Garment Technologist - Hybrid (Tgn5556) - Excellent Salary Doe

TAGGED RESOURCES; Manchester; Hybrid; GBP 28,000 - 36,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Finish early on Friday

Work from home on Friday

Job summary

TAGGED RESOURCES is seeking an experienced Garment Technologist in Manchester to join a UK-based manufacturing and sourcing operation. You will work with retailers, prepare costings, and coordinate production samples with offshore factories in a fast-paced environment.

The role requires 2-3 years’ related experience, strong communication, and organisation. Travel to retailers for fittings is expected; there is potential for Friday home-working, with finish-by-Friday flexibility.

Qualifications

• 2-3 years’ experience in a related area.
• Full driving licence is essential.
• Knowledge of 3D software Optitex/Browzwear/CLO would be advantageous, training can be provided.
• Confident and clear communication skills with manufacturers, retailers and within the office.

Responsibilities

• Work with retailers to achieve right first-time quality.
• Create workbooks and specs for costings and buying samples.
• Request sealing samples and initial patterns from offshore manufacturers.
• Measure and check garments, obtain approvals with retailers in person or via VC, then issue comments to factories.
• Coordinate with factories to meet retailer and legal requirements and perform risk assessments.
• Administer the critical path and submit final production samples with documentation.
• Create print patterns on Optitex for the design team to set up print packs.
• Work with Optitex 3D to create patterns for design and development.

Skills

Team player

Communication

Organised

Deadline-driven

Driving licence

Willing to travel

Tools

Optitex

Browzwear

CLO

Job description

Location: Manchester

Type: Permanent

Industry: Ladieswear

Job Ref: TGN5556

The Company:

A fantastic opportunity for an experienced Garment Technologist, to join a leading licensed character clothing company. Manufacture in the UK and source overseas, working with factories in Turkey, China, India and Bangladesh supplying day/nightwear, loungewear and swimwear. Design to the UK's largest high street retailers and online companies.

Great opportunity to join a growing business.

Finish early on a Friday and the option to work from home on a Friday.

The Role:

• Responsibility of working with a number of retailers – aiming for a right first-time approach.
• Creating workbooks\/ specs for costings and buying samples
• Requesting of sealing samples and initial patterns, from offshore manufacturers.
• Measuring and checking of garments, internal approvals where necessary samples fitted with retailers in person or over VC, and sending comments out to the factories.
• Working closely with the factories to ensure that the product meets Retailer & Legal requirements, and necessary risk assessments are carried out.
• Administration of the critical path
• Submission of final production samples and relevant documentation.
• Creating print patterns on Optitex for the design team to set up print packs
• Working on Optitex 3D to create patterns for design and development

Skills Required:

• We are looking for someone who can work as part of a team, with a positive attitude.
• Confident and clear communication skills, both verbal and written, with manufacturers, retailers and within the office environment.
• Someone who is well organised and flexible, with a logical and analytical mind, and excellent administration skills
• Someone who works well under pressure, with the ability to prioritise work and meet deadlines
• Full driving licence is essential.
• Knowledge of 3D software, i.e. Optitex/ Browzwear/ CLO, would be advantageous, training can be provided
• 2-3 years’ experience in a related area
• Willing to travel to retailers for fittings.