What are the responsibilities and job description for the Technical Designer - Men's Knit and Woven position at Tommy Bahama?

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HOW 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!
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Responsible for ensuring that Men's knit & woven 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 development through production. Responsible for establishing block patterns and grading according to TB specifications. 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.

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 overseas vendors within deadlines and 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 make appropriate recommendations.

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 a Men's product.

Technical design experience with Men's Knit & Woven product focus desired.

Generally, 5 years experience as a technical designer / patternmaker for Menswear.

Gerber patternmaking systems experience a plus.

Advanced computer skills, FlexPLM, Illustrator, Excel, and Word is highly desired.

Sewing skills and knowledge of the varous 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 men's product.

Excellent communication (written and oral) skills.

Multiple factors will vary the applicable rate of pay for this role, including an individual's experience, knowledge, and skillset, as well as work location and available budget.

Rate Range : 78,000.00 - 104,575.63 Annual

Mahalo (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. If you need an accommodation to complete an online application, please contact the location you are applying to or send an email to our recruiting team at recruiter@tommybahama.com.

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