Garment Technologist

Garment Technologist / Product Development Assistant

Are you looking for a new challenge in 2023.

If you enjoy working with luxury brands and within a company where your input and ideas can affect the success of the department, this could be the perfect opportunity for you.

This is a great opportunity for a candidate who likes variety and a creative environment.

The role is permanent and is based in our main office working 8:30am to 5:30pm Monday to Friday inclusive.

Key Responsibilities:

• Work collaboratively with product development team to create new tech packs in line with departmental timelines, quality standards, and commercial requirements.
• To support the PD dept by managing the technical aspects of all styles from development of first proto’s, though to final sample. Ensure creative interpretation of Design Brief and RIGHT-FIRST-TIME sample development
• Measures and Iron all samples prior to a development fit meeting, carry out full preparation for fit sessions and writing notes: assess the sample to review garment construction/ quality and ensure samples are to agree specifications as per ‘Design Brief’ and updates spec sheets accordingly.
• Take full responsibility for checking samples, providing fit comments, preparing production graded spec, approving wash care labels and barcodes.
• Set up and monitor a full Quality Control solution throughout the supply chain and in the warehouse from the beginning of the process to the production deliveries to ensure the quality standard is achieved consistently.
• Promote, publish and use standards, sales and key block shapes to maintain consistency of fit and quality levels.
• Support Buying, Design and Suppliers by proactively offering focused solutions to technical problems encountered during development and production; drive and promote opportunities for product improvement.
• Provide clear and direct technical instructions to factories/suppliers with verbal and written communication, comprehensive, appropriately timed and accurate for each styles and developments.
• Ensure the use of appropriate channel of daily communication e.g. telephone, email, or web cam with internal and external sources to discuss fit or quality issues and sampling/ production schedules.
• Use business tools and internal/external relationships to ensure that sample and production critical path dates are understood and met; proactively and regularly consult the critical path to meet deadlines; escalate effectively.
• Take full responsibility for managing own time effectively. Ensure the sampling / fit process is completed within the target dates and any amendments do not impact “on time” delivery.
• Attend and contribute to weekly departmental tracking meetings with buying or production department.
• Carry out regular scheduled shops visits to evaluate product quality to higher standards and compare it within the market level.
• Assess and approve supplier fabric / garment test reports and care labels in line with required standards and delivery schedule
• Contribute to monthly reporting of warehouse quality performance and product faults, analyse customer’s returns; contribute to weekly assessment of returns report and demonstrate actions taken to reduce faulty returns and liaising with supplier to improve Quality.

What we are looking for:

• Previous experience working in a technical position in the fashion industry
• Computer literacy in Microsoft Office (Excel, Outlook and Word)
• Computer literacy in QA related software
• Full understanding of critical path management as applied in a retail environment
• Sound knowledge of garments fit, garment construction, patternmaking, grading and spec development
• Full understanding of the fit and sealing process as applied in a retail environment
• Sound understanding of the commercial production process as applied in a retail environment
• Full understanding of the commercial textile testing process, quality standards and legal labelling requirements

Rewards:

• Competitive salary
• Generous holiday allowance
• Career progression and learning and development opportunities
• Work life balance
• Being a part of a company whose values will give you a standard to aspire to and underpin who we are as a company and a community.
• Temporary accommodation

COME AND DO GREAT THINGS WITH US

Please apply by email or in writing to The House of Bruar, By Blair Atholl, Perthshire, PH18 5TW, enclosing a copy of your CV and covering letter.

Job Types: Full-time, Permanent

Benefits:

• Additional leave
• Discounted or free food
• Employee discount
• Free parking
• On-site parking
• Store discount

Schedule:

• Day shift
• Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

• Pitlochry: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: One location