Job Description

Job description

Location: Framingham, Massachusetts

Job Type: Contract

Compensation Range: $40 - 45 per hour

Our client, a leading off-price retailer of apparel and home fashions worldwide, is seeking a talented and experienced Technical Apparel Designer to join their growing team!


As a Technical Designer, you will play a pivotal role in ensuring that all garments meet established quality standards. You will develop and communicate fit and specification requirements to vendors, working diligently to maintain precise construction, detailed sketches, specific measurements, and graded specifications. Collaborating with various departments and stakeholders, your primary focus will be on approving the correct fit for all garments, emphasizing quality, and ensuring value for customers.



Responsibilities:

• Develop and communicate fit and specification requirements to vendors via a technical report with clear and accurate descriptions of construction, detailed sketches, specific measurements and graded specifications.
• Work with agents, and factories in order to ensure that all garment specifications meet the company’s sizing and construction standards.
• Review all fit/production samples received from the vendors for compliance with construction standards, fit and sizing.
• Recommend any changes to the garments, ensuring that all shipments of merchandise will meet specifications.
• Approve specifications for bulk production.
• Manage fit sessions utilizing Alva forms in order to assess garment specifications and execution.
• Meet with Product Development Team members on a consistent and timely basis in order to ensure that problems or concerns are promptly resolved.
• Resolve issues as they arise in a timely manner.
• Approve or reject fit and production samples.
• Prioritize work load.
• Make specification and construction changes on new garments.
• Act with integrity.
• Recommend methods to improve the garment, construction and quality.

Qualifications:

• Experience level: Experienced
• Bachelor's degree in Fashion Design or equivalent work experience.
• Minimum of 6 years experience in spec'ing, fitting, and grading Misses, Mens, or Childrens garments.
• Strong technical background in grading/pattern making and proficiency in Microsoft Office, Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, and PLM software.
• Comprehensive knowledge of garment specifications, including clothing construction, grading, etc.
• Familiarity with garment testing standards and protocols, with strong attention to detail and organizational skills.
• Effective communication and mathematical skills, along with the ability to evaluate garment fit effectively.
• Proficient in managing multiple projects, exhibiting strong leadership and interpersonal skills in a team-oriented environment.

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Equal Opportunity Employer: Race, Color, Religion, Sex, Sexual Orientation, Gender Identity, National Origin, Age, Genetic Information, Disability, Protected Veteran Status, or any other legally protected group status.


At Cella, a randstad digital company, we welcome people of all abilities and want to ensure that our hiring and interview process meets the needs of all applicants. If you require a reasonable accommodation to make your application or interview experience a great one, please contact HRsupport@randstadusa.com.


Pay offered to a successful candidate will be based on several factors including the candidate's education, work experience, work location, specific job duties, certifications, etc. In addition, Cella by randstad digital offers a comprehensive benefits package, including health, an incentive and recognition program, and 401K contribution (all benefits are based on eligibility).


This posting is open for thirty (30) days.

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