Technical Designer-Women's Knits & Woven

Company: Tommy Bahama
Location: Seattle
Posted on: February 2, 2025

Job Description:

Technical Designer-Women'sTechnical Designer-Women'sApply locations Corporate - Seattle, WATime type: Full timePosted on: Posted YesterdayJob requisition id: R40792HOW WE TAKE CARE OF YOU:

• For full time employees, Health, Dental, Vision, 401K with generous matching program, generous paid time off.
• Potential Annual Bonus Opportunity.
• 50% discount at restaurants and retail locations.
• Career advancement opportunities as we are growing!SET THE COURSEResponsible for ensuring that Women's Sportswear/Swim products meet our specifications including consistent fit, construction, pattern approvals, grading, specs, design details, labels etc. Documenting and communicating all style changes, developing and checking specifications for all styles and tracking all styles from samples to production. This position oversees factory patterns, ensuring that all samples meet our production specifications.BE THE ISLAND GUIDE
  • Executes initial styles from design handoff through production by developing specs and/or patterns to meet required aesthetic following sketches and/or original samples.
  • Works on both Development and Production tech packs and fittings.
  • Specs and checks details on initial samples, pre-sales samples, salesman samples, approval samples pre-production and shipment samples.
  • Reviews garments with designers, identifies problem areas, and resolves fit problems.
  • May be asked to sew mock-ups for development purposes on occasion.
  • Leads fit sessions. Prepares list of garments to fit & paperwork for fittings. Ensures that all fit garments from the factories are measured and evaluation sheets are prepared and reviewed prior to fittings.
  • Evaluates samples for fit, construction & workmanship.
  • Effectively communicates fit comments to overseas vendors within deadlines with:
    • Fully detailed written instructions to improve fit & quality of each garment.
    • Photos of problem fit areas to demonstrate requested corrections.
    • Detailed sketches - updated.
    • Construction information updated.
    • Garment measurements - including changes.
    • Develop and modify patterns for development and production.
    • Grades spec sheets as requested.
    • Create block patterns under direction of Technical Design Manager & consistent with our established specifications.
    • Maintain pattern and sample block library and revision log.
    • Compare factory production patterns in Gerber Accumark against blocks for fit consistency.
    • Checks production specifications and production detail pages.
    • Sets up tracking sheets to monitor which samples are approved, the date of approval, and tracks garments through to production.
    • Manages spec history; keeps track of different fits and updates all styles affected by any spec changes.
    • Maintains consistent fit, construction, grade rules, and tolerances in tech pack in Flex PLM.
    • Identifies potential production, quality, costing, and design issues and makes appropriate recommendations.
    • Reviews buy sheets and tracks quantities to determine how much time is devoted to the fitting of each style, and if time allows for changes.
    • Lead competitive fit/construction analysis and apply learning.
    • Review established size sets for styles and products.
    • Tracks and manages fit sample approvals meeting calendar deadlines.
    • Keeps samples in an orderly manner.
    • Flexible for other duties as needed to help support the overall business.ESSENTIALS FOR LIFE IN PARADISE
      • Bachelor's degree preferred and/or 5+ years' experience as a technical designer/patternmaker/fit technician for Women's product.
      • Technical design experience with Woven & Knit product focuses desired. Swimwear is also a plus.
      • Generally, 5+ years' experience as a technical designer/patternmaker for Women's wear and/or Swim.
      • Gerber patternmaking systems experience a plus.
      • Advanced computer skills, including FlexPLM, Illustrator, Excel, and Word are highly desired.
      • Sewing skills and knowledge of the various sewing machines needed to execute production.
      • Ability to work in a global, multi-cultural environment.
      • Strong interpersonal skills for building collaborative working relationships within teams.
      • Strong time management and organizational skills to establish and manage priorities and meet deadlines.
      • Ability to proactively troubleshoot and problem solve.
      • Detail oriented.
      • Knowledge of garment construction, patternmaking and grading of women's products.
      • Excellent communication (written and oral) skills.Pay Range: 78,000.00 - 104,575.63 AnnualMahalo (thank you) for your interest in Tommy Bahama!Tommy Bahama is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate against qualified applicants based on race, color, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, religious creed, sexual orientation, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, military and veteran status, marital status, physical or mental disability, protected medical condition, genetic information, reproductive health decision-making or any other characteristic protected by law.Tommy Bahama participates in E-Verify.At Tommy Bahama, paradise is our business. Focused on exceptional guest service, upscale products and delicious food and drinks, our tropically inspired lifestyle inspires the world to relax.
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