Garment Technologist Job Central London area,City Of London England UK,Manufacturing / Production

Location: City Of London

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

The successful applicant will provide support and technical guidance to the Design and Production teams in a role that offers a great opportunity to be at the heart of Sister Jane's product development, design and supply process.

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
Managing and following up after product testing
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:

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

Beneficial:

Mandarin language skills are an advantage