Garment Technologist

GARMENT TECHNOLOGIST

Location: Manchester
Hours: Monday to Friday: 9am - 5pm
Salary:  £20,000 - £26,000

EXPERIENCE
  • A technically-orientated qualification, preferably at degree level, is essential.
  • 5+ years experience in a similar role in a fast paced environment. 
  • Experience of working directly with factories, and thorough understanding of how factories are structured and operate.
  • Thorough understanding of garment construction and fabric technology, including testing.
  • Strong time-management skills with the ability to both prioritise tasks and change direction with agility as the situation requires.
  • Fully conversant with Outlook, Excel and Word, and willing to learn new applications as the role demands.

WHO WE ARE
We are BODA SKINS. 

From Manchester, England we influence the world. We make the raw remarkable. We design + craft slow fashion products from raw materials, with a focus on quality and longevity at an affordable price that you are proud to own. Our products are on the back of people doing monumental things, worn by clients and talent all over the world from Justin Timberlake, Anthony Joshua, Cardi B, Drake and Lady Gaga.  We have a strong social following and over 1500 Five star reviews online bear testament to the fact that we create world class products and offer outstanding customer service to our clients. We have the best clients in the world, and the coolest talent as ambassadors for our brand.

BODA SKINS is a family; an energetic, enthusiastic , and fun-loving team, who go above and beyond on a daily basis to please our clients and build our brand. We live, love + believe in the brand we are building. 
We are winners and we celebrate, the big and the small wins, together.

WHAT WE DO 
We take raw materials and design products to last a lifetime to sell to our clients all over the world through our website + at our global Pop Up Events. We are focused on being the Masters of our Craft. We want to do it better. We want to leave a legacy.

THE ROLE 
The Garment Technologist role is crucial to our success and growth, as product is the biggest focus area of our business. 
We have a large, loyal following of clients all over the world; people who challenge us to create more products,  new collections, exciting new styles, so there’s a real urgency to develop these products and get them to market. We need someone who will throw themselves into the deep end and really go for it! 

The successful candidate will play a big role in driving excellent quality and fit across all of our products so it’s vital that we get someone who’s hungry, passionate and a real team player.

RESPONSIBILITIES
The person successful for this position will be working closely with the product team to create detailed, accurate size chart technical specifications. You will be responsible for grading all patterns and samples across all products, and ensuring all technical issues are accurately and consistently analysed. Making sure that clear, concise and accurate comments are sent to suppliers to improve areas of weakness and maintain areas of strength. You will be overseeing the sample process from the initial stages, measuring and checking samples, making fit comments and feeding them back to factories ensuring the production process runs smoothly. Promoting quality at all times, whilst maintaining a strong commercial attitude, you will consistently be delivering continuous improvements and innovative solutions.

For more information on this position, please email Careers@bodaskins.com