Our Client, a leading supplier of high fashion , is looking to recruit a Senior Garment Technologist to work in their Head Office and will be working closely in the Production Team . This is an excellent role for candidates skilled in Womenswear fit, sizing and garment construction. Candidates must have relevant experience in multi-product Womenswear and a keen eye for detail. A sound understanding of supplier procedures, the critical path process and pattern construction is essential for this role. Garment or Senior Garment Technologists from a Supplier, Manufacturing or Retail background are considered.
The Senior Garment Technologist role within the company will be as follows:
• Working from initial sketch to prepare first sample specs
• Measure, check and record all customer fit, sealing and production samples that arrive from the factory liaise with the production team to ensure that the fit samples prepared in line with the critical path
• Prepare fit comments and size specs for the factory further to customer fit comments
• Attend weekly fit meetings with Clients and ensure a strong working relationship is formed with customers and maintained with customers
• Assist in preparing testing requirements on all of the orders . Approve all test reports before these are submitted to the customers ensuring they meet the required standards
• Manage and update the part of the production critical path for all orders on a daily basis to ensure all deadlines are met to prevent and late delivery dates
• Weekly team meetings to discuss critical path and identify any issues / late delivery problems with pending orders
The candidate
• An experienced Technologist / Senior Technologist competent in all aspects of technical development
• Excellent womenswear knowledge in fitting, grading and construction
• Experience working with leading high street clients and the skills to manage the development process in line with the critical path