Technical Designer
Vestis Corporation, Lawrenceville, GA, United States
Technical Designer
Meet Vestis®: For the People Who Make It All Work
At Vestis®, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. More than a provider, we are a partner in productivity, trusted to keep you running.
Join us and build a career supporting the people who make it all work.
Job Description Summary The Technical Designer is responsible for oversight and creation of accurate measurements, grading, and construction, the management and updating of all technical packs. The incumbent is also responsible for clear and timely communication with product design, merchandising, overseas partners, external and internal factories, and suppliers ensuring the technical design process runs efficiently and effectively to meet product calendar deadlines.
Job Description Function
Serve as Technical Design team member and actively participate in fittings with Design team and other cross functional team members and advise on modifications. Provide call outs and critiques to verify that all issues are identified.
Provide direction and guidance to the Technical Design team to ensure accurate execution of requested measurements, quality, construction, and overall fit of apparel products.
Manage and oversee the completion of design specification packages through the creation of graded specifications, construction standards, detail sketches and matched to the Bill of Materials (BOM) with garment construction information. Collaborate with the product design team, merchandiser, and other appropriate business partners to ensure the desired product is achieved, while working within the established production schedule.
Collaborate with business partners to gain clear direction and consensus of fit intent.
Communicate product changes and updates to vendors and manufacturers. Clarify fit comments and corrective direction to overseas partners as needed. Identify potential production, quality and costing issues and make recommendations to ensure brand integrity.
Provide complete and articulate fit comments in a timely manner, including any necessary points of measure, sketches, and digital photos.
Oversee the execution of design intent into bulk production while maintaining high quality standards.
Oversee and manage the creation and maintenance of digital files for each body block.
Correct patterns as necessary to achieve best possible fit.
Ensure samples for fittings are organized and prepared.
Education And Experience
An Associate or Bachelor’s degree in fashion design or equivalent of 5 - 10 years of experience.
Generally, 5+ years technical design and/or pattern making experience in the apparel industry.
Strong knowledge of garment construction, sewing technique, patternmaking, grading, and textiles.
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, PDM/PLM, AccuMark PDS/3D/GMS, CLO3D, or comparable software, Outlook, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, across multiple audiences and geographies at all levels of the organization.
Good understanding of production timelines, equipment, and garment construction options.
Ability to multi-task.
Strong organizational skills; high level of attention to detail.
Ability to lead, design and create, comprehend fit and garment development, and make recommendations to leadership.
Ability to proactively solve problems and effectively manage multiple challenges.
Flexibility for domestic and international travel when needed.
Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis® is the second largest provider in the industry with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis® is the leader in the B2B uniform and workplace supplies category. Vestis® provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned small businesses across a broad set of end markets. The Company’s comprehensive service offering includes a full-service uniform rental program, cleanroom and other specialty garment processing, floor mats, towels, linens, managed restroom services, first aid supplies and more.
Vestis® is an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, relation, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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At Vestis®, we provide uniforms, workplace supplies, and professional cleaning that help businesses simplify their workday and keep their teams safe, confident, and focused on what matters most. More than a provider, we are a partner in productivity, trusted to keep you running.
Join us and build a career supporting the people who make it all work.
Job Description Summary The Technical Designer is responsible for oversight and creation of accurate measurements, grading, and construction, the management and updating of all technical packs. The incumbent is also responsible for clear and timely communication with product design, merchandising, overseas partners, external and internal factories, and suppliers ensuring the technical design process runs efficiently and effectively to meet product calendar deadlines.
Job Description Function
Serve as Technical Design team member and actively participate in fittings with Design team and other cross functional team members and advise on modifications. Provide call outs and critiques to verify that all issues are identified.
Provide direction and guidance to the Technical Design team to ensure accurate execution of requested measurements, quality, construction, and overall fit of apparel products.
Manage and oversee the completion of design specification packages through the creation of graded specifications, construction standards, detail sketches and matched to the Bill of Materials (BOM) with garment construction information. Collaborate with the product design team, merchandiser, and other appropriate business partners to ensure the desired product is achieved, while working within the established production schedule.
Collaborate with business partners to gain clear direction and consensus of fit intent.
Communicate product changes and updates to vendors and manufacturers. Clarify fit comments and corrective direction to overseas partners as needed. Identify potential production, quality and costing issues and make recommendations to ensure brand integrity.
Provide complete and articulate fit comments in a timely manner, including any necessary points of measure, sketches, and digital photos.
Oversee the execution of design intent into bulk production while maintaining high quality standards.
Oversee and manage the creation and maintenance of digital files for each body block.
Correct patterns as necessary to achieve best possible fit.
Ensure samples for fittings are organized and prepared.
Education And Experience
An Associate or Bachelor’s degree in fashion design or equivalent of 5 - 10 years of experience.
Generally, 5+ years technical design and/or pattern making experience in the apparel industry.
Strong knowledge of garment construction, sewing technique, patternmaking, grading, and textiles.
Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, PDM/PLM, AccuMark PDS/3D/GMS, CLO3D, or comparable software, Outlook, and Microsoft Office Suite.
Ability to communicate effectively, orally and in writing, across multiple audiences and geographies at all levels of the organization.
Good understanding of production timelines, equipment, and garment construction options.
Ability to multi-task.
Strong organizational skills; high level of attention to detail.
Ability to lead, design and create, comprehend fit and garment development, and make recommendations to leadership.
Ability to proactively solve problems and effectively manage multiple challenges.
Flexibility for domestic and international travel when needed.
Headquartered in Roswell, GA, Vestis® is the second largest provider in the industry with over 300,000 customer locations and approximately 20,000 teammates across North America. Vestis® is the leader in the B2B uniform and workplace supplies category. Vestis® provides clean and safe uniform services and workplace supplies to a broad range of North American customers from Fortune 500 companies to locally owned small businesses across a broad set of end markets. The Company’s comprehensive service offering includes a full-service uniform rental program, cleanroom and other specialty garment processing, floor mats, towels, linens, managed restroom services, first aid supplies and more.
Vestis® is an equal-opportunity workplace and is an affirmative action employer. We are committed to equal employment opportunity regardless of race, color, ancestry, relation, sex, national origin, sexual orientation, age, citizenship, marital status, disability, gender identity, or veteran status.
Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities
This employer is required to notify all applicants of their rights pursuant to federal employment laws. For further information, please review the Know Your Rights notice from the Department of Labor.
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