Garment Technologist: Fit & Quality Lead (Hybrid)

Hollybank Trustees Ltd; Swords; On-site; EUR 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive compensation package

Hybrid working options

Employee discounts and perks

Learning & development programs

Health and wellbeing initiatives

Job summary

Carraig Donn in Swords, Co. Dublin, is seeking a Garment Technologist to lead fit sessions and drive technical packs through development to bulk production.

You will ensure consistent fit across private label collections, manage measurement charts, and collaborate with design and production teams to resolve technical issues. The role requires 3+ years of Garment Tech experience, strong knowledge of fitting, grading, and construction, and excellent communication across departments.

Qualifications

• Minimum of 3+ years of Garment Tech experience in Apparel industry is essential.
• Good technical knowledge of garment fitting, grading, and construction.
• The ability to effectively communicate across internal departments and external sources, both verbally and in writing.
• Good knowledge of fabrics/yarns, sewing techniques and trims.
• Ability to work in a structured and timely manner under pressure within a team environment across multiple seasons and suppliers.

Responsibilities

• Lead fit sessions, focusing on enhancing garment quality, fit, comfort and functionality.
• Creating detailed technical packs with specifications, garment construction guidelines, and measurement charts for production teams to follow, ensuring consistency and accuracy in garment construction.
• Advising key measurement and construction detailing to design/development tech packs to facilitate the production of prototype samples.
• Maintaining accurate product packages, setting up of initial prototype packs, fitting through all stages of development in collaboration with design and product development.
• Own the technical development of products from initial proto through to bulk production, including fitting, measurement and grading approval, size-set review, construction approval and resolution of technical issues throughout the production lifecycle.
• Updating ensuring tech packs are adequately maintained with comprehensive fit comments and construction comments and providing technical instructions to the supply base.
• Liaising with suppliers and factories during the production to ensure technical issues are supported with clear and timely decisions to ensure shipment dates are achieved.
• Maintain a technical sample tracker to track approval processes of products.
• Carrying out wash and wear trials on new qualities, where needed and approving wash care instructions (you could remove this part as retail support approve care labels).

Tools

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Carraig Donn in Swords, Co. Dublin, is seeking a Garment Technologist to lead fit sessions and drive technical packs through development to bulk production.

You will ensure consistent fit across private label collections, manage measurement charts, and collaborate with design and production teams to resolve technical issues. The role requires 3+ years of Garment Tech experience, strong knowledge of fitting, grading, and construction, and excellent communication across departments.