Junior Garment Technologist
hace 2 días
Watford
Overview Our client, a fast-growing, UK-based apparel business operating in the streetwear and sports-influenced casualwear space. The product is trend-driven, youth-led, and commercial, with a strong focus on jersey, fleece, and casual woven categories. The company hires with a long-term mindset and is known for developing and promoting talent from within. It is a supportive, friendly environment where management is hands-on, approachable, and invested in helping people learn, grow, and progress. This is a strong platform for someone who wants stability, responsibility, and career development rather than short-term moves. This is a hands-on role supporting the design and product teams across Watford and London. The focus is technical execution — creating, checking, and amending tech packs and workbooks, and working closely with Designers to ensure accuracy, fit, and production readiness. This role suits a practical, detail-driven Garment Technologist who is comfortable operating independently in a fast-paced environment. Key Responsibilities • Create, check, and amend tech packs to a high standard, ensuring accuracy and clarity for factories., • Maintain and update workbooks, including specs, measurements, construction details, and fit comments., • Work closely with Designers in Watford and London to translate design intent into technically viable garments., • Measure and review samples ahead of fit sessions., • Attend and support fit sessions where required; capture and clearly document fit comments and amendments., • Ensure all fit, spec, and construction changes are correctly actioned and communicated to factories., • Liaise with offshore factories regarding fit, measurements, construction, and quality requirements., • Support pattern amendments in collaboration with Designers and/or factories., • Ensure quality standards are maintained throughout sampling and development stages. Skills & Experience Required • Proven experience as a Garment Technologist (freelance or permanent), ideally with sportswear/streetwear/activewear background., • Strong experience producing and managing tech packs and workbooks end-to-end., • Solid understanding of garment construction, fit, and pattern interpretation., • Experience working with offshore factories., • Confident working directly with Designers and cross-functional teams., • High attention to detail and strong organisational skills., • Able to work at pace and manage multiple styles simultaneously., • Strong written and verbal communication skills., • Proficient in Microsoft Excel and Office., • Experience across multi-product categories (menswear and/or womenswear) is an advantage. Salary: Excellent, based on experience. Location: Watford (with travel to the London office once or twice a week).