Garment Technologist

We are looking for a talented and ambitious Garment Technologist to join our London team at a time when the team and business is growing rapidly.

The role offers a great opportunity to be at the centre of the product development, design and supply process of Sister Jane's product ranges.
The role involves being a hands-on garment technologist with day-to-day responsibility to provide support and technical guidance to the design and production team.

Responsibilities include: 

• Taking ownership of the product technical development across all key steps of the critical path
  • Risk assessment at initial design phase
  • Costing and pricing negotiations with suppliers
  • Recommending product changes to ensure costing, production feasibility and design objectives are effectively met
• Following the critical path to ensure that development deadlines are met, flagging issues early to relevant parties
• Leading fit sessions from initial design stage through to pre-production fitting alongside the design team
  • Planning, organising and attending all fit meetings including booking models, ensuring amends are carried out.
  • Ensuring suppliers submit measurement specs prior to fitting
  • Liaise with suppliers to ensure all cloth compositions and fabric care information is accurate and up to date on specification sheets
  • Updating Tech Packs from initial fitting, ensuring that all data is up-to-date and correct, and tracking any changes
  • Ensure garments are measured prior to fitting making sure they are to spec
  • Coordinate with suppliers to ensure spec changes are followed
  • Liaise with suppliers to make sure grading rules are followed and sizing is consistent across all collections
  • Signing off final pre production fit with the Design Team when required
• Management of key dates within the critical path and awareness of the key dates across production
• Maintaining consistency of quality and fit across all collections, updating and introducing standards and procedures, taking appropriate action to implement improvements
• Reviewing the latest delivery and liaise with management for any fit/quality feedback
• Review quality issues and assess retail and wholesale defective returns as required
• Daily update of style production tracker Support the Product Development Manager as required.
• Supporting Production Manager as required

Skills and Experience Required:

• A degree in Fashion Design, Garment Technology or similar academic qualifications
• A minimum of 4 years experience in a design or garment technology role
• Strong technical knowledge with a passion for quality and excellence
• Fluent Mandarin an advantage but not a requirement for the role
• Confident, organised and attentive to details
• Strong organisational and problem solving skills
• Not shy to take initiative and taking the lead when necessary
• Excellent communication skills and mindful of cultural differences
• Fluency in MS Office as well as CAD design software