Senior Garment Technologist

About the role:

You will be working within our Product Design Team at our Uxbridge Headquarters, reporting into our Head of Product, your responsibilities will include:

• Lead technical product development & maintain consistency of fit across brands.
• Lead & manage all internal fit sessions.
• Provide technical support to Technologists & Designers in the development of product.
• Develop patterns and grading for the development of assigned launch product using Lectra Modaris software.
• Comprehensive understanding of fabrics & functionality within the Lingerie, Swim & Active sectors.
• Ensure consistency of fit within brands & conduct regular competitor fit reviews.
• Develop and train assigned team members, sharing knowledge & implementing appropriate training.
• Garment quality control, risk analysis & testing.
• Attend critical path calls with vendors and communicate with Design Team to resolve issues in a timely manner.
• Travel overseas to garment factories when necessary to ensure product standards are set and maintained throughout development and production.
• Instruct the Technical team to request necessary fabric, component & garment testing in accordance with our brand standards.
• Demonstrate a competent understanding of testing requirements, including awareness of global chemical testing standards.
• Assess and implement improvements to documentation to streamline our working processes and improve communication to factories.
• Oversee Pre-Production & Gold Seal samples according to the Production critical path dates.

About you:

• A minimum of five years’ experience in the technical development of fuller bust lingerie.
• Experienced use of Lectra Modaris pattern cutting & grading software for wired product.
• Experience in the fit & development of fuller bust products & innovation.
• Comprehensive understanding of the technical requirements and production viability for fuller bust product.
• Well-organized fit specialist who enjoys fitting & assessing product.
• Use of Adobe Illustrator to create technical CADs.
• Attention to detail and passionate pursuit of great-fitting product.
• A passionate, proactive & self-disciplined team player.
• Awareness of innovation, fabric application & testing requirements in the global lingerie & swimwear sector.
• A desire to develop and support junior team members.
• Excellent communicator, who enjoys collaborating with factories & building relationships.