Garment Technician

**Now Hiring | Australian Fashion Brand | Sydney**

**The Brand |**

This ecommerce fashion success story is searching for an experienced Garment Tehcnician to join their Marrickville based team. Designed for the women who loves fashion and knows that trend is driven through social media, this brand is designed inhouse and takes inspiration from the latest runway trends and street styles globally. With three in-house brands that are stocked by Wholesale accounts, independents and eCommerce majors across Australia and the US.

**The Role |**

We are looking for a Garment Technician to join an established design team and work alongside another Garment Technician - This role is a great opportunity for someone with technical expertise to work in collaboration with the senior design and production team.

This role is critical to creating quality garments and a seamless process for a team to work together to achieve a high level of efficiency and contribution to the success of the business.

This role will be responsible for developing product in line with the design vision, core brand values and seasonal deadlines - working closely with the design, buying and production departments and supplier base.
- Responsible for the fit, construction of all garments at the highest quality standards.
- Detailed and thorough tech packs for off shore manufacturers
- Measure and control fit of garment approvals [Protos, salesman, pre-production and shipment samples]
- Manage and organise garment fit sessions. Translate technical fit improvements and alterations to suppliers
- Provide advice and support on fabrications, wash and garment finishes to both designers.
- Maintain Critical Path
- Participate in regular meetings with Design and Production team to discuss progress / issues
- Developing and evolving company standards of garment construction, alternations, measuring, fitting and pattern blocks.
- Working with design and production for each seasonal collection ensuring capable and high-quality execution from start to finish.
- Ensuring all SMS are highest quality prior to sales campaign
- Working closely with offshore suppliers. E.g. China
- Organisational, time management, problem solving and trouble shooting skills.
- Excel and Adobe Illustrator

**The Skillset |**
- Existing technical design experience within a fashion brand
- Advanced Adobe Suite skillset
- Strong quality & technical background and sound understanding of garment construction and grading
- Strong fitting and problem-solving skills
- 3-5 years' minimum experience in a technical role
- High attention to detail & consistency
- Strong time management and ability to follow processes

**The Offer |**

There is a strong salary offering with benefits and a company invested in their culture and team development. Due to fit schedules this role is on-site but with flexibility in time to review one day working from home.

The Talent Mill Recruitment division is a bespoke recruitment consultancy and talent acquisition specialist within the fashion, lifestyle, and retail industries. With more than 10 years of specialist expertise with luxury retail, Australian & Contemporary designer, beauty, and lifestyle brands globally we discover, recognize, and connect inspiring individuals to the most desirable brands as trusted support to founder-led start-ups, SME’s, and multinational corporations within the fashion & retail industry.

Recruitment - but make it ethical, not transactional. Quality over quantity - always. Truly consultative and delivered at pace. We hold a genuine passion and expertise for the industries we support and offer a unique and modern recruitment proposition - one where we develop long term, meaningful relationships with all stakeholders.