Pattern Maker/Technical Designer

About the position

The Pattern Maker/Technical Designer at Soho Apparel Group Inc. is responsible for creating development through production patterns and detailed specifications for various apparel categories. This role involves collaborating with design and production teams to ensure quality and fit of garments, while also addressing any potential product issues.

Responsibilities

• Create development thru production patterns or detailed specs and sewing callouts
• Compile information on all garment components including fit, fabric, construction, and trim
• Identify potential product, quality and costing issues and make appropriate recommendations with designers and sales/production team
• Check construction and quality of product to ensure sample has proper construction for garment category and fabrication
• Communicate fit and balance issues to factory pattern makers in either written and/or visual methods
• Partner with Design through the hand off and fitting process
• Send fit comments and corrections to vendors
• Revise patterns or specs after buyers comments to overseas factories on approvals or corrections needed

Requirements

• Ability to translate a flat sketch into well fitting garments providing patterns or specs on Excel
• Proficient with knowledge and skill in fit and pattern corrections, grading, construction manufacturing methods, sewing
• Experience in grading and ability to understand grade rules
• Knowledge of preparing and writing product specification sheet

Nice-to-haves

• Experience working in Missy, Junior, Tops, Dresses, outerwear and sweaters

Benefits

• Health insurance
• Dental insurance
• Paid time off