Garment Technologist

Garment Technologist The company

• A highly successful womenswear supplier. Design Led requiresEstablished/ Senior Garment Technologist. Specialising insoft separates & small amount soft tailoring.Jersey & Woven fabrics.
• Really lovely friendly company.
• This role is based in their London Studio. Sorry no work from home.

Garment Technologist - The Role

This is a exciting role for a dynamic individual who would like to progress their career.
Working very closely with the Design and Production team this position will involve:
Working on design led womenswear collections multiproduct

• There is no pattern cutting or amendments in this role.But you must have a comprehensive understanding of pattern construction and balance.
• Develop garments with designers and customers from first fit to final sealer.
• Set up workbooks for each development sample to be fitted.
• Attending fit meetings with the designer & customer, correctly processing all resulting information.
• Form good working relationships with customers. Fully understand customer fit notes and communicate/action with internal team. Measure samples to create, amend and update fully graded specs using customer workbooks.
• Prepare production packs for factory.
• Creating production packs & all related paperwork, at all times adhering to critical path schedule
• Liaison with factories via company production office & helping to improve factory standards which requires a solid understanding of factory production methods.
• Manage approval process of all pre-production and bulk production, reporting to Technical Manager.
• Update planner and critical path for all tasks.

Garment Technologist - The Candidate

• Must have previous experience as a garment technician with a supplier
• Strong communication skills. Excellent written and verbal communication.
• Work well as part of a team and to the agreed critical paths.
• Experience with soft separates jersey and woven fabrics.
• Good knowledge of garment fit construction and grading.
• Eye for detail and quality.
• Computer literate including Microsoft Office.
• Practical attention to detail, focussed and results oriented.
• Proactive, motivated and solution orientated.
• Thrive in a fast-paced environment with tight deadlines.
• Excellent time management and ability to work calmly under pressure.
• Highly organised efficient and effective.