Senior Garment Technician

Position Description: Senior Garment Technician

This role leads the technical development process from design handover through to bulk production approval, ensuring each garment maintains the integrity of the original design while meeting commercial, manufacturing, and quality objectives.

Working collaboratively with Design, Product Development, Production, and global manufacturing partners, the Senior Garment Technician provides expert technical direction, leads all fit sessions, mentors junior technical team members, and continuously improves technical processes to support business growth and operational excellence.

Technical Leadership & Product Development

• Lead the technical development of all assigned product categories from design handover through to shipment approval.
• Establish and maintain fit, grading and construction standards across all collections.
• Create and approve detailed technical specifications, measurement charts and construction instructions.

Fit Management & Technical Excellence

• Lead all fit sessions across Prototype, SMS, PPS and Shipping Sample stages.
• Analyse garment fit, balance, proportion and construction, providing clear technical direction to suppliers.
• Approve all measurement specifications and grading prior to bulk production.

Sample & Quality Approval

• Oversee the technical approval process for all development samples.
• Measure and assess all development samples against approved specifications.
• Review and approve all size sets to ensure grading consistency.

Fabric, Trim & Construction Innovation

• Review and approve all trim, hardware and construction developments.
• Collaborate with Product Development on fabric performance, testing and suitability.

Cross-Functional Collaboration

• Partner closely with Design, Product Development, Production and external suppliers throughout development.
• Provide technical expertise during development meetings and seasonal planning.

Leadership & Mentoring 

• Mentor and support Garment Technicians and Product Developers, providing technical coaching and development.
• Establish best practice technical processes and documentation standards.

Administration & Critical Path Management

• Maintain accurate technical records, approvals and sample tracking throughout development.
• Ensure all technical milestones are achieved within the seasonal Critical Path.