About Away

We believe travel makes us better. Launched in 2016 with one perfectly designed carry-on, we now offer a range of luggage and travel essentials for every journey. Together we create, innovate, and embark on this journey as a community of travelers, helping to make travel more seamless for everyone.

Join The Crew

We are hiring a Quality Supervisor to join our Quality team. This position reports to the Quality Director of Asia and takes Away further by taking responsibility for executing Away’s QA/QC vision across suppliers - overseeing inspections, testing and quality reporting, supporting new product development, driving corrective actions with suppliers, and ensuring consistent product quality and efficiency across regions.

What you’ll do as the Quality Supervisor

You’ll help execute the Away vision for QA/QC management with Asia and US based teams, focusing on quality reportingConduct Inspection on incoming materials, semi-finished goods, finished goods at supplier factories.

You’ll assist factory Incoming Material QC person(s) to inspect material from sub-contractor and report to Away QC Supervisor promptly if mass or critical defects are found

You’ll inspect semi-finished goods or randomly inspect assembly station(s) in the production line, reminding production line manager promptly if any defective part has been found

You’ll execute the Final Quality Control process, randomly sampling among the finished cartons for inspection based on AQL standard sampling plan

You’ll record inspection data and summarize instances of non-conforming products per standard operation procedure

You’ll ensure the factory does not ship out the quarantined defect product or assembly with defect parts

You’ll assist factory QC to proceed with each testing protocol, collecting the accurate test data and generating test reports.

You’ll work closely with Away’s QC inspector to manage new product development and production at multiple locations

You’ll lead inspection and assessment at factory locations, establishing QC procedure and documentation on pre-production, in-process reviews and final inspections

You’ll prioritize which issues to address and assign tasks to the inspectors based on quality report and day-to-day observations

You’ll visit factories to identify issues to be raised to factory management, establishing corrective action plans with suppliers to solve issues

You’ll recommend improvements to improve quality/ efficiency

Who you are

You have a minimum of 5 years of experience in handbags, backpacks and/or the luggage industry

You know how to solve problems with both factory partners and team members

You have experience with raw materials and finished goods testing

You’re knowledgeable of the incoming raw materials inspection processes, in-line inspection, and finished goods inspection

You have basic English proficiency (both written and verbal communication)

You are competent with the Google Suite, and general data entry computer skills

You’re detail-oriented and well organized

You’re self-motivated, able to act independently, and set priorities

You’re a team player

You’re willing to travel throughout Asia, and to factories around the Phnom Penh area.

You’re creative and innovative; you love to build great new things that are fresh and unique while staying on brand

You’re agile, and motivated by a fast-paced and ever changing environment

You’re passionate about transforming travel for all (but that’s a given!)

Excited to join the team, but not sure you meet all of the qualifications? Please apply, we’d still love to hear from you.

Who We Are

We’re travelers. Travel is about the journey - the transformative experiences and the growth each trip offers. All employees are encouraged to take time to get away through our variety of time away from work offerings.

We’re driven. The work we do matters and collectively drives impact. No matter the job title, everyone at Away is a meaningful contributor in unlocking our ever growing potential.

We’re supportive. We value the entirety of your life's journey, not just the milestones. You'll find an environment that celebrates balance, understanding that your personal passions and commitments outside of work, are threads of the same fabric that makes you unique.