SOP for Finished Goods Warehouse

1.0 Purpose:

To ensure that the finished goods warehouse area as well as garments in the area are free from any sorts of metal/ sharp object or hazardous that is risky for finished products. This is a part of quality assurance process.

 

2.0 Scope:

This procedure is applicable for all the finished goods warehouse of the organization.

 

3.0 Responsibility

In charge – finished goods warehouse & Finishing In-charge is responsible to maintain this procedure.

HR will help to maintain this procedure assigning a security in finished goods warehouse.

 

4.0 Requirements

Lock box for keeping offending materials with register.

 

5.0 Procedure

5.1 Finished goods warehouse

5.1.1 Where facilities allowed temperature and humidity should be controlled at the following conditions: 20C and <50-60% relative humidity.

5.1.2 Nothing should be kept off the floor, plastic pallets must be used

5.1.3 Environment should be clean and dry

5.1.4 Clean walls and floors using a dilute detergent, disinfectant or dilute bleach.

5.1.5 Clean watermarks and mould spores from the walls by gently wiping with a soft cloth.

5.1.6 Cleaners must wear PPE.

5.1.7 Remove dust from shelves, glasses or windows regular basis.

5.1.8 Clean factory maintaining a schedule.

5.1.9 There should be a responsible person for finished goods warehouse.

5.1.10 Finished goods warehouse should be separated from production area, except for certain places or doors, the entrance or exit of anything will be strictly prohibited.

5.1.11Tthere will be a full-time security guard outside the finished goods warehouse.

5.1.12 The finished goods warehouse doors will be locked on the outside but open on the inside, allowing easy access from the inside and control of entry from the outside. If anyone want to enter from outside, you have to enter through finger print or card punch for approved personnel maintaining proper record for the person without approval.

5.1.13 If anyone has any metal item, before entering the finished goods warehouse, it should be registered in the register, deposited with the security guard and entered.

5.1.14 Finished goods warehouse should not allow any personal item i. e bag, box, food or drinks, sharp tools etc.

5.1.15 Loose cartoon, Open cartoon not allow inside finished goods warehouse in any circumstances.

5.1.16 If need to bring out any cartoon from finished goods warehouse that must be approved by QS Team or respective buyer’s representative/ GPQ.

5.1.17 If packing list revised and need to remove cartoon or change cartoon it must be approved by QS Team or respective buyer’s representative/ GPQ.

5.1.18 Working inside the finished goods warehouse is not allowed in any circumstances.

 

5.3 Metal Item

5.3.1 Under no circumstances should any metal item be allowed inside the metal free zone.

5.3.2 Under no circumstances may any metal tools such as cutters, scissors, poker, stitch opener, metal pins, needles, tag guns, anti-cutters, knives, staplers, pins, blades, metal clips, broken & sharp wooden/ plastic/ glass etc. be used inside the metal free zone.

 

5.2 Security Guard

5.2.1 There must have a full-time security guard along with a body scanner in front of the finished goods warehouse.

5.2.2 When someone enters, Security guard will scan, if any metallic item is found, it will be recorded in the register and kept to themselves and will return at the time of exiting.

5.2.3 Anyone other than the authorized person will be required to sign the register to enter.

5.2.4 He will not allow any unauthorized activities, entry or exit of person, Item or goods from or to finished goods warehouse.

 

6.0 Reference

Finished goods warehouse entry and exit register

Offending materials keeping log book.

 

 

8.0 Definition

Finished goods warehouse: A metal free zone is an area surrounding the industrial or sanitary conveyor where no metal is present and any metal access fully prevented.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9.0 Document control history

 

Document name	Version	Description of update
JEX/QA/SOP/155 SOP for Finished goods warehouse	01 23-Jan-22	New document