Senior Patternmaker
A great opportunity for a senior Patternmaker to join busy team for a one year contract
Role Description
· Full time, fixed term for 1 year, starts ideally early May 2019
· Help us redesign a key corporate client’s uniform
· Flexible start and finish times, depending if you’re an early bird or prefer a later start
· Wiri, Auckland based – friendly culture
Our client is a leading Australasian work and corporate clothing company committed to providing the highest levels of product quality and customer experience. It is the market leader in New Zealand and is a major player in the Australian market. They supply and service many large and high profile organisations. Their product quality, technology tools and commitment to the highest levels of customer service provide excellent, ongoing opportunity for continuing growth in New Zealand and Australia.
They are currently working on an exciting major contract with a key corporate client redesigning their uniform. Their product development team need the services of a very experienced senior patternmaker to join the project team developing this exceptional product. You’ll report to the Research and Development Manager and will also supervise their in-house Sample Machinist.
Responsibilities include:
- Actioning product development requests.
- Setting up and cataloging detailed, accurate specification and model sheets for all sample garments and patterns.
- Ensuring accurate, up to date electronic specification and model sheets.
- Creating new CAD patterns for sampling, to digitize and grade patterns, plus update existing styles.
- Ensuring all patterns meet quality standards and correct grading formulae.
- Coordinating the production of accurate sample garments and their costing.
- Maintaining regular contact with NZ manufacturing and in-house sample machinist regarding sample progress.
- Attending fitting sessiions.
Requirements
- A sound grounding in, and a passion for patternmaking. We’d expect a minimum of 10 years’ patternmaking experience in a commercial environment - suiting or corporate wear.
- A drive for accuracy, and a rigorous attention to detail such that patterns developed meet rigorous quality and grading standards
- Excellent time management skills.
- A flexible, patient and easy going approach - able to change as the needs as the project evolves.
- Flexibility to increase your hours from time to time to meet the needs of the project.
- Excellent relationship and collaboration skills.
- A strong level of computer literacy; intermediate to advanced in CAD, Coral Draw or Illustrator, MS Excel and Word.
- As a strong team player you’ll fit well into a warm and friendly team environment.
If you think you’ve got what it takes then please e-mail your CV through to rosina@ragtrade.co.nz