Junior Garment Technician (Mandarin Preferred)

As the Junior Garment Technician at LIONESS, you’ll have the unique opportunity to work with our designers and sales team to create trend leading product. You also have the opportunity to work with our world-wide clients like Princess Polly, Urban Outfitters and The Iconic creating exclusive product for them as well as ensuring the quality of our Lioness product.

Lioness prides itself on collaborative team work, flexible home/office days, support and coaching from management team members and growth opportunities within the business. This is a great opportunity for a hands-on team player with strong initiative to join an expanding global team!

We are seeking a Junior Garment Technician for an IMMEDIATE START

Perks!

• Strong career growth progression & competitive salary opportunities available.
• Work from home opportunities and flexible working hours
• Generous clothing allowance and ongoing discounts
• Supportive and fun team culture with regular social events

Junior Garment Technician/Quality Assurance (Mandarin speaking preferred)

The Junior Garment Technician/QA is a junior-mid level role within the Production Team who supports the Production Manager and Garment Technician to create techpacks, spec sheets updating until bulk production. Also responsible for efficient QC/QA of the Lioness product ensuring quick and precision of production maintaining quality standards.

Main Responsibilities

• Create detailed techpacks and garment spec sheets of Lioness styles and repeat shapes (new fabrications) adhering to agreed timelines. Following through attending fit meetings to update fit comments, communicate with factories on sampling throughout ensuring efficient bulk production.
• Support the Senior Garment technician and Designer on adhoc and admin items including but not limited to setting up techpacks, translation work, measuring and reporting.
• Responsible for on-site QC of Lioness bulk following QC procedures and policies – raising issues early and communicating with factories. Following procedure for improvements for repeats.
• Responsible for digital QC of all Lioness bulk reviewing all shipper images, factory QC reports following QC procedures and policites – raising issues early and communicating with factories. Following procedure for improvements for repeats.
• Responsible for support for the wider Production Team including but not limited to preparing for fit meetings, sample maintenance and checking off samples.

Other Responsibilities

• Adhoc Chinese translation work supporting the rest of the team with factory communication
• Communicate with Chinese factories on wechat and email working on samples and following through until production
• Communicate with factories and relaying issues back to internal and external teams - production/design/sales teams.
• Chasing factories on shipper samples images, physical samples or any PPS samples images
• QC Report monthly preparation and updating
• Attend weekly Production Meeting and provide insight and updates to own roles and responsibility areas
• Support the team with any Customer Service related Garment enquiries as directed by the Senior Garment Technician
• Attend cross team meetings and provide updates

You will Possess:

• Fashion Design tertiary education and atleast 1-2 years in a Junior Garment Technician position or patternmaking position
• Mandarin Chinese (written and speaking) is preferred but not essential
• Excel Experience required, Adobe Illustrator experience advantageous
• Strong analytical and solution focused skills.
• Ability to work autonomously and excellent time management skills
• Excellent communication skills - written and verbal
• Ability to work under pressure whilst maintaining attention to detail, within a fast paced environment.
• Strong organisational and planning skills, whilst being agile enough to adapt to changes in circumstances.
• Disciplined and able to work independently and work well with internal teams.
• Possess a commitment to continuous improvement.
• Ability to contribute at team and management meetings.
• Ability to anticipate issues, ability to take initiative in problem-solving.

PLEASE NOTE

This role is for an immediate start Full-time Permanent Position.

Please include in cover letter qualities you possess relevant to this role, why you want this role, and why you would be an asset to a rapidly growing company like us.

ONLY candidates with cover letters are considered.

ONLY successful candidates will be contacted for progress.

ALL APPLICATIONS MUST HAVE COVER LETTER ATTACHED:

Email your cover letter & CV to Wendy Lin on *****@lionessfashion.com.