Senior Technical Designer - Bottoms
Job Description
Founded in 2000, FAM Brands designs, manufactures, and sells men’s and women’s sportswear and active wear apparel to major retailers, big box stores, and specialty boutiques across the country and throughout the world. Our portfolio of proprietary brands features Marika, Wildfox, Three Dots, and Balance Collection, while a partial list of licensing partners includes Orvis, Jessica Simpson, Eddie Bauer, and Woolrich.Â
With the capacity to produce over 75 million units per year, our mission continues to be making top-quality apparel accessible to everyone at an impressive value and an irresistible price.
That's the FAM Brands difference.
POSITION TITLE
Senior Technical Designer
LOCATION INFORMATION
Onsite 5x Days/Week - This position cannot be done remotely
COMPENSATION
Base Salary + Bonus
Status: Exempt, Salary
BENEFITS
Full-Time, Regular Employees are eligible to participate in our comprehensive benefits package including: Vacation, Sick Time, Personal Holiday, Company Holidays, Anthem Insurance Coverage for Medical (PPO & EPO), Dental (DPO & DMO) and Vision, Employee Assistance Program (EAP), Company Paid Life & Short/Long-Term Disability Insurance, 401k Match, Pet Insurance, Hartford Supplemental Insurance Policies (Life, Critical Illness, Accident and Hospital), Flexible Spending Accounts (Medical & Dependent), Work-Life Balance, Free Coffee, Onsite Food Options, and more!
SOME OF WHAT YOU’LL DO
- Tech packs, tech packs, tech packs...Did we say tech packs?
- Develop complete tech packs in coordination with the design team, including: detailed specifications, fabrications, and technical drawings
- Own life cycle from sketch; tech pack creation, fit approvals from proto to final pp size set approval for multiple product lines
- Create or ensure inclusion of sketches and specs for tech packs, including front and back sketch, construction details, illustrations, materials, trims and hardware; ensure accuracy, completeness and consistency
- Manage fit sessions with Design and Product Development; maximize fit session productivity and schedule follow-up fits for corrections as needed
- Be able to accurately assess garments for fit, spec, and shape; measure samples, create specs, finalize grading, identify issues & give thorough information to make complete corrections with Asia factories
- Resolve and communicate fit and construction issues via proper channels (Production/PD) to suppliers with a high sense of urgency
- Maintain strong understanding of fit and construction standards to ensure brand consistency and quality
- Enhance fit and quality through review of customer comments, competitive analysis, and conducting fit sessions
- Technical liaison between Design, PD/Sourcing, and Production
WHAT YOU’LL NEED TO SUCCEED
- Bachelor’s Degree in Apparel Technical Design or related field
- Must have 8+ years technical design experience
- Must have strong technical knowledge of garment construction, fabrics and tech packs
- Successful experience in leading apparel fitting with ability to handle volume in fitting process
- Strong Illustrator, Photoshop, and Excel skills
Commitment to Equal Employment Opportunities & Diversity
FAM Brands is an equal opportunity employer that is committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace. We prohibit discrimination and harassment of any kind based on race, color, sex, religion, sexual orientation, national origin, disability, genetic information, pregnancy, or any other protected characteristic as outlined by federal, state, or local laws.
This policy applies to all employment practices within our organization, including hiring, recruiting, promotion, termination, layoff, recall, leave of absence, compensation, benefits, training, and apprenticeship. FAM Brands makes hiring decisions based solely on qualifications, merit, and business needs at the time.
Date Posted
12/31/2022
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