Sample Head

Location

Bali, Indonesia.

Type

Full Time, Monday - Friday 09:00 - 17:00, Saturday 09:00 - 15:00, 1 hour for lunch.

Welcome to Motel

Our story began during a road trip in the 1990s, where our founders, Will and Andy, travelled across America collecting vintage items while living out of motels. They started purchasing vintage clothing in the USA and selling it wholesale, which eventually led to the creation of stores. From there, they began designing reworked vintage pieces, and thus, Motel was born.

Over 30 years and a team of 200+ people later, every piece of clothing we make is created with the same spirit of fun, freedom and adventure as the road trip that first defined the brand. We’re still ambitious and independent, but now we’re a global team - we work from an operational base in Worcester, a design studio in London and a creative studio in Bali.

The role

To provide the technical expertise related to garment making and the managerial leadership to the Garment Technical team to ensure sample and bulk garments are constructed and improved on in support of Factory production.

Main Tasks & Responsibilities

• Possesses in-depth knowledge of knitwear & woven sewing process and experience in relevant technical fields
• Understand customer requirements related to garment design and fit
• Develop new garment constructions, sewing/presentation methods, and optimal machine settings in compliance with customer requirements
• Develop sewing skills of the Sample Room operator
• Continuously improve existing sewing methods and garment constructions to reduce the standard minute value (SMV) and enhance garment quality
• Participate in the pre-production process and provide technical support to the product teams as needed
• Resolve sewing-related production issues as needed
• Provide managerial leadership to the Garment Technical team
• Take accountability for growing and continuously improving oneself

• Min 5 years experience in garments ladies dress & menswear (Knitwear & Woven)
• Garment making and construction technical expertise
• Knowledge and skill of measuring patterns before conversion to sewing
• Sewing skills
• Garment fitting skills
• Computer literacy
• Has the drive to lead, engage and enable teams and coach individual team members
• Has the drive to meet or exceed a standard of excellence on an ongoing basis
• Has the drive to systematically seek out information about things and issues to resolve problems

• Competitive salary in line with industry benchmarking
• A comprehensive health and social security package
• Team socials and meetups
• Monthly well-being activities to support your health and wellbeing
• Tailored progression pathways
• Bonus scheme for employees, paid out twice a year at management discretion
• Motel is a growth mentality company!