Garment Technologist

Sister Jane; City Of London; On-site; GBP 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Job summary

Sister Jane is seeking a talented Garment Technologist in London to join our growing team. You will support and guide Design and Production to drive product development and supply processes at the heart of our brand.

In this hands-on role, you will own the technical development across the critical path, lead fit sessions, liaise with suppliers, and ensure garments meet spec and quality standards across collections.

Qualifications

• 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.

Responsibilities

• Take ownership of the product technical development across all key steps of the critical path.
• Conduct risk assessments at the initial design phase.
• Costing and pricing negotiations with suppliers.
• Recommend product changes to ensure costing, production feasibility and design objectives are met.
• Follow the critical path to meet development deadlines and flag issues early.
• Lead fit sessions from design through pre-production fitting with the design team.
• Plan, organise and attend all fit meetings and coordinate models and amends.
• Ensure suppliers submit measurement specs prior to fitting.
• Update tech packs and maintain up-to-date data.
• Ensure garments are measured to spec prior to fitting.
• Coordinate spec changes with suppliers and ensure grading rules are followed.
• Maintain sizing consistency across collections.
• Manage and follow up after product testing.
• Sign off final pre-production fit with the design team when required.
• Monitor key dates in the critical path and relay updates to management.
• Maintain quality and fit across collections and implement improvements.
• Review latest delivery and provide fit/quality feedback to management.
• Assess quality issues and returns as required.
• Daily update of style production tracker; support PD Manager and Production Manager as needed.

Skills

4 years' minimum design/garment tech

MS Office

CAD software

Organised

Problem-solving

Lead/initiative

Communication

Cultural awareness

Education

Fashion Design or Garment Technology degree

Tools

MS Office

CAD design software

Job description

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