Junior Garment Technologist

About The Role:

Hobbs London is a luxury women’s fashion brand, showcasing timeless British style and expert craftsmanship. Since our first shop opened in Hampstead, London in 1981, Hobbs has grown into a global brand synonymous with the best of British design.

Season after season, each Hobbs collection embodies the multifaced nature of our modern woman – we pride ourselves on crafting pieces she loves to wear. Tailored to be feminine, you’ll find everyday polish alongside standout event dressing.

An exciting opportunity has arisen within our Hobbs brands as Junior Garment Technologist. The Junior Garment Technologist will be responsible for ensuring a consistent fit throughout our Hobbs collection and strive to elevate and constantly evaluate the quality of our product and improve the fit of the garment.

Our Garment Technology team partner closely with the design and buying departments to assure the fit and quality of our product along with its technical capabilities from first sample through to delivery. Our team assess our supply base for its social and ethical sustainability and monitor new and existing suppliers’ compliance to our standards of make and delivery.

What you'll do:

Who you'll be:

As the Junior Garment Technologist, you'll be a vital part of our technical team, ideally you will have experience within Women's Outerwear and Soft Separates. You'll be someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is exceptionally organised, and loves working collaboratively. You'll be great at building and maintaining effective working relationships at all levels, both internally and with our supplier base.

What’s in it for you:

It's not just what you can do for us. We will give you the tools and the time to develop your career in the direction you want to go.  Alongside that, we have some great benefits which include:

If you want to join us and create moments that matter, we’d love to hear from you.

TFG London Inclusion and Diversity statement of commitment: At TFG London and across all our brands we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that welcomes, develops and celebrates a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, cultural references and ideas and opinions within our business.

We are working together to ensure our environment is one where difference is not only respected but encouraged and celebrated and people can bring their authentic, unique selves to work, where their contribution is valued, ability enhanced, and perspective appreciated.

• Working closely with our design and buying team to successfully interpret seasonal design needs and look to maximise sales through optimising our size ranges
• Attending product fit sessions with designers and buyers on development, pre-production and production samples communicating fit comments and specifications to suppliers and agents promptly
• Communicating clearly with suppliers, presenting and feeding back confidently
• Managing the sealing process, promoting a ‘right first time’ approach to sealing submission

• Analyse fabric test reports, request, review and approve bulk size specifications as required

• Generous colleague discount up to 70%
• Up to 28 days holiday entitlement per annum 
• Financial and Wellbeing assistance
• Enhanced Maternity package
• Virtual GP service – unlimited access 24/7