Senior Garment Technologist FTC

Triple Wimbledon champion Fred Perry founded his brand in 1952. He was the son of a cotton spinner who played and fought his way through always with style and despite the establishment. Today Fred Perry is a global community of over 370 employees all inspired by the Laurel Wreath and what it represents

PURPOSE:

This position is within the Quality (Technical) Department reporting into the Head of Quality & Sustainability working across all mens and womens product categories and sustainability.

Please note that this position is offered on a fixed-term basis for a minimum of three months with the possibility of extension.

KEY RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Management of FP Better Cotton Membership. Annual target setting reflecting production projections liaising with suppliers and monitoring BCCU collection.
• Researching and preparing the Restricted Substance Standards for both product and product packaging ensuring legal compliance with the relevant global requirements.
• Ensuring the Product Testing Handbook remains accurate and viable with Industry and Manufacturing standards.
• Set up and maintaining all Quality Manuals including Grading Production Tolerances Product Presentation.
• Guiding members of the team and supporting their queries relating to the Manuals.
• Updating all manuals to reflect changes in the law and addition of new products to the range.
• Maintaining the block library in collaboration with the team researching and adapting as needs arise.
• Researching incoming European packaging legislation.
• Management of our 3 nominated Polybag suppliers across the product range.
• Reviewing consolidating and monitoring polybag sizes across all product types.
• Facilitating regular updates with external partners including Intertek Better Cotton & Mainetti.
• Giving guidance to the team on recycling audit trails and certifications.
• Assisting Head of with the annual Modern Slavery statement and business policies.
• Supporting the mapping of the Supply chain beyond Tier 1.

THE PERSON:

• Extensive Technical knowledge of fitting grading and construction and manufacture across a wide range of Apparel Accessories and Footwear.
• Thorough knowledge of lab testing commercial impact of results and the ability to manage external Laboratory partnerships.
• Responsible sourcing: Knowledge of certifications standards and production.
• The ability to work under pressure to meet the required deadlines.
• Motivated in striving for the highest achievable quality through implementation of the most effective process.
• Self-Driven and able to work on own initiative.
• Analytical thinking.
• Microsoft Word Excel Outlook Powerpoint & Adobe creative suite.

HOURS:

We actively encourage our teams to have a good work/life balance and so we are pleased to offer flexible working shifts at Fred Perry HQ. Our core shift hours are from 10am 4.30pm and so employees can choose to start and finish early or start and finish late. (i.e. work 8:00am-4:30pm or 10:00am-6:30pm etc). We also have 30-minute early finish on Fridays.

As we continue to work in a more flexible way the Head Office acts a brand hub where we can all connect and collaborate with one another. This role is a mix of office based (London) and remote working. We will expect the employee to come into the office regularly for face-to-face meetings and to work alongside their team on collaborative projects.

BENEFITS:
We are proud to offer a wide range of benefits to all our staff and continue to reassess what our community needs from us to thrive. We dont want to be a good company to work for we want to be a great one. Here are some things we currently offer:

• Generous staff discount and regular sample sales
• Competitive salary
• Generous pension scheme with 8.5% company contribution
• Option to buy an extra 5 days holiday annually
• Enhanced maternity and paternity packages
• Life insurance
• Private healthcare
• Early finish Fridays
• Additional benefits with long service
• 25 days annual leave plus Bank Holidays
• Annual Birthday vouchers
• EAP
• Social Events

We actively welcome applications from people of all different backgrounds. Your CV will be submitted to hiring managers with all personal details hidden to ensure anonymity.