Garment Technician/Patternmaker Women

WE Fashion; Utrecht; Hybrid; EUR 36,000 - 51,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Travel allowance

25 holidays and 8% holiday pay

20% shop discount

Pension scheme

Extra day off for personal significance

Sabbatical of 8-16 weeks after 2 years

Continuous education opportunities

Discount on sports subscriptions

Team events and free fruit

WE Academy training

Job summary

A leading fashion retail company is seeking a Garment Technician/Patternmaker to ensure the quality and fit of women's collections. You will monitor quality requirements, translate designs into production, and maintain patterns. The ideal candidate has a higher education in fashion, strong technical expertise, and at least two years of relevant experience. This full-time role offers a supportive work environment with flexible hybrid options and various employee benefits.

Qualifications

• At least two years of technical work experience in a pattern and/or quality department focused on women's collections.
• Strong passion for the technical side of product development.
• Experience with CAD‑CAM systems.
• Excellent communication with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Ensure sustainable quality of women's collections, focusing on fit and design.
• Monitor quality requirements and translate ideas from Buying & Design into production.
• Maintain and develop basic patterns and provide technical advice on materials.
• Translate design concepts from Buying & Design into production.

Skills

Technical knowledge of patterns

Strong communication skills

Experience with CAD-CAM systems

Gerber CAD-CAM

Education

Higher professional education in fashion

Tools

Gerber

Job description

Garment Technician/Patternmaker Women (WE Fashion)

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About the Vacancy

Are you passionate about technical fashion? Do you value quality and fit over quantity and have an eye for trends and design? As a Garment Technician at WE Fashion, you will ensure the sustainable quality of items in our women's collections, making them look good, fit well, and stay that way. You will be the specialist in fit, material, and construction, monitoring our quality requirements and translating technical ideas from Buying & Design into production. You will contribute to maintaining and developing basic patterns, provide technical advice on materials and seam finishing, monitor consistent fit based on patterns, grading, and size specifications, and prepare fit sessions with our fitting models. You will stay up‑to‑date with the latest developments in fits and constructions and work with a team of Garment Technicians, Buying, and Design to create stylish WE® collections with passion, creativity, and a focus on our customers.

What do we expect from you?

• You have completed a higher professional education program in fashion and have at least two years of technical work experience in a pattern and/or quality department with a focus on women's collections.
• You have a strong passion for the technical side of product development and extensive technical knowledge of patterns, fits, and materials.
• You have experience with CAD‑CAM systems, preferably Gerber.
• You have strong communication skills in your interactions with others.

We evaluate all applicants based on competencies, experience and equal pay m/f/x.

We work for you

• A salary that matches your knowledge, education and experience.
• A laptop for hybrid work; we support collaboration in the office and remote work options.
• A travel allowance, 25 holidays, 8% holiday pay (monthly or annual payout), a standard 20% shop discount, a pension scheme and an extensive package of collective insurances.
• Annual ‘Moments that matter day’: an extra day off that you can use on a day of special meaning for you.
• If you have been with us for 2 years, you are eligible for a sabbatical of minimum 8 to maximum 16 weeks, during which we continue to pay 25% of your salary.
• The chance to continuously learn and develop, both professionally and personally, through the WE® Academy and other educational opportunities.
• Discount on sports subscriptions, participation in bootcamp or boxing classes at a reduced rate, and free fruit at our head office.
• Team events, BBQs and more!

Seniority level

Associate

Employment type

Full‑time

Job function

Product Management and Quality Assurance

Industries

Retail and Retail Apparel and Fashion

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