Technical Designer

Manière De Voir; New York (NY); On-site; USD 65,000 - 250,000; Full time

Job summary

An established industry player is seeking a skilled Technical Designer to join their dynamic team in New York City. This role offers a unique opportunity to leverage your expertise in garment production and quality control to ensure the highest standards in product functionality and design. You will be responsible for managing the end-to-end QC process, collaborating closely with manufacturers, and delivering innovative solutions to enhance compliance and efficiency. If you are passionate about fashion and thrive in a fast-paced environment, this position is perfect for you.

Qualifications

• 4+ years of experience in technical design with multi-product expertise.
• Strong understanding of garment construction and fabric technology.

Responsibilities

• Manage all technical aspects of garment production ensuring quality.
• Liaise with manufacturers for process control and compliance.

Skills

Garment Production

Quality Control

Fabric Testing

Time Management

Communication Skills

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Fashion Design

Certification in Quality Control

Tools

Outlook

Excel

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Role: Technical Designer

Location: New York City (Central)

Role Summary: We are seeking an experienced Technical Designer to join our team based in New York City, USA. The ideal candidate will possess a wealth of knowledge in garment production, testing and quality control.

Key Responsibilities:

• Responsible for all technical aspects of garment production to ensure high quality and functional products.
• Responsible for the following KPI’s – reduced defect rate, increased first time pass rate, production efficiency, compliance rate and reduced returns rate.
• Management of the end-to-end QC process. Inclusive of fabric testing, audits and the management of safety standards.
• Delivering continuous creative solutions to support long term compliance with manufactures.
• Effectively liaising with manufactures ensuring cohesive process control throughout production.
• Manage and conducting in-house fit sessions whilst taking steps to proactively prevent technical issues
• Management of sampling processes ensuring accuracy, speed and compliance.
• Liaising with the Designers, Buyers and Suppliers to offer technical guidance on new product development and garment construction.
• Management of grading and tolerance rules.
• Implement solutions from analysing returns and faults to reduce.

Requirements:

• A minimum of 4 years’ experience in a similar role (including multi-product experience)
• Exceptional understanding of garment construction, quality control and fabric technology/testing
• Experience of working directly with manufactures
• A positive attitude towards challenges and implement solutions
• Strong time-management skills; able to prioritise tasks & be flexible
• Clear concise communication is a must both written and verbally
• Confident using Outlook and Excel

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Mid-Senior level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Management and Sales

• Industries

  Retail Apparel and Fashion

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