Senior Garment Technologist

**Job Title: Senior Garment Technologist**

**Location: Carlisle**

**Salary: Competitive**

**Hours: 37.5 hours a week**

We have a fantastic opportunity for a Senior Garments Technologist to join our client, a leader in the fashion and retail space, at their Head Office in Carlisle.

As Senior Garments Technologist, you will be expected to take responsibility for all quality aspects from size specifications, through to sampling, fabric testing and production assessments.

**Main Accountabilities**:

- Evaluate samples from initial samples through to production. Thereafter action accordingly.
- Be responsible for formulating size specifications.
- Liaise with testing labs and suppliers on evaluation and approval of test reports and results.
- Consistently maintain and improve quality standards.
- Overseas travel may be necessary to visit production sites to determine CSR and perform AQL inspections.
- Maintain effective communications with members of the Buying, Merchandising, Retail and Logistics Departments.
- Maintain effective communications with suppliers.
- Ensure supplier and their manufacturing sites meet EWM ethical standards.
- Maintain and update supplier assessments.
- Contribute to future developments/objectives within the QA Department.
- Liaise with customer services / stores/ buyers and Regional Managers on customer returns and quality issues in store.
- Add hoc duties as required.

**Operating Environment**:

- To operate in an open and even handed manner with all colleagues across the business. Treat all who we interact with, with courtesy and respect, treating everyone equally and embracing differences. Encourage everyone to achieve maximum potential and deliver a friendly service.
- To proactively contribute to teamwork and cross-functional working. To listen to each other and share knowledge enabling us to willingly combine expertise across the business
- Behaving with integrity and demonstrating professionalism at all times. To always do what is right.

**Key Experience Required**:

- Preferably a HND or BA in clothing technology or manufacture/ fashion.
- Experience within a clothing/fashion environment role
- Good communication skills
- Time management skills
- Ability to work under pressure
- Decision making

**Job Types**: Full-time, Permanent

Schedule:

- Day shift
- Monday to Friday

Application question(s):

- Do you have a HND or BA in clothing technology or manufacturing/ fashion?
- Do you have previous experience as a Garment Technologist?

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Senior Garment Technologist - Carlisle