Technical Designer-Women's Knits & Woven

The Technical Designer / Patternmaker is responsible for ensuring womens knit and woven garments meet company standards for fit construction grading specifications and quality throughout the product lifecycle from development to production.

Key Responsibilities:

• Develop technical specifications garment patterns and production tech packs.
• Execute product development from initial design handoff through production.
• Review measure and evaluate samples for fit construction workmanship and quality.
• Lead fit sessions and resolve garment fit issues with designers and cross-functional teams.
• Prepare fit documentation evaluation sheets and fitting reports.
• Communicate fit corrections and technical changes to overseas vendors using written instructions photos sketches measurements and construction details.
• Develop modify and maintain production and development patterns.
• Create and maintain block patterns grading rules and specification standards.
• Compare factory production patterns against approved blocks to ensure fit consistency.
• Review production specifications detail pages and technical documentation.
• Track sample approvals and monitor products through the production process.
• Maintain specification history pattern libraries revision logs and technical records.
• Ensure consistency in fit grading construction and tolerances within FlexPLM.
• Identify production quality costing and design issues and recommend improvements.
• Conduct competitive fit and construction analysis.
• Review size sets and support quality improvements throughout production.
• Organize samples and ensure projects meet calendar deadlines.
• Support additional technical design activities as required.

• Bachelors degree preferred or equivalent experience.
• 5 years of experience as a Technical Designer Patternmaker or Fit Technician for womens apparel.
• Experience with womens knit and woven garments.
• Strong knowledge of garment construction patternmaking grading and fit.
• Experience with Gerber patternmaking systems (preferred).
• Proficiency in FlexPLM Adobe Illustrator Microsoft Excel and Microsoft Word.
• Sewing skills and knowledge of industrial sewing equipment.
• Strong communication organizational analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Ability to work in a global cross-functional environment.
• Detail-oriented with the ability to manage multiple priorities and deadlines.