Sample/design Room Manager

4 days ago


Cape Town, South Africa Traut Personnel Full time

**Are you passionate about garment technology and can you manage a technical team of Patternmakers, Sample Hands and monitor the critical path between Design, Garment Development and Production? This new well run Design Studio offers excellent working conditions and benefits if you have the necessary experience.**
- Responsible for the planning, scheduling, prioritizing and flow of samples through the Sample Room from Patternmakers to finished garments.

**Design Room**
- Managing the team of Patternmakers, Graders and Marker Makers.
- Managing the Sample Room of Cutters and Sample Machinists.
- Establish and maintain a clearly defined pattern lifecycle process
- Provide a daily production plan and work flow for the design and sample room team based on business priorities.
- Setting and recording daily production targets for each business process.
- Maintain complete records of all samples and sample room activities.
- Maintain accountability for all fabrics, trims, and sundry inventories.
- Maintain the sample room in a clean, organized, and professional manner.

**Research & Design**
- Provide technical advice and support in pattern making, fitting and garment construction before sample handover.
- Sign off all pre-production samples including the corresponding tech pack.
- High-level competitor awareness.
- Solving construction problems according to designer comments.
- Ensure pre-production samples are developed according to the established fit & quality standards as well as complying with the cost specification.
- Lead seasonal fit and grading reviews with the wider teams and action feedback where required.
- Overview of the Shipment Sample and AQL inspection process carried out by the Garment Technologist.
- Offering guidance on quality levels and helping with workload during busy periods.

**Key Requirements**
- Tertiary Clothing/Textile/Garment Construction qualification.
- Experience working in a Clothing Manufacturing or Clothing Design Centre environment is an important requirement
- Medium to high level of Excel experience (advantageous)
- A working knowledge of garment/pattern construction is essential
- An understanding of patterns/pattern making and grading.
- Strong garment construction experience.
- QA standards and workmanship.

This is an EE opportunity.

Position located in Cape Town. Call Gabi Traut on 083 274 5193.



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