Trainee Technologist

What we expect from you:
You will assist the Technical Team in all areas of JoJo own brand development. In particular, you will provide administrative assistance to ensure the smooth running of sampling and production. Ranges covered will include childrenswear; baby & children’s nursery products and toys; and women’s and maternity wear as required for business needs.

**Responsibilities include**:

- Oversee office sample management, ensure seasonal samples are rotated, shared resources are maintained and area is orderly.
- Providing support to our Technologists to arrange and issue tech packs to suppliers, including sketches & grading charts.
- Providing support on measuring and fitting of garments, providing observations on quality of make and helping to prepare for fitting.
- Assisting in fitting garments with our Technologists, taking clear and detailed notes during the fit sessions, and as required updating paperwork to send to suppliers.
- Attending team production meetings with Technical, Buying and Design to ensure Critical Path is on track. Where required, represent other members of technical team and feedback key notes from meeting.
- Assessing shipment samples, checking measurements, method of make and ensuring the supplier has followed all pre-production comments.
- Organise wearer trials - collate samples, send out with instructions, note key dates and chase through feedback
- Ensuring labelling and packaging instructions are followed and compliant to our standards.
- Ensuring production portal, along with key spreadsheets and documentation is completed to update the business of approval status of our products.
- Review test reports against our testing trackers. Update status for passing results and highlight to technologist on fails.

What we look for in you:
**Key competencies and skills include**:

- Good understanding of the clothing critical path.
- Great communication skills with the ability to liaise with all departments within JoJo and our supply base.
- Confidence using Excel and similar spreadsheets for the role.
- Work quickly and always to a very high standard with excellent organisational skills and high attention to detail.
- Excellent time management and an aptitude to learn whilst in the role.
- Basic understanding of garment construction, fitting approval and fabric testing.
- You’ll enjoy working under pressure and working to deadlines.
- You’ll be resilient to a changing and agile environment

**Key performance indicators could include**:

- Be a brand ambassador, ensuring that our values and ethos are never compromised.
- Be honest and respectful.
- Work collaboratively.
- Talk openly and actively listen.
- Take ownership of all aspects of the role.
- Be an effective problem solver.

The benefits.:
**Perks and Benefits**:

- Extra day of annual leave for each year you’re with us, up to 38 days.
- Want to increase your holiday allowance? Holiday buying scheme.
- Is it your birthday? Take it off and celebrate
- Let’s celebrate JoJo doing well - non-contractual annual bonus scheme.
- Helping plan for the future - enhanced pension scheme.
- Get on the move - cycle to work scheme.
- Financial wellbeing app - pay yourself 40% of your earnt wages whenever you want.
- Flexible work options, including hybrid working.
- Enjoy fabulous social events.
- Saying thank you - employee recognition programme.
- Give back with volunteer days to support our communities.
- Prioritise your well-being with our Health and Wellbeing hub.
- We love our products Get 40% of JoJo branded lines.
- Embrace an “It’s up to you” learning environment with ongoing training and development opportunities.
- Your furry friend doesn’t have to stay at home - our offices are dog friendly for friendly pooches.

Who we are:
We make happy and helpful clothes and products that let children be children - in all their silly, messy, adventurous, noisy, imaginative joy. But we’re not just about selling products; we’re about creating a warm, community-centric environment for our employees and our customers. From over 70 locations across the UK and Ireland and a thriving e-commerce platform, we offer a meticulously designed collection of children’s clothing, toys, and essentials designed with love and care: always with children at the forefront of our mind.

As a B Corp, our commitment goes beyond commerce, we strive for a sustainable future and take pride in our responsibilities to the planet and our communities. At JoJo, every role, every task and every day is an opportunity to support, inspire and contribute to the well-being of our teams and our customers.

We embrace and openly welcome people from different cultures, perspectives and experiences to create a diverse and enriched environment. We work hard to recruit, develop and retain the most talented people, regardless of background to make sure we grow our company sustainably and with different cultural influences. By encouraging a diverse a