Garment Technologist - Menswear

Our Client is a leading manufacturer of sports and entertainment merchandise, with a product line that includes apparel, accessories, toys, collectibles, novelty items, and more. With major sports and entertainment licenses at their disposal along with a powerful infrastructure, a dedicated team, and a broad variety of products, the company is reaching new heights every day.

Our Client’s success is directly related to their ability to bring new and exciting designs, ideas, and manufacturing techniques to categories in need of innovation.

We have a vacancy for a Menswear Garment Technologist to join their team and to become part of a rapidly growing apparel department and ensure the objectives of the team are met at every level.

Role Responsibilities:

• Work closely with suppliers, designers and build strong working relationships with customer's own technical team.

• Work with suppliers to manage all stages of product development from proto sample to production.

• Own all approval processes of lab dips, trims, fabric, strike offs and measuring.

• Create new specs for initial samples, standardized blocks and graded specs.

• Maintain style workbook with technical drawings and provide comments to suppliers at all stages of PLM process.

• Keep production critical path up to date.

• Check construction and quality of garments, advising on options and solutions for quality assurance.

• Work closely with the compliance and QC team to ensure products meet required standards in production.

• Interpret test reports and issue wash care information.

• Request AQL reports from suppliers and manage the production seal process.

• Overseas and UK Travel as required.

Candidate requirements:

• You will be able to demonstrate the Client’s core values of:

• Passion

• Commitment

• Drive

• Responsibility

• Ownership

Specification & Experience:

• Relevant and recent experience as Menswear Garment Technologist

• Knowledge of garment construction, fit, quality assurance, wash/care instructions, and an understanding of patterns.

• Knowledge and experience of testing parameters and processes.

• Knowledge of critical path management.

• Must be willing to travel to China and other countries depending on current and potential new supplier base.

• Organized and efficient – the ability to multi-task, prioritize and work to deadlines,

• Proficient in all Microsoft Packages and Adobe Illustrator.

• Effective written and verbal communication skills and the ability to build relationships at all levels.

Please note candidates must be able to drive and have their own transport due to location of the office and lack of public transport links. Hours - 9am - 5.30pm Mon – Thurs / Fri – 9am – 5pm

Benefits include:

• 20 days holiday per annum + bank holidays

• Subsidised gym membership at Everyone Active gyms – once a successful probationary period is completed