Assistant Garment Technologist

The Foschini Group / TFG London; Market Harborough, Glasgow; On-site; GBP 22,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in premium apparel seeks an Assistant Garment Technologist to enhance garment quality and fit. You will work collaboratively with teams to maintain high standards while supporting sustainable practices. Exceptional organizational skills and a passion for garment technology are essential for your success in this role.

Benefits

70% Employee Discount on Whistles

Up to 28 days holiday entitlement

Financial and Wellbeing assistance

Enhanced Maternity package

Unlimited access to Virtual GP service

Qualifications

• Passion for garment technology.
• Ability to thrive in fast-paced environments.

Responsibilities

• Ensure quality excellence by meeting product standards.
• Attend fit sessions and prepare fit lists.
• Communicate fit amendments between suppliers and teams.

Skills

Attention to detail

Organizational skills

Collaboration

Job description

Do you have an interest in premium apparel and an eye for detail? If so, this could be your perfect next step into garment technology at Whistles.

As the Assistant Garment Technologist, you won't just be observing; you'll be keenly involved in ensuring the perfect fit, faultless quality, and technical excellence of our knitwear, jersey, swimwear, beachwear and loungewear from the very first sketch to the moment they reach our customers.

What you'll do:

As an Assistant Garment Technologist, you'll be involved in bringing our beautiful designs to life, ensuring every garment is perfect for our Whistles customer. Reporting to the Senior Garment Technologist, you'll be hands-on with:

• Becoming a fit expert, attending weekly fit sessions, preparing fit lists and ensuring all technical paperwork is ready.
• Ensuring quality excellence by making sure every Whistles product meets our quality standards and is fit for purpose. This means you'll also be involved in championing yarn and fabric development and assessing test reports.
• Working closely with our Technical, Design, and Buying teams, assisting in the creation of accurate workbooks and packs for our supply base.
• Being a vital link between our suppliers and internal teams, communicating fit amendments clearly and effectively.
• Assisting in our sustainable strategy, helping to maintain essential certification paper trails.

Who you'll be:

As the Assistant Garment Technologist, you'll be a vital part of our technical team. You'll be someone who thrives in a fast-paced environment, is exceptionally organised, and loves working collaboratively. You'll be great at building and maintaining effective working relationships at all levels, both internally and with our supplier base.

Whilst knitwear and jersey wear experience is a plus, it's not a requirement. We're looking for an Assistant Garment Technologist who is passionate about garment technology and keen to grow in their career with us.

What's in it for you?

Across the TFG Brands, we pride ourselves on having our people at the heart of everything we do. We will give you the tools and the time to develop your career in the direction you want to go. Alongside that, we have some great benefits which include:

• Whistles Employee Discount of 70%, and 50% discount with Phase Eight and Hobbs, as per the TFG Brands Discount Policy
• Up to 28 days holiday entitlement per annum in addition to the usual public and bank holidays
• Financial and Wellbeing assistance
• Enhanced Maternity package
• Virtual GP service – unlimited access 24/7
• Plus much more!

About Us

At TFG Brands We Care, We Connect, We Collaborate and We Create. We have four brands in our portfolio: our iconic fashion brands Phase Eight, Whistles and Hobbs as well as our luxury Homewares brand Inside Story. We aren’t stopping there though, we have plans to grow beyond this in multiple retail sectors.

TFG London Inclusion and Diversity statement of commitment:

At TFG London and across all our brands we are committed to creating an inclusive culture that welcomes, develops and celebrates a diversity of backgrounds, experiences, cultural references and ideas and opinions within our business.

We are working together to ensure our environment is one where difference is not only respected but encouraged and celebrated and people can bring their authentic, unique selves to work, where their contribution is valued, ability enhanced, and perspective appreciated.