Job description
About Trafilea
Trafilea is a Consumer Tech Platform for Transformative Brand Growth. We’re building the AI Growth Engine that powers the next generation of consumer brands.
With over $1B+ in cumulative revenue, 12M+ customers, and 500+ talents across 19 countries, we combine technology, growth marketing, and operational excellence to scale purpose-driven, digitally native brands.
We own and operate our own digitally native brands (not an agency), with presence in Walmart, Nordstrom, and Amazon, and a strong global D2C footprint.
Why Trafilea
We’re a tech-led eCommerce group scaling our own globally loved DTC brands, while helping ambitious talent grow just as fast.
We build and scale our own brands.
We invest in AI and automation like few others in eCom.
We test fast, grow fast, and help you do the same.
Be part of a dynamic, diverse, and talented global team.
100% Remote, USD competitive salary, paid time off, and more.
Key Responsibilities
Your mission: to turn color science and process control into customer satisfaction — ensuring every batch looks right, feels right, and performs flawlessly. You’ll travel across partner factories, audit dyeing operations, standardize methods, and build reliability into every lot produced.
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Oversee bulk dyeing operations across partner factories — ensuring recipes, liquor ratios, and temperature profiles are consistently executed.
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Audit and optimize dyeing lines for compression, elasticity, and color accuracy, ensuring each lot meets Trafilea’s exact standards.
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Lead root cause analyses (5-Why, Fishbone) on shade drift, crocking, migration, or compression loss; drive corrective actions to closure.
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Develop and implement critical control limits (CCLs) and “stop-the-line” procedures to prevent off-spec production.
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Approve lab dips and bulk shades using spectrophotometric and visual methods (ΔE standards).
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Maintain shade libraries and control systems to minimize re-dyes and shade variability.
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Partner closely with Quality Control, Product Development, and Production to translate lab intent into scalable, consistent factory execution.
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Monitor and report key dyeing KPIs — including re-dye rates, compression pass %, and shade accuracy — through Asana and shared dashboards.
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Coach factory technicians on best practices, driving continuous improvement and operational discipline.
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Ensure that new vendors onboard to Trafilea’s dyeing and finishing standards within their first production orders.
Job requirements
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3–5+ years of hands-on experience in apparel dyeing, with expertise in knits, warp/weft, and compression fabrics.
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Proficiency with spectrophotometry (ΔE methods), color evaluation, and shade band usage.
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Strong understanding of compression and stretch recovery testing (ISO 20932 or equivalent).
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Demonstrated ability to lead root cause analysis and implement CAPA on the factory floor.
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Comfortable traveling 50–70% of the time across partner facilities.
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Fluent in Mandarin and working English.
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Tools: Google Suite, Asana (or similar task management tools), handheld QC devices.
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(Nice to have) Degree in Textile Engineering, Chemical Engineering, or Color Science.
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(Nice to have) Familiarity with ISO 105 colorfastness and finishing processes impacting compression.