Job Summary: Become the Newest Member of the Family
Civil Clothing Inc. in Torrance is seeking a candidate with strong skill set in garment tech design/ Development. The ideal candidate should have experience in patternmaking and grading, garment construction, and sewing with clothing manufacturing background specifically in private label.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Create tech packs with illustrations (Using Illustrator), built full initial specs, and garment construction from new development to production for Women’s streetwear, swim, activewear, kids, athleisure, and outerwear.
- Issue graded measurements and grading rules to the factory.
- Oversee all Fit, PP, and TOP samples with ownership of calendar and WIP for tracking.
- Daily communications with offshore factories and internal cross functional members to ensure all sample deadlines and production deliveries are met.
- Evaluate and measure all incoming samples in a timely manner and send fit comments to the vendors.
- Act as a liaison between Design, Sales, and vendors to expedite comments for approvals to align with target development due dates or production deliveries
- Maintain internal WIP and conduct weekly development calendar meetings
Knowledge, Skills and Abilities:
- Patternmaking, garment construction with sewing knowledge, grading and grading rules is required.
- Must possess strong knowledge of garment life cycle, experience in private label and full package business is a must.
- Knowledge and familiarity in garment specs, bill of materials, and garment process (silkscreen, fabric printing, washes, etc.).
- Troubleshoot and work independently with cross functioning team members to problem solve on tech and fit issues that may occur during the life cycle.
- Ability to multitask, comfortable working in a fast pace environment, and handle multiple projects simultaneously to meet deadlines.
- Excellent communication and attention to details with exceptional organizational and follow up skills.
- Outstanding organizational skills and attention to details.
- Excellent time management skills with a proven ability to meet deadlines.
- Strong analytic and problem-solving skills to make decisions independently and proactively.
Education and Experience:
- AA or BA degree Fashion Design required
- Min. 3+ years’ experience in apparel manufacturing or production related experience. product development and/or preproduction related experience.
- Intermediate computer drawing skills for technical and construction detail sketches & related art using Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
- Excel, Illustrator, Microsoft knowledge is a Must.
Job Type: Full-time
Pay: $22.00 - $30.00 per hour
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Health insurance
- Paid time off
Schedule:
- 8 hour shift
- Monday to Friday
Ability to Relocate:
- Torrance, CA 90501: Relocate before starting work (Required)
Work Location: In person