CDD is a design and production to delivery supplier specialising in women’s, men’s and kid’s nightwear and loungewear. Our head office is based in Islington, Greater London, where we have a small, close knit team covering design, pattern cutting, technical, merchandising and finance. We supply some of the top high street brands as well as smaller boutique brands.
Due to expansion, a fantastic opportunity has arisen for a Garment Technologist to work closely with our UK based team, customers and overseas factories in order to ensure the efficient production of our garments.
Main responsibilities
- To communicate professionally and work closely with the UK team, customers and the factories by email, telephone and in person.
- Measure and assess fit samples internally on mannequins with confidence to approve for customer’s fit.
- Work closely with our in-house pattern cutter to amend patterns following the customer’s fit comments to ensure minimal fits are required.
- Digitizing paper patterns to email to the factory, training will be provided for this.
- To manage the technical function from the 1st proto sample of the garments through to production whilst working to the critical path.
- To create garment specifications and factory packs for production.
- To be a point of contact for factories for any technical, pattern, grading or fit issues.
- To manage the submission and approval of production garment test reports to ensure they meet customer requirements.
- Take responsibility for your own accounts carrying out a range of technical, investigative work to ensure the product is delivered to the best of standards.
Person profile
- At least 8 years experience in a similar role
- Pattern cutting and garment construction knowledge
- Be able to amend minor changes on paper patterns yourself
- Knowledge and understanding of grade rules
- Experienced in liaising with customers directly and building a strong relationship
- Sound technical knowledge of different fabric bases
- Strong knowledge of measuring and fitting
- Strong computer literacy skills and knowledge of fit logs
- Organised with the ability to prioritise daily workloads
- Professional personality with confident communication skills
- Adaptable and flexible with the ability to work as both part of a team and on your own initiative.
- Experience of nightwear is preferable but not essential
The role will be full time with at least 1 day in the office. We offer remote working for the other days. The days in the office may change on a week to week basis, some weeks requiring more days office based.
If you are interested in this role and would like to work with a small team, with great working atmosphere and spirit, please send a cover letter and CV to emma@cddlondonstudio.com
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