Freelance Quality Engineer Mississauga ON / Part Time 1099 ONMISE26
- Mississauga, ON
- On-site
- Posted Aug 28, 2026
- 1 position
$25–$32 / hour
Opens an external site
- Employment type
- Part-time
- Experience level
- Mid-level · 2+ years
- Minimum education
- High school
- Posting language
- English
- Working hours
- 40 hours per week
Job summary
The Quality Engineer is responsible for conducting detailed inspections of textile and bedding products to identify defects and ensure compliance with quality standards. They must document findings accurately and prepare comprehensive reports using digital systems.
Job details
Qualifications Strong attention to detail and ability to identify defects, inconsistencies, and quality issues. Knowledge of textile materials, bedding products, and garment or soft-goods manufacturing processes. Ability to read and follow inspection procedures, product specifications, and quality standards. Good written and verbal communication skills. Ability to work independently and complete accurate inspection reports. Basic computer skills, including email, spreadsheets, and digital reporting systems. Ability to stand, bend, lift, and handle bedding products during inspections. Education High school diploma or equivalent required. Training or coursework in textiles, quality assurance, manufacturing, or a related field is preferred. Additional certifications in quality control or textile inspection are a plus. Experience Previous experience conducting quality inspections of textiles, bedding, linens, mattresses, comforters, sheets, pillows, or related soft goods. Experience identifying defects such as stains, tears, holes, loose threads, incorrect stitching, color variation, sizing issues, and labeling or packaging errors. Familiarity with fabric construction, stitching, seams, finishes, measurements, and product specifications. Experience using inspection checklists, measuring tools, barcode scanners, cameras, or other inspection equipment. Ability to document findings clearly and prepare detailed inspection reports. Experience in manufacturing, quality control, product inspection, or third-party inspection services is preferred.
What you’ll do
The Quality Engineer is responsible for conducting detailed inspections of textile and bedding products to identify defects and ensure compliance with quality standards. They must document findings accurately and prepare comprehensive reports using digital systems.
Requirements
Candidates must have a high school diploma and previous experience in quality inspection within the textile or manufacturing industry. Proficiency in reading product specifications and using inspection tools is essential for this role.
Listed skills
- Defect Identification · Preferred
- Attention to detail · Preferred
- Quality Inspection · Preferred
- Communication Skills · Preferred
Other relevant skills
Identified from the job description. Confirm important requirements above.
- Quality inspection
- Textile knowledge
- Defect identification
- Product specifications
- Inspection reporting
- Measurement tools
- Barcode scanners
- Digital reporting
- Attention to detail
- Communication skills
- Manufacturing processes
- Soft goods inspection
- Product Inspection
- Barcoding
- Spreadsheets
- Checklists
- Textiles
- Computer Literacy
- Packaging And Labeling
- Linens
- Manufacturing Processes
- Quality Assurance
- Quality Management
- Verbal Communication Skills
- Quality Control
- Detail Oriented
Job areas
- Manufacturing
- Engineering
- Trades
- Quality Engineer
- Quality Inspector (General)
- Product Graders and Testers (except Foods and Beverages)
- Inspectors, Testers, Sorters, Samplers, and Weighers