Garment Technician

The Role

As a Best & Less Garment Technician you will be responsible for defining, maintaining and upholding internal and external standards to ensure our customers receive the best possible experience with us.

Your day as a Garment Technician / QA Specialist:

• Defining, maintaining, and upholding all product specifications.
• Creating new specifications based on trend directives from the buying team.
• Driving effective and timely product review/fit sessions by guiding the buying team on the changes required to the fit ensuring commercial execution.
• Communicating QA comments to suppliers in a timely manner in line with critical path lead time.
• Reviewing competition seasonally to ensure market awareness and making recommendations on any action needed.
• Maintaining PLM with relevant documentation.
• Providing technical and quality guidance to the buying team.
• Undertaking in-store QA checks with issues highlighted back to the QA Manager/Head of Product/Buyers/Suppliers.
• Approving or recommending corrective action for pre-shipment inspections.
• Ensuring testing requirements are submitted and approved in line with Best&Less manual requirements, resolving any issues prior to shipping.
• Building and maintaining effective and professional relationships with other team members and suppliers.
• Managing all store-related queries for relevant departments to prompt resolution.
• Adhering to existing processes and implementing new processes in line with business needs and changes.
• Supporting colleagues in other departments pending workload.

Some things we are looking for in a Garment Technician / QA Specialist:

• Understanding of Fit
• Knowledge of pattern amendments
• Knowledge of garment construction and product testing requirements.
• Ability to work across multiple product areas with many stakeholders.
• Strong commercial acumen.
• Ability to manage tight deadlines.
• Excellent communication skills at all levels.
• Exceptional organisation skills and attention to detail.

Desirable

• Pattern Making
• Fabric construction
• Compliance/ Knowledge of AUS standards
• Textiles/ Fashion/ Pattern making Degree or equivalent

Why Join Us

• A supportive team environment – we work hard but have a good time doing it.
• The opportunity to work with an iconic large Australian business
• Generous Staff Discounts.

Access to Sonder Employee Assistance Program.