Garment Technologist

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- MON11784**Salary**:

- Competitive**Department**:

- Buying**Location**:

- Notting Hill Village (W11)**Position type**:

- Permanent**Hours / Duration**:

- 37.5 hours per weekEast is a small company that sits under the Monsoon Accessorize umbrella. We’ve drawn inspiration from the rich tapestry of India to make our inherently bohemian brand feel contemporary. More information about East can be found here: east.co.uk.

We’re now looking for a Technologist to join the East team. This is a great opportunity for an experienced Technologist looking for a new challenge, passionate about fashion, delivering great product to the customer and seeking an opportunity to learn as a small and growing brand with sustainable and ethical production at the forefront.

**What will you do as a Garment Technologist?**
- Leading fit session from initial design stage through to pre-production fitting alongside the buyer, design and creative director, taking responsibility for each style
- Use knowledge of supplier’s technical capability and factories to drive product improvements.
- Ensure adherence to the required sealing process from initial prototype to production sign off (including critical path adherence and management).
- Work with design/buying teams during product development to get as many samples ‘right first time’ as possible. Review WOW to support this.
- Collaborate with design team to interpret technical issues and possibilities in design
- Ensuring clear fit comments and measurements are communicated to factories in a timely manner considering design aesthetic, factory capability and fabric end use
- To ensure supplier base submit measurement specs prior to fitting
- Ensure all grading rules are followed and sizing is consistent across the collection
- Measure all samples to ensure measurements are to spec
- Maintain golden rules and minimum make standards to ensure East quality standard is adhered to
- Ensure test reports and fabric certifications are submitted on time, ensuring washcare is approver per garment
- Maintaining all approval records
- Ensuring approval records are maintained, and samples are kept in order
- Maintain detailed records of technical specifications, patterns, and quality control reports, ensuring accurate and organised documentation.

**What you will need to succeed as a Garment Technologist?**
- 2-5 years experience within womenswear garment tech
- Experience across categories leading fittings and recording & sending fit comments
- Understanding of pattern cutting, good knowledge of fabrics, technical components and sewing techniques
- Experience fitting wovens and jersey (dresses, tops, bottoms and jackets)
- An understanding of complex garment construction, print and embellishment
- Maintaining good relationships and communication with our supply base
- Tenacious, assertive and determined attitude with excellent attention to detail
- Good organisational and problem-solving skills. Unique opportunity working for a small brand with start-up mentality and support of an established Brand group.
- Demonstrates extensive knowledge of production
- Collaborate with suppliers and manufacturers to ensure they understand and adhere to technical specifications in a timely manner
- Able to work in a busy fast paced environment, attention to detail is key

**What will we offer you in return?**
- Competitive salary
- 23 days holiday with the option to purchase additional holiday through our salary sacrifice scheme
- Bonus day off each year after 6 months service
- A pension that you will automatically be enrolled in after 3 months
- A flexible working approach
- Early pay day Friday finish
- A generous staff discount with up to 50% discount on our products
- Interest free season ticket loans
- Discounted gym membership at our on campus gym
- Additional discounts such as Westfield discount, Taste card membership etc
- At Monsoon Accessorize we don’t focus only on what we do, we also care about how we do it. Our values and the way we behave are important to us._
- We are committed to creating a diverse and inclusive workforce and an environment where we value and respect every individual's unique contribution, enabling all of our employees to thrive and achieve their full potential._