Due to a sharp increase in business and orders, our Client a leading supplier to high street, has a 3 month vacancy for a Senior Garment Technologist specialising in Men’s and Women’s outerwear.
The successful candidate will:
Work with Designers to prepare technical first sample specs / patterns from initial design sketches
Measure, check and record all customer fit, sealing and production samples that arrive from the factory for their customer accounts
Prepare fit comments / size specs and graded size specs for the factory further to customer fit comments/internal fit comments –Liaise with Chinese factories on a daily basis speaking to ensure all requested comments are followed
Attend customer fit meetings on your customer accounts to ensure garments are approved and critical path dates are maintained – generally attend 5-8 fit meetings per week
Issue Chemical and Fabric testing requirements to Chinese factories on a daily basis and read and check/ approve incoming chemical and fabric testing reports and ensure they meet REACH / UK / EU / USA Legal Standards. Submit approved testing reports to the customers and ensure they meet the required standards
Chase up customer fit and production samples and ensure everything runs on time on the critical path
Manage and update the production critical path with your Merchandiser for all orders on a daily basis to ensure all deadlines are met to prevent and late delivery dates
Weekly meeting with the production team to discuss critical path and identify any issues / late delivery problems with pending orders on your accounts
Liaise with our China Suppliers to ensure all of their QC reports have been sent for approval and discuss any action which is required before goods can be approved for shipping
Minimum Experience and Qualifications required:
A relevant BSC or BA Degree in fashion / textiles / technology fields.
Relevant experience in similar technologist role, with solid outerwear experience across Menswear and Womenswear
Must have previous experience of working with Chinese factories
Must have experience in Chemical testing and fabric testing to REACH/EU and USA Standards
Must have previous experience of working with UK High Street Customers and brands