This multichannel, multi-product ladieswear fashion retailer is looking for a mid-level Garment Technologist to cover a maternity leave contract of between 9 and 12 months (tbc). I am ideally looking for a hands-on Garment Tech from a womenswear fashion background and a passion for producing beautiful garments.

The successful candidate will attend in-house fit sessions with Designers and accurately record comments. Furthermore they will ensure that throughout the sampling process all comments are efficiently passed back to the factories in a clear and concise manner. Role will involve working directly with offshore offices and suppliers.

Garment Technologist – The Role:

• Working within a small team of garment technologists team, alongside the Designers
• Conducting daily fit sessions with the design team where comments are made ready to send to various factories.
• Produce clear and concise fit comments with supporting images / diagrams for Suppliers to follow
• Produce size specifications at each stage throughout sampling.
• Work with overseas factories keeping a good relationship with the suppliers.
• When required communicate with the onsite warehouse with regards to specific processing requirements.
• Carry out fabric testing for care label approvals.
• Managing the critical path and high-lighting potential issues in a timely way.

Garment Technologist - The Person:

• Experienced Garment Technologist, ideally with 4+ years’ experience within a textiles/retail background.
• Looking for someone with solid experience within womenswear fashion.
• Excellent organisational skills.
• Computer literate including a good working knowledge of Microsoft Office.
• Ability to manage multiple tasks and to work to tight deadlines.
• Ability to work on own initiative and as part of a team.
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills.
• Excellent time management and organisational skills.