Garment Technician London, England
Job description
Who Are We
Founded in 2015, Women‘s Best is an internationally successful start-up that sells high-quality sports nutrition and apparel and which has grown to be loved by 4m+ female fans and customers across 150 countries.
We sell across a number of sales channels, both 1st and 3rd party eCommerce, Retail, Wholesale and Marketplaces globally, with the UK, USA & EU being key markets for us to grow awareness and market share.
Our newly opened London office will house the majority of our commercial / demand creation functions going forwards, leaving our Innsbruck HQ to manage the majority of our back office / administration.
We are a disrupter within the health and fitness industry and our vision continues to inspire and empower women around the globe to become the best version of themselves.
Job Role
As a Garment Tech with Women’s Best it is essential that you have a minimum of 3 years of experience in a similar role within a product development team within sportswear fashion. You will have the ability to think both creatively and logically, able to process information with a high level of accuracy and attention to detail from a range of sources. You’ll be a great communicator, who takes a collaborative approach - focusing on building strong relationships. You will be brilliantly organised and good with measurements, numbers and data.
Main responsibilities
- Helping to develop and maintain core block libraries across fabrics and shapes and providing useful specs to design teams for their tech packs.
- Ensuring measurements systems and grading rules are kept consistent and reflective of our core customer.
- Conducting fitting sessions for new products in development on a 2-3 time per week basis.
- Providing post fit technical notes to our factories and the wider product team.
- Supporting the factories & buying team on any technical construction queries, including problem-solving mass production issues.
- Assisting the product team in elevating the fit and finish of our companies garments.
- Conducting returns analysis fit sessions with supporting commentary to factories, marketing and warehouse teams to help drive down returns.
Knowledge/Experience
- A technically-oriented qualification, preferably at degree level.
- Ideally 3-5 years experience within ladies gym wear/active wear, including seamless garments and shapewear
- The ability to manage technical specifications and blocks for seamless gym wear is a necessity to qualify for an Interview.
- Multi-product experience; able to move between product areas with assurance.
- Experience of working directly with factories, and thorough understanding of factory production, including workflow, production control, machinery, and equipment.
- Pattern-cutting knowledge and practice are very desirable, knowledge of grading and grade rules. Thorough understanding of garment construction, fabric technology & testing.
- Proactive and committed to meeting new challenges with a positive attitude.
- Strong time-management skills; able to prioritise tasks & change direction with agility.
- First-class communication skills: experience of working with different cultures and the challenges this can bring.
- Able to work both independently and as part of a team, as the role requires.
- Confident using Outlook, Excel & Word; keen to expand skill-set as the role demands.
What we can offer in return
- Competitive salary
- 25 days paid annual leave
- WFH days
- Flexible working hours
- Fantastic employee discounts across all our products
- Excellent promotion prospects
- Working with an international dynamic team
- Opportunity to travel to Austria
- Unforgettable corporate events
Apply now
Become a part of our success story and apply today.
*Please note that while we have created uniformity across the Group, work benefits may vary by office/country. Applicants must be eligible to work in the specified location.
Women’s Best is an equal opportunity employer. We are committed to providing a work environment that supports, inspires, and respects all individuals. We do not discriminate on the basis of gender, race, colour, religion, age, disability, belief, sexual orientation, marital status, or is disadvantaged by conditions or requirements which cannot be shown.
Job Types: Full-time, Fixed term contract, Temp to perm, Freelance
Contract length: 6 months
Salary: £28,000.00-£32,000.00 per year
Benefits:
- Casual dress
- Company events
- Company pension
- Employee discount
- Flexitime
- Gym membership
- Private medical insurance
- Sick pay
- Work from home
Schedule:
- Flexitime
- Monday to Friday
Work Location: Hybrid remote in London
Reference ID: WB:GT:FTC:March23
Expected start date: 27/03/2023
