Assistant Garment Technologist

ASSISTANT GARMENT TECHNOLOGIST

Type of position: Assistant Garment Technologist

Company: Self Portrait

Areas of fashion: Fashion Design & Production

Location: Farringdon, London

Hours: Full time

Website: https://www.self-portrait.com

At Self-Portrait we are looking for an enthusiastic and passionate Assistant Garment Technologist to join the Technical team.

As Assistant Garment Technologist at self-portrait you will work directly with the Garment Techs and Senior Garment Techs across all stages of the fitting process.

We work in a fast-paced environment, so willingness to learn, take part in all aspects of the fitting process, and a passion for your work are key. There is a lot of invaluable experience to be learnt as part of our team, so this is a great opportunity for the right candidate.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS & EXPERIENCE

• 1-2 years experience within technical department
• Experience of attending fittings and recording fit comments.
• Basic understanding of pattern cutting, good knowledge of fabrics, technical components and sewing techniques.
• Experienced in working in a fast-paced environment, ensuring post show critical path is honoured.
• Experience of dealing with offshore suppliers.
• An understanding of complex garment construction, print and embellishment.
• Tenacious, assertive and determined attitude with excellent attention to detail.
• Proficient and confident user of Adobe suite including photoshop & InDesign
• Good knowledge of Excel
• Good negotiation, organisational and problem-solving skills.
• Dedicated, hardworking and committed person willing to invest long term.

RESPONSIBILITIES

• Support the commercial evaluation of garment fittings, attending weekly fit sessions supporting the tech team to work towards a full understanding of creative, customer and business requirements
• To liaise with suppliers to ensure the relevant technical paperwork is submitted prior to the weekly fit session
• General housekeeping of the technical department, i.e., filing test reports. Work to understand the commercial and technical evaluation of test/mill reports.
• Create and maintaining the production critical path
• Organise fit sessions i.e., creating fit list and ensuring all samples arrive on time
• Accurately measuring samples as soon as they arrive prior to the fit session
• Supporting the technical team on preparing workbooks after fit session prior to sending to manufactures
• To support the tech team on day-to-day functions
• Time management of assigned tasks and ability to prioritise
• To be commercially aware of competitors and key trends
• To make regular, scheduled shop visit in line with trends and competitors
• To prioritize own workload in line with meetings schedule and critical path