Garment Technician

RELIER; City of Melbourne; On-site; AUD 65,000 - 85,000; Full time

Job summary

RELIER in Melbourne is seeking a Garment Technician to ensure technical accuracy, quality, and fit from concept to production. You will create detailed specs, notes and sample requests for offshore sampling, translate design concepts, and collaborate with Design and Production to address issues in sampling and bulk production.

The role requires extensive experience in contemporary or luxury fashion, at least 4 years in women’s wear, strong construction and pattern-making knowledge, and

Qualifications

• Extensive experience in contemporary or luxury fashion.
• Minimum 4 years’ experience specialising in women’s wear.
• Strong understanding of garment construction and pattern making.
• Experience working with overseas factories.
• Excellent attention to detail and highly organised.

Responsibilities

• Create detailed specs, notes and sample requests for offshore sampling.
• Translate design concepts into production-ready garments under guidance from senior staff.
• Ensure BOMs, construction details and specs are accurate for each style; communicate clearly to factories.
• Prepare all samples prior to fittings and flag size variances with the factory.
• Attend fittings to provide technical expertise on pattern alterations and fit analysis.
• Update specs and provide precise technical instructions for factories to follow.
• Ensure measurements are consistent across styles and supplier base.
• Collaborate with Design and Production to address technical and quality concerns in sampling and bulk production.
• Provide accurate grading information for each garment.
• Report on quality, faults and production each season against targets.

Skills

Garment construction

Pattern making

Overseas factories

Attention to detail

Organisation

Problem solving

Collaborative work

Numerical

Job description

As the Garment Technician, you will play a critical role in ensuring the technical accuracy, quality, and fit of garments from concept through to production.

• Create detailed specs, make notes & sample requests for offshore sampling.
• Follow direction from Creative Director & Senior Designers to ensure accurate translation of design concepts into production ready garments.
• Work along Product Development to ensure all BOM's, design details, make notes & specs are correct for each individual style & all comments are clearly communicated for factory understanding.
• Responsible for preparing all samples prior to fitting.
• Flag any variance in size before fitting & ensure the factory is informed where appropriate.
• Attend fittings to provide technical expertise, (pattern alterations & fit analysis).
• Update specs correctly & provide clear detailed technical instructions for the factory to follow.
• Ensure measurements are consistent across styles, categories & the supplier base.
• Collaborate with Design, Production teams to promptly address technical and quality concerns in sampling, bulk production, and faulty returned garments, minimising delays.
• Support the factories to solve specific construction, pattern, measurements queries in-line with the brands Standards.
• Provide accurate grading information for each garment.
• Report on quality, faults and production each season detailing each factory performance against target.

  You’re a fit if you…
  

  • Extensive experience in contemporary or luxury fashion is essential.
  • Minimum 4 years’ experience specialising in women’s wear
  • Strong understanding of garment construction & patterns making across categories.
  • Experience working with overseas factories.
  • Able to work in a collaborative approach across departments, open to constructive feedback and be pro-active.
  • Support the maintenance of a collaborative, positive & organised workspace.
  • Excellent attention to detail.
  • Highly organised and numerical with excellent problem-solving skills