Garment Technologist

Fashion & Retail Personnel Ltd; City Of London; On-site; GBP 40,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A premium fashion brand is seeking an experienced garment technologist to join their team. You will be responsible for ensuring high-quality standards across various woven categories, leading fit sessions, and collaborating with cross-functional teams. The ideal candidate has strong technical knowledge of woven products and is available immediately. This temporary role offers a competitive salary paid weekly and paid holidays, ideal for someone ready to work in a creative and fast-paced environment.

Benefits

Competitive salary

Paid holidays

Creative work environment

Qualifications

• Strong technical knowledge across woven areas including outerwear and denim.
• Excellent understanding of fabric properties and performance standards.
• Experience in garment testing and UK/EU compliance.

Responsibilities

• Translate design concepts into workable technical briefs.
• Lead fit sessions for woven categories and ensure quality standards.
• Collaborate with QA, Buying, and Suppliers on compliance issues.

Skills

Technical knowledge across woven product areas

Understanding of woven fabric properties

Garment testing and compliance regulations

Fit balance and grading techniques

Experience with denim washes and sustainable techniques

Strong Excel and data systems knowledge

Job description

A premium fashion brand is seeking an experienced garment technologist to join on a rolling temporary contract basis. This role sits within the wovens team and is key to ensuring the brand’s commitment to high-quality standards, fit, and finish is consistently met. This role is to start ideally next week so the no notice period is needed.

You’ll work cross-functionally with Buying, Design, and Supply teams, helping to deliver departmental KPIs while driving improvements in technical processes and operational efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Translate initial design concepts into clear, workable technical briefs for vendors and agents
• Lead fit sessions across all woven categories, taking ownership of fit, grading, and construction standards
• Ensure garments meet the brand’s standards in quality, performance, and sizing consistency
• Provide detailed fit comments using Excel, and communicate technical updates to suppliers
• Collaborate with QA, Buying, and Suppliers to resolve quality, compliance, and performance issues
• Maintain product data, technical files, and labelling/testing approvals to ensure full traceability
• Attend weekly Critical Path meetings and contribute to technical risk assessment at early stages
• Conduct competitor and store reviews to monitor product quality and fit in the market
• Support business travel to suppliers where necessary

Warehouse & QC Liaison

• Liaise with Distribution Centre QC to ensure timely and effective inspections
• Monitor Gold Seal progress and ensure inspection visibility for Buying & Merch
• Investigate returns and damages, and process DNA claims accordingly
• Ensure international compliance documents are in place to avoid shipping delays

Required Skills & Experience

• Strong technical knowledge across woven product areas, including outerwear, trousers, denim, tailoring, leather, and suiting
• Solid understanding of woven fabric properties (natural, synthetic, technical blends) and performance standards
• Familiarity with garment testing, care labelling, and UK/EU/US compliance regulations
• Excellent technical knowledge of construction techniques, fit balance, and grading
• Experience working with denim washes, dye techniques, and sustainable fabric treatments
• Strong working knowledge of Excel and data systems
• Confident leading fit sessions and working cross-functionally
• Attention to detail, time management, and the ability to problem-solve independently

Ideal Candidate

• A hands‑on, solutions‑driven technologist, wovens experience with a proactive mindset
• Collaborative team player with strong communication skills
• Flexible and eager to adapt across a wide range of woven categories
• Calm under pressure, organised, and highly detail‑focused
• Able to work with minimal supervision and hit the ground running

On offer is a competitive salary rate which is paid on a weekly basis as well as paid holiday and the opportunity to work within a creative and fast‑paced retail head office.

As this role is temporary it is likely to be filled ASAP so being immediately available is essential, and so if you are interested in the opportunity then apply now to avoid missing out!