Garment Technologist

Leading Retailer have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Garments Technologist to join our team in our Head Office in Carlisle.

As Senior Garments Technologist, you will be expected to take responsibility for all quality aspects from size specifications, through to sampling, fabric testing and production assessments

Main Areas of Accountability

· Evaluate samples from initial samples through to production. Thereafter action accordingly.

· Be responsible for formulating size specifications.

· Liaise with testing labs and suppliers on evaluation and approval of test reports and results.

· Consistently maintain and improve quality standards.

· Overseas travel may be necessary to visit production sites to determine CSR and perform AQL inspections.

· Maintain effective communications with members of the Buying, Merchandising, Retail and Logistics Departments.

· Maintain effective communications with suppliers.

· Ensure supplier and their manufacturing sites meet EWM ethical standards.

· Maintain and update supplier assessments.

· Contribute to future developments/objectives within the QA Department.

· Liaise with customer services / stores/ buyers and Regional Managers on customer returns and quality issues in store.

· Co-ordinate any reprocessing or remedial work

· Add hoc duties as required.

Operating Environment:

• To operate in an open and even handed manner with all colleagues across the business. Treat all who we interact with, with courtesy and respect, treating everyone equally and embracing differences. Encourage everyone to achieve maximum potential and deliver a friendly service
• To proactively contribute to teamwork and cross-functional working. To listen to each other and share knowledge enabling us to willingly combine expertise across the business
• Behaving with integrity and demonstrating professionalism at all times. To always do what is right.
• To take personal responsibility & accountability for actions, constantly striving to improve and exceed expectations ensuring safety and quality are never compromised.

Person specification

• Preferably a HND or BA in clothing technology or manufacture/ fashion.
• Experience within a clothing/fashion environment role
• Good communication skills
• Attention to detail
• Methodical approach
• Determined without being over bearing
• Time management skills
• Ability to work under pressure
• Numerical
• Decision making

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Company pension
• Employee discount
• Store discount