Junior Garment Technologist

We are recruiting for a Junior Garment Technologist to join our Technology team. You will work across our Menswear, Unisex, Guinness, Rugby and Help for Heroes departments, to ensure that all products produced for Cotton Traders accurately matches our Company specification in terms of sizing and quality and provide a consistent quality and fit to our customer base.

You will have bundles of passion and energy to work within our Garment technology department to contribute to successfully driving our ranges.

Some of the key responsibilities include:

• Creating a fully graded size specification and sketch of product with key details


• Manage the intake of samples and prepare samples for the fit meetings


• Fitting on live models with Technologist and the Buyers , providing concise comments to the suppliers


• Taking all products through the sealing process from initial fit to production and post production.


• Specifying care label information and all packaging details


• Instigating/analysing test reports with recommendations


• Regular liaison with our warehouse Q/C team


• Analysing returns information on products


• Advising Customer services/Retail stores with any technical queries
  
  Work experience in the industry and at least one year's experience within a Garment Technology role


• Enthusiasm and determination, with a passion for garment technology


• Team spirit and a positive attitude


• Confidence in communicating, in order to maintain a strong working relationship with all departments and suppliers


• Strong MS Office Excel skills


• A Self Starter approach to the role with the ability to prioritise workload and meet deadlines


• Attention to detail


• Coral Draw/Adobe illustrator skills (desirable but not essential)
  
  Cotton Traders is a British clothing retailer established in 1987 by England rugby captain and legends Fran Cotton and Steve Smith. Supported by a growing online and offline (catalogue) presence, we have 80 stores nationwide in England, Scotland and Wales and employ 800 people across the country. We have an ambitious plan to grow the business across all touch points and we can only do this with the best people around us.


Our vision and our values are what make us unique, and they are deeply ingrained in everything we do here at Cotton Traders. Our people are part of the fabric that makes us what we are, and when you're as passionate about your people as we are, job satisfaction and career progression come hand in hand.

Pulled from the full job description

• Employee discount, We are protective and proud in equal measure of our culture and suggest you take a look at our values on our web-site to gain a better understanding of life at Cotton Traders. Once you're part of the team, you'll be rewarded with, alongside other things:-


• Flexible working culture, adopting a hybrid working approach


• 25 days holiday rising to 30 days, plus bank holidays


• Holiday purchase scheme


• 50% staff discount


• Your CT workspace


• Employee Assistant Programme


• Health cash plan


• Long service awards