Garment Technologist

The Company:

A leading importer and distributor of textiles are currently looking to recruit aGarment Technologist to join their growing friendly team. They are a long established and leading importer and distributor of a wide range of textiles, selling to online sellers and into multiple retailers and wholesale sectors, throughout the UK and Europe.

This is a fantastic opportunity for an experienced Garment Technologist to join their busy fun teams and hit the ground running. They are looking for a keen and hardworking person with a passion for what they do and fab team player.

The Role

• You will work alongside the buying & design teams to create technical specifications on new product development.
• Create accurate initial workbooks with graded size specification for multiple products.
• Oversee product development from first fit samples through to production to ensure they conform to size and design specifications.
• Compile clear and concise comments to offshore factories, using photos, sketches and specification amends for the production of next samples.
• Promoting quality at all times, whist maintaining a strong commercial attitude.
• Manage the critical path and chasing outstanding samples to ensure that all samples are received into the department in a timely manner so samples are sealed in time for production.
• Request / approve Lab reports where needed and review with the team pre shipment inspection reports.

Skills Required

• The ideal candidate will
• An experienced Garment Technologist.
• Have a working knowledge of textiles and garment construction.
• Knowledge of garment construction and fit
• An understanding of pattern cutting would be advantageous but not essential
• Be confident, positive and self-motivated.
• Have excellent interpersonal/communications skills.
• Be a team player but also the ability to work unsupervised and completing tasks to a high quality and to time scales set.
• Possess good planning/admin and organisational skills and be adaptable to change to meet the needs of the business.

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Please be aware the duties listed above are an interpretation of the role and do not form any part of your employment contract. Please ask the interviewer any questions about the role that you wish to clarify.

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