Fit & Construction Partner

2 weeks ago

Bella Vista, New South Wales, Australia Big W Full time

We have a permanent full-time opportunity based in Sydney for a Fit & Construction Partner to join our Product Quality & Compliance team.

The Construction & Fit Partner is accountable to create first patterns aligned to the BIG W fit standards and partnering with Designers, Production Assistants, and suppliers to ensure our customers can trust BIG W fit.

This role will deliver product safety, quality and compliance on the technical design elements to deliver great fit and quality garments through the supply chain.


About BIG W


BIG W is one of Australia's most loved brands and has been part of our families for over 40 years.

At BIG W, we put our customers at the heart of everything we do across our network of 183 stores nationally.

We sell exclusive BIG W brands that are simply great quality at low prices as well as feature leading international brands.

Our customers can choose everything for their kids, home, themselves, for leisure and for their everyday life. Our team of over 16,000 members is located in Australia, Hong Kong and Bangladesh.

**About the Opportunity
Reporting to the Quality & Fit Manager - Apparel, your main responsibility will be to ensure all products are made in line with BIGW standards and meet required safety and compliance standards and regulations - other responsibilities includes, but are not limited to:

  • Developing patterns using CAD systems (Gerber)
  • Maintaining block library of core shapes
  • Creating a Technical Pack, which includes: Pattern file, Garment Construction page, Measurement image and Product specification sheet, including graded specs for each new style
  • Working closely with the designers to ensure accurate understanding and translation of the intended design
  • Providing suggestions of the best way to construct or adjust garment and resolve any potential style and fit issues
  • Fit and evaluate all samples against tech pack with designer, fit on live bodies when applicable
  • Sending out weartrials on new development/new fits/revised grades when applicable with weartriail forms
  • Trialling new shapes/ construction technique finishes by briefing offshore suppliers to submit R&D development samples
  • Ensuring each product is entered fully into the product database PLMS (and 1QA currently)
  • Ensuring the product database PLMS (and 1QA currently) is updated with all new information as it comes to hand.
  • Releasing all products for shipment (unblocking in SAP)
  • Collaborating with BIGW Compliance and Quality team re. Standards, sizing, testing and other requirements to ensure a safe and compliant product
  • Working with BIGW Compliance and Quality team to assist where required in any root cause evaluations and how to prevent potential production and QC problems in the future.
  • Ensuring size standards, construction and fit of samples/production are consistent with BIGW requirements
**About you
Keen on the opportunity? Let's talk about your skills now

  • You have previous experience working in a similar role and hold a Bachelor's or Certificate in Design or Quality (apparel).
  • You have strong knowledge of garment construction, pattern making, garment grading and a full understanding of the fit process.
  • You work in a collaborative way with stakeholders at all levels and have the ability to influence and think through the endtoend process.
  • You will be seen as the Safety & Compliance SME from the different partners you deal with on a daily basis and have high attention to detail.
  • You have a good understanding of relevant safety and compliance standards in your own product category with ideally previous experience using 3D design tools.


Embracing agile practices, and adapting to changes and new ways of working is something you are excited about You are able to balance your energy for the future with the everyday, remaining attuned to the work and showing deep care for the squad.

As an inclusive, team-first company, our people are at the core of everything we do.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

We value diversity and aim to create a vibrant and inclusive workforce which reflects the communities we serve.

**Grow with the Group
We care deeply about creating a workplace where our team members feel valued, respected and empowered. We are committed to providing equal opportunity regardless of gender identity, ethnicity, disability, sexual orientation or life stage.

We are proud to be recognised as a Gold Tier Employer in the Australian Workplace Equality Index for LGBTQ+ inclusion and as an Employer of Choice for Gender Equality by the Workplace Gender Equality Agency.

As our Group continues to evolve, innovate and support our communities, we encourage our team members to do the same with their own careers, by providing ongoing opportunities to grow and make a real difference.

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