GARMENT TECHNICIAN

Our client is a well-respected, 100-year-old Apparel Company. We are searching for a Garment Technician to ensure that the expectations of the customer are met by liaising with the relevant Account Manager and Design department providing support through all stages of product development from initial concept to manufacture, ensuring that all garments are fit for purpose, meet required quality and safety standards and are delivered on time. This position is located in Ohio and we are looking for a local candidate. Specifications to include measurements, construction details, fabric & trim components. Communicate detailed information / feedback to all relevant departments Organize and conduct fit sessions with Design on fit models, take detailed notes, update specification with fit comments and communicate pattern revisions to patternmaker, ensure all garments are measure and evaluate all samples submitted according to specification before fitting Deal promptly with all specification queries from manufacturers ensuring all details are recorded, kept updated and relayed back to factories within the agreed time scales maintaining the critical path Manage size standards across all genders, for all product categories, establishing and maintaining fit and size standards for the brand Carry out thorough project pre-production hand over meeting with the factories to ensure all specification, patterns, trim cards and blue seal samples are in place prior to the start of production Sign off first deliveries of new rollouts into the warehouse by setting and agreeing quality standards of delivered stock with the QC teams Attend weekly departmental update meetings to prioritize workload, discuss and report exceptions to rolls outs of specific accounts.