ensure compliance with company standards, customer requirements, and applicable regulations.
- Review supplier quality performance metrics and identify improvement opportunities.
- Investigate supplier-related quality issues and non-conformances.
- Lead or support root cause analysis and corrective/preventive action (CAPA) activities.
- Monitor supplier corrective action plans and verify effectiveness.
- Participate in supplier qualification, selection, and approval processes.
- Analyze quality data and prepare audit reports for management review.
Inspector
QIMA
12.2024 - 01.2026
- Conducted comprehensive quality inspections as a third-party Quality Inspector at Qima Inspection Services, ensuring rigorous compliance with client specifications and international quality standards.
- Reduced product defects by approximately 15% through meticulous inspection and quality assurance processes.
- Generated detailed, accurate inspection reports to enhance transparency and communication between manufacturers and clients.
- Collaborated effectively with cross-functional teams to promptly identify and resolve critical product quality issues, improving overall client satisfaction.
Quality Executive
super bottoms
09.2024 - 12.2024
- Conduct final inspections and comprehensive audits to ensure product compliance with quality standards, reducing defect rates by an estimated 15%.
- Implement and monitor in-process quality control (QC) procedures, enhancing production efficiency and maintaining a defect-free rate above 98%.
- Collaborate with cross-functional teams to identify quality issues and develop corrective actions, contributing to a 10% improvement in overall product quality metrics.
business Partner Quality Inspector
SCM Garments
03.2024 - 09.2024
- Spearheaded quality inspection processes for manufacturing operations, ensuring compliance with industry standards and reducing product defects by 15% within the first six months.
- Collaborated cross-functionally with supply chain and production teams to implement quality control measures, enhancing overall product reliability and customer satisfaction.
- Analyzed inspection data and generated reports to identify trends, driving continuous improvement initiatives that improved process efficiency by 10%.
Quality Assurance Inspector
SCM Garments
01.2021 - 09.2024
- Certified Quality Controller for Tesco, overseeing comprehensive audits and executing detailed final inspections to ensure product compliance with quality standards.
- Managed and resolved customer complaints effectively, enhancing customer satisfaction and retention.
- Conducted routine visual, dimensional, and functional inspections at multiple production stages, including receiving, in-process, and final audits.
- Improved defect detection rate by approximately 15%, contributing to a 10% reduction in product returns.
Quality Assurance Inspector
S.P.APPARALS.LTD
04.2018 - 12.2020
- Inspected with accuracy, reporting problems or defects quickly and Recorded inspection and test data such as weights, temperatures, grades and quantities inspected and graded.
- Performed frequent visual inspections to root out tolerance and compliance issues Collected samples during production and tested randomly to determine in-process product quality & Identified and helped resolve production problems, increasing output while reducing errors.
- Worked with specific production team members to rectify production issues and maintain high-quality final products and also Inspected outbound shipments and conducted random sampling to ensure product quality.
- Must be skilled in filling inspection reports formats, commenting on inspected goods for supplier and take decision to pass/ fail the inspected goods.
Nominated QA
S.P.APPARALS.LTD
04.2018 - 12.2020
- Setting quality standards for the factory following buyers requirements and guidance for each departments and processes.
- Establishing SOPs for production and preparatory processes to get optimum quality each time from each process and Monitoring the quality of the product through the various stages of production.
- Handling work encompassing product development and overseeing sampling stage. Conducting pre-production meeting before production start.
- Performing in - line inspection and end-of-line inspection in sewing floor.
- Responsible for analyzing quality reports and preparing improvement plan and ensuring right quality of outward garment by conducting quality audits in manufacturing process.
Quality Assurance Inspector
Sahaj enterprise India pvt Ltd
05.2015 - 03.2018
- Daily follow-ups with production to check the progress of orders in hand.
- To do inline inspection during production stage and daily follow-ups with sample department, to check the quality of the sample & make sure it moves on time.
- To make sure that the product is meeting the level of quality demanded by the buyers
Education
B.Tech/B.E. - Electronics/Telecommunication
Maharaja Prithvi Engineering College
01-2015
12th - undefined
Tamil Nadu, Tamil01-2011
10th - undefined
Tamil Nadu, Tamil01-2009
Skills
- Product inspection
- Fabric inspection
- Product testing
- Supplier audits
- Risk Assessment
- Standard operating procedures
- Quality Reporting & Documentation
- Problem-solving abilities
- Quality Compliance
- Corrective & Preventive Actions (CAPA)
Certification
TESCO Certified Quality Controller, 2021-12-31
Interests
Gardening
Driving
Playing cricket
Social Links
LinkedIn, https://linkedin.com/in/nirmal-kumar-3a88a7bb
Experience
11 Years 1 Months
Timeline
SENIOR EXECUTIVE -Vendor Quality Auditor (VQA)
Shahi Exports Pvt.Ltd
02.2026 - Current
Inspector
QIMA
12.2024 - 01.2026
Quality Executive
super bottoms
09.2024 - 12.2024
business Partner Quality Inspector
SCM Garments
03.2024 - 09.2024
Quality Assurance Inspector
SCM Garments
01.2021 - 09.2024
Quality Assurance Inspector
S.P.APPARALS.LTD
04.2018 - 12.2020
Nominated QA
S.P.APPARALS.LTD
04.2018 - 12.2020
Quality Assurance Inspector
Sahaj enterprise India pvt Ltd
05.2015 - 03.2018
12th - undefined
10th - undefined
B.Tech/B.E. - Electronics/Telecommunication
Maharaja Prithvi Engineering College