Garment Technologist
Based Manchester City Centre
£30,000 - £32,000 plus benefits
Menswear
The Role:
I am working with a rapidly expanding fashion supplier based in City Centre Manchester who have an exciting opportunity for an experienced Garment Technologist to join their menswear team.
Main Duties:
* Working closely with merchandiser/ design teams, as well as our Product development manager on the menswear Department.
* Creating development specs at the beginning of each season from original samples or CADS
* Measuring samples at first fit / PP / production sample stages
* Conducting, lead and own, live in house fit session
* Sending comprehensive clear fit comments and amended specs to the factories, supported with clear diagrams if needed. Liaising with them on a daily basis.
* Prioritise & balance workload to ensure shipment dates of product are met in a timely order.
* Responsible for your own fit comments / pattern solutions and advice to factories to maintain a good quality/ standard.
* Advise factory of basic test requirements per style ie Base / bulk / zip tests.
* Progression and training on chemical testing requirements
* Checking & approving Care label layouts, reading test reports
* Action in house wash tests if necessary
* Assessing bulk inspection reports from the China office which come through on a weekly basis. Assisting the merch team with checking factory’s final packing lists, packaging and barcode details
* Giving commercial decisions on bulk quality issues
Skills required:
* Experienced in a Garment Tech role.
* Menswear experience would be preferred but isn’t essential.
* Microsoft office experience
* Organized
* Accurate with their work
* Enthusiastic to learn,
* Must be able to work well within a team environment
This is a fully office based role, although there is some flexibility surrounding actual working hours.
Apply online or for further information contact one of our specialist consultants quoting reference number: NJR15621