Position Overview: Garment Technologist
At Lyle & Scott, we recognise that all success starts with people.
We welcome creativity and value individuals passionate about delivering a strong performance.
We are a privately owned British brand with almost 150 years of history that has built a reputation for crafting high-quality clothing. We are a brand with true authenticity, heritage and expertise that is recognised throughout the world.
We are looking for an in-house Garment Technologistto play a key role within our ProductTeam. This position will:
- Carry your own product categories from development stage all the way through to production
- Ensure that our factories are maintaining brand standards and producing product to expectations
- Follow and understand the CP to ensure that product is delivered to the correct times for both SMS and Bulk Production
If you are a fast paced, driven individual who thrives from working in a fast-paced environment, this could be the right opportunity.
Key Responsibilities:
- Maintaining blocks and gradings and assigning the correct blocks to the correct styles.
- Developing new blocks when needed: researching closely with design to confirm how they would like to develop the range using reference samples, store visits and previous pattern knowledge.
- Leading your fit sessions for your own categories ensuring that comments are completed on DeSL system and sent to suppliers in a clear and timely manner.
- Assessing possible new development fabrics and trims with suppliers to confirm that Lyle and Scott testing standard can be met.
- Working with factories once buys are placed to ensure all styles can follow sealing process and meet Ex factory date (Sealers, testing, care label approved, PP approval)
- Issuing full testing and wash care requirements sheets to suppliers for all of your products and ensure testing is carried out and passing to Lyle and Scott standard.
- Checking external AQLs of bulk production to ensure that bulk production from suppliers is to correct standard.
- Visit the factories when needed to check standards are correct and to help relay comments / handover new developments
Qualifications / Experience:
- Degree or equivalent fashion qualification
- 4 years minimum previous Garment Technologist experience
- Commercial business experience
- Experience of full product life span from development to production
- Good knowledge of MS office
- Strong knowledge on fabric and fitting
- Able to work in a fast paced environment
- Able to work under time pressures and restraints
- Flexible in moving and expanding workload
- Strong organisation skills
- Strong communication skills
About us...
☀️Holiday purchase scheme.
🦅1 week a year to work anywhere in the world… it can be Fiji or your sofa.
🍺 “Thirsty Thursdays -– the bar opens at 5pm every Thursday for a drink or an alternative soft drink of choice.
💻 Flexible working, so you can fit in your spin class… or hit snooze on your alarm, we don’t judge!
💍 1 week extra off work if you get married! (Not deducted from your annual leave)
💰 Employer pension contributions.
👕 Generous staff discount… Great sample sales throughout the year so you can stock up on Christmas Presents!
🎁 Welcome to the Family Lyle & Scott Item!
📚 Training and learning development.
🚝 Season Ticket Loan.
✈️ Holiday loyalty scheme: the longer you’re with us, the more we will increase your allowance
🚲 Cycle2Work Scheme.
🐶 Dog-friendly office.
Please apply with your CVs through LinkedIn.
Lyle & Scott is an Equal Opportunities Employer and treats all applications purely based on skills and experience.