What it does: Manufacturing and exporting yarn, fabric, and other textile products.
Best known for: Producing its own brand of yarn.
Staff stats: Over 4,000 employees in its headquarters in Lahore and its offices in Faisalabad.
The good bits: The company is an advocate of equal opportunities for employees and proactively hires people with disability.
The not so good bits: Pakistan's yarn and fabric industries are seeing a series of market decreases and this trend threatens, not only the company's progress but employment security as well.
Zahidjee Textile Mills was established in 1987 under the name Zahidjee Brothers. The founder of the company is its current chairman, Muhammad Zahid. For years, the company focused on manufacturing and exporting bleached, printed, and Grieg cloth. In 1993, the company was renamed Zahidjee Fabrics Limited. During this time, the company made its first major export.
In 1996, the company made major expansions when it merged with Ihsan Yousaf Textile Mills Limited and was renamed Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited, adding more than 21,000 spindles to its manufacturing facilities. In 2003, the company added yet another 20,640 spindles to its manufacturing facilities, this time with 280 shuttleless looms to increase productivity.
It wasn't only until 2006 that the company was publicly listed in the Karachi and Lahore Stock Exchanges. Fast forward to 2014, the company added yet another 25,000 spinning units to meet even more demands from the industry. Today, Zahidjee Textile Mills Limited is one of Pakistan's first choices in home textile products.
Inside Zahidjee Textile's offices, it's all about high-potential growth. The work culture within the company is primarily team-based, and everyone is expected to rely on their teams to meet goals and quotas.
Zahidjee Textile Mills is an advocate of equal opportunities in the workplace. Its offices heavily adopt this vibe as employees are often seen collaborating and constantly looking for the next wave of top-performing employees to bring in fresh ideas into the company.
Young professionals who wish to work for Zahidjee Textile Mills can send their CVs to the company's HR office in Lahore, or apply online. Stand-out candidates will be called in for three interviews, one with the HR officer, one with head managers, and the last one with the general manager. During the interview, applicants will be asked about their professional background. The whole recruitment process takes approximately three weeks
Zahidjee Textile Mills has a management training program where the company takes its youngest employees through a course that trains them into the company's next leaders. A job in Zahidjee Textile Mills is an opportunity to bring fresh ideas into an industry mostly populated by seasoned professionals.
The standard salary rate for entry-level employees in Pakistan's textile industry is PKR 10,000 per month. As entry-level employees gain specialisations in the company, the salary will increase to at least PKR 20,000 per month. Managerial-level employees earn at least PKR 25,000 per month, while department heads earn at least PKR 60,000 per month.