Garment Technologist

We have an exciting opportunity for two Garment Technologist to join the Lucy & Yak Product Team

Reporting to the Technical Manager, the Garment Technologist is responsible for delivering and driving consistency in fit and a high standard of quality within all products to the brand standards.

Working collaboratively with the production team on product development ensuring product conforms to the construction, finish, performance, and sustainable/ethical requirements to achieve the required aesthetic. The Garment Technologist strives to elevate and constantly evaluate product performance and improve quality and fit where possible.

**What you'll be doing...**
- Working on product development with the entire Product team to ensure new ideas are risk assessed effectively in order to respect the development CP dates.
- Creating detailed tech packs containing product specifications, fit comments and product performance requirements, ensuring product conformity to our requirements.
Identifying suitable fabrics, trims and washes in line with Lucy & Yak’s sustainability
practices.
- Working to the Critical Path maintaining deadlines effectively and highlighting any risk to dates throughout the season.
- Attending all fit meetings, documenting fit comments accordingly. Sharing clear fit and construction comments/requirements on Initial, Red, Black and Gold seal within the tech pack to the India team.
- Ability to anticipate technical problems and offer strong solutions with corrective action plans.
- Analysing product returns, reviews and product faults with the Technical Manager, making recommendations required for product improvement.
- Ensure that all Lucy & Yak products conforms with testing and performance standards utilising the L&Y performance manual.
- Working with Technical Manager to ensure that all Lucy & Yak products have the relevant fabric standard labelling present and TC is received on shipping of orders.
- Approving bulk test reports and care labels.
- Maintaining high quality levels while working towards constant quality improvements - in partnership with our QC team, UK and India product team.
- Communicate always with fluidity and transparency, and collaborate with ease with colleagues in all departments.
- Work closely with the customer happiness team to offer product support ensuring excellent standards of customer satisfaction.
- Complete benchmarking exercises against competitors for quality and fit and sustainability innovations within fabrics, packaging and processes.

**What you need...**
- Minimum of 3 years experience in a Technologist role.
- Strong knowledge of garment construction and manufacturing operations, including pattern cutting skills, grading and marker making.
- Knowledge of product performance and testing is essential.
- Working knowledge of fabrics and garment components and finishes.
- Knowledgeable and passionate about sustainability and circularity.
- Experience of working with overseas factories demonstrating empathy with the constraints and timelines in this regard, showing the ability to communicate effectively.
- Profound technical mindset.
- The ability to grow and adapt accordingly within a relatively new and constantly changing fast growing business.

**The details**
- 2 x Garment Technologist roles
- Salary £35,000 per annum
- Based in our Brighton Office
- Permanent role
- 34 hours/4 day per week with full time salary

Lucy and Yak has ambitious growth plans and we’re building a team to help enable and accelerate that growth. We are looking for people who share our values, are curious, forward-looking, take ownership and work together to build a future for themselves and Lucy and Yak.