Garment Technician

Position Overview:

We currently have an opportunity for a Garment Technician to join our Womenswear Technical team based at our Head Office in South Shields. As Garment Technician, you will oversee the successful development of new styles, from first proto to gold seal approval, ensuring we continue to deliver premium product in line with the business critical path and budget.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Work closely with the design team and manufacturing base to ensure the on-time development of women's collections.
• Review new specs and blocks and create size charts before issuing the go-ahead for new proto requests to be issued.
• Create/maintain seasonal trackers - track/chase/book in development samples (from 1st proto to gold seal).
• Plan and lead weekly fit sessions.
• Measure/review department samples ahead of fit sessions.
• Create and issue detailed, accurate and concise sample reports to suppliers, must be able to clearly communicate to suppliers and team members how to fix fit or make issues.
• Identify and help solve potential development and/or production problems - including but not limited to pattern and construction issues.
• Manage consistency across fits, and continuously monitor and elevate quality.
• Ensure compliance with product safety and legislation, requesting and approving test reports where relevant.
• Outerwear: update FE BOMS after integration ¦ Clothing: create, issue and update BOMS.
• Clothing only: request and approve bulk fabric test reports.
• Support QA/QC - help identify/solve issues as and when needed.
• Support with answering customer service queries as and when needed.
• Learn and understand suppliers capabilities and help direct development/production where needed.
• Supplier visits as and when needed.
• General admin - liaise with other departments, sales, suppliers, factories, helping to answer queries and resolve any issues raised.

Skills and Experience:

• A degree within the fashion industry/clothing technology field.
• Proven experience in a similar role across product development, garment technology and quality control.
• Strong understanding of pattern cutting, fit and garment construction, with an awareness of commercial boundaries.
• Previous use of PLM systems, or similar.
• Experience of working with overseas suppliers.
• Effective problem solving and decision making skills.
• Proactive, assertive, organised, capable of prioritising workload and able to deliver to given timelines.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Computer literate with good Microsoft Office skills.

Benefits:

• Discretionary Company bonus scheme
• Staff discount
• Staff shop
• 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays (pro rata)
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• Access to training and development activities to support your career development
• Operate hybrid & flexible working
• 4pm finish on a Friday
• Wellbeing support
• Reward & Recognition program
• Length of service rewards

Note: In the event that a sufficient volume of suitable applications are received, the post may close prior to the specified closing date. Please apply as soon as possible if interested.