Garment Technologist

TN United Kingdom; Manchester; On-site; GBP 30,000 - 50,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a passionate Senior Technologist to join their dynamic team. This role involves leading fit sessions, collaborating with design and production teams, and ensuring high-quality standards across products. With a focus on accessible luxury, the company values innovation and teamwork, providing a supportive environment for growth and development. Enjoy benefits like flexible working hours and extra leave for your birthday while contributing to a brand renowned for its commitment to quality and sustainability. If you're ready to make an impact in the fashion industry, this is the opportunity for you!

Benefits

25 days annual leave

Extra day off for your birthday

Flexible working hours

Qualifications

• Experience in fit sessions and product development.
• Strong understanding of garment construction and quality standards.

Responsibilities

• Lead live fit sessions and collaborate with design teams.
• Communicate with suppliers to ensure quality standards.
• Develop junior team members and improve departmental processes.

Skills

Attention to detail

Pattern cutting

Garment construction

Technical textiles knowledge

Communication

Teamwork

Education

Degree in Technical Textiles

Job description

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Founded in 2007 Club L was created with the vision of offering long-lasting luxury styles, trend-oriented collections with a twist and unique, statement designs that offer both exceptional quality and fit in an otherwise saturated market of fast-fashion and throw away goods.

Accessible luxury through considered purchasing, limited edition collections that leave no wastage and responsible and ethical manufacturing are at the heart of the brand, world-renowned for its premium fabrications, inclusive sizing and affordable price points.

About us

Club L London are the next-generation online retailer refining accessible luxury for forward-thinking women worldwide. Delivering timeless and trend-oriented styles in sizes 4-20 for every life moment, we design proudly in-house in the UK; with premium quality, exceptional fit and affordable style at the forefront.

Collaboration, communication and curiosity drive our extraordinary workforce – an ambitious team of diverse, experienced and up-and-coming talents that we think you’d fit right into.

A role at Club L is more than a job, it’s a lifestyle for the innovative, inspired and intuitive thinker.

Responsibilities

• Working closely with the design, production, and merchandising team throughout the product development process.
• Own and lead live fit sessions, working collaboratively with the design team to achieve the perfect Club L London product.
• Creation of comprehensive, logical, and clearly written fit comments complete with supporting imagery and diagrams.
• Communicating daily with a global supply base to ensure all products are manufactured to the required fit and quality standards.
• Ability to prioritise workload to ensure critical business deadlines are achieved.
• Approval of care labels and test reports.
• Ownership of departmental product returns, investigating high returning styles and bringing solutions to achieve company returns targets.
• Develop junior members of the team to support progression within the department.
• Support and educate suppliers to achieve consistent quality and fit across a global supply base.
• Implement departmental projects to standardise and improve ways of working.
• Work closely with the inbound QC team to improve quality and minimise customer returns.
• Travel as required to visit the supply base and warehouse.

Requirements

• Previous experience as senior technologist is preferred but not essential.
• Preferably a degree or similar within technical textiles.
• Ability to fit accurately and at speed to ensure Club L London are first to market with the latest trends.
• Strong understanding of pattern cutting and garment construction, a pattern cutting background is preferred but not essential.
• Attention to detail is key to maintain the brands quality standards.
• An understanding of testing and compliance is essential.
• Passionate about the Club L London product, customer focused attitude and commercial eye.
• Must be organised and able to lead and work efficiently as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
• Desire to progress and grow within a team, taking on extra responsibilities where relevant

What's on offer?

• 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)
• Extra day off for your birthday
• Flexible working hours around core hours of 10-4