Junior Garment Technician

We have an exciting opportunity for a Junior Garment Technician to join our Womenswear team here at our Head Office in South Shields. This role will contribute to the successful development of new styles; from first proto to gold seal approval. Ensuring we continue to deliver premium product in line with the business-critical path and budget.,

• Work with the technical and design team and manufacturing base to ensure the on-time development of women's collections.
• Support the review of new specs and blocks and creation of size charts before new proto requests are issued.
• Create/ maintain seasonal trackers - track / chase / book in development samples (from 1st proto to gold seal).
• Attend and contribute to weekly fit sessions, taking notes and photos.
• Measure / review development samples ahead of fit sessions.
• Support the creation and issuing of detailed, accurate and concise sample reports to suppliers.
• Outerwear: update FE BOMS after integration | Clothing: Create, issue and update BOMs.
• Barcode layout approvals.
• Care label layout approvals.
• Sending samples/ parcels to suppliers, warehouse, customers as needed.
• Support QA / QC - help identify / solve issues as and when needed.
• Support with answering customer service queries as and when needed.
• Support with organising wearer trials and documenting the results.
• Support with booking of fit models.
• General admin - liaise with other departments, sales, suppliers, factories, helping to answer queries and resolve any issues raised.
• Maintain storage spaces and clearing samples no longer needed., PLEASE NOTE: When attaching your CV or work examples it is very important that you name your files to include your name and not just "cv.doc" or "curriculum vitae.docx" or "my_illustration.jpg". Instead use a format like this "joe_bloggs_cv.docx"
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• A degree within the fashion industry/ clothing technology field.
• Experience at an assistant level.
• Basic understanding of pattern cutting, garment construction and fashion manufacture.
• Experience with PLM systems, or similar.
• Effective problem-solving and decision-making skills.
• Proactive, assertive, organised, capable of prioritising workload and able to deliver to given timelines.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.
• Computer literate with good Microsoft office skills.
  
  Discretionary Company bonus scheme
• Staff Discount
• Staff Shop
• Healthcare Cash Plan
• 25 days holiday as standard increasing with length of service plus bank holidays
• Access to training and development activities to support your career development
• Free onsite parking
• Subsidised canteen
• Operate hybrid & flexible working
• 4pm finish on a Friday
• Wellbeing support