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Pattern Cutter - Ladieswear

Contract Type: Full Time
Location: London
Salary: £23000 - £25000 per annum
REF: 2043_1559822673
Contact Email: joanna@trprecruitment.com

Job Description

We are currently working with a friendly, trend led and expanding ladieswear supplier of young fashion across womenswear. They are now looking for a Creative Manual Pattern Cutter to join their team in London.

Main responsibilities will include:

  • Creating first pattern from sketches.
  • Interpreting fit comments and translating into pattern amendments, ensuring final garment are as required on spec.
  • Understanding of how fit amendments can impact on cost and ensuring styles are re costed and production and design team are informed about the changes.
  • Liaising with designers and garment tech providing creative input as required to ensure patterns work perfectly. Always thinking how to make the garment easier for production and with a good finishing.
  • Offering constructive advice to resolve fit and production issues.
  • Prioritising effectively and ensuring patterns and sample are ready on time.
  • Putting toiles into work where required, to ensure patterns will produce correct samples.
  • Checking the correct fabric for the style and putting the garment to be cut.
  • Measuring samples and checking the fitting ensuring they are correct before sending to the costumer.
  • Creating make up sheets and updating workbooks.

Person specification:

  • Ideally 3 years experience in high street fashion - womenswear (mainly woven).
  • Excellent pattern cutter skills.
  • Complete understanding of fit and garment construction.
  • Understand the production process thoroughly.
  • Excellent knowledge about stitching and garment finishing.
  • Able to work in a fast paced environment and meet the goals.
  • Pro active and good in find solutions.
  • Strong time-management skills.
  • Able to meet new challenges with a positive attitude.
  • Be a good team player able to liaise with other departments.
  • Enthusiastic and confident.