Louis Vuitton Quality Assistant (Apprenticeship)

About Louis Vuitton

Louis Vuitton is a leading maison of luxury fashion and leather goods, renowned for artisanal savoir-faire and global retail presence. As part of the LVMH group, the brand combines heritage craftsmanship with industrial ateliers and a commitment to sustainability and product excellence.

Role & Responsibilities

• Act as the local point of contact for manufacturing quality across the leather-goods atelier, reporting to the Quality Manager.
• Draft and deploy control plans, self-check sheets and workstation best-practice instructions in coordination with impacted teams; ensure implementation via visual management, training and audits.
• Prepare and verify calibration documentation and defect libraries (défauthèque).
• Conduct regular quality audits on production lines and coordinate corrective actions for detected non-conformities.
• Contribute to the deployment of the quality roadmap and performance objectives; participate in quality line animation (quality meetings, quality days).
• Propose operational quality decisions (derogation, repair, reject) and ensure application; escalate to quality engineers when required.
• Train and supervise leatherworkers performing internal controls and follow-up on their competency development.
• Communicate routine control results and recurring issues from network returns; coordinate resolution and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Support incoming quality alerts from production or distribution with communication, containment and associated action plans.
• Participate actively in product industrialization: verify conformity to design guides and Louis Vuitton leather-goods quality requirements; animate risk assessment during process qualification and supervise Go/Prod/Proto controls.

Qualifications

• Enrolled in or holding a degree in industrial production, quality engineering or a Master in Quality Management (apprenticeship candidature).
• Familiarity with industrial quality methods and tools; basic knowledge of calibration and defect classification.
• Capacity to draft clear control documents and perform audits.
• Strong organisational skills, rigor and attention to detail.
• Good interpersonal and training skills; ability to supervise and coach production staff.
• Practical interest in hands-on, shop-floor environments and continuous improvement.

Skills

Experience

Entry-level; ideal candidate may have a first internship or brief experience in an industrial manufacturing environment but prior professional experience is not required.

Education

Vocational diploma or degree in industrial production, quality engineering, or enrolment in a Master’s programme in Quality Management (apprenticeship track).

Workplace

Culture

The Maison emphasizes craftsmanship, excellence and mentorship, blending atelier-level savoir-faire with structured professional development. Teams value hands-on learning, cross-functional collaboration and an ethical approach to production with commitments to diversity and environmental stewardship.

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