Fabric Technologist

Title:
Fabric Technologist

Product Line:
Sweater

Job Purpose:
To ensure technical design, development and production of fibres, yarns, textiles and finishes are as per company standard and end product performs to minimum specifications and fit for purpose.

Job Responsibility:

• Implement testing of fabric and garments all initial stages of the garment development process.
• Workable tolerances for fabric performance at product development stage, liaising with the Technical team.
• Liaison with the customer to agree base performance standards is also required.
• Submit non-conformances on fabric performance to the garment technical team.
• Check the necessary reports including bulk test reports and care label to ensure all details are correct.
• Evaluate garment wash/ dye performances in terms of aesthetical, color & testing performances.
• Responsible for developing fabric and ensuring that they are maintained to minimum commercial standards of the customer with the fabric supplier.
• Liaison with product managers and buyers, to make sure that chosen fabrics meet the needs of their clients in terms of quality & performance.
• To provide technical support to other team members and carry out analysis of compositions, fabrics and finishes.
• Assess whether the fabrics and finishes requested are within the capabilities of machinery, costing and the capabilities of a fabric supplier.
• Active involvement in risk analysis meetings with internal team's suppliers to evaluate each stage of fabric production and garment production – for potential problems before ironing them out.
• To ensure timely, accurate base submissions to NUK fabric technologist with the timeframe of an agreed critical path.
• Train the supply base: Mills, printers and garment vendor in the correct submission procedures, minimum fabric performance standards.
• Ensuring fabric quality in physical performance areas such as strength, durability, stability, color fastness, wand chemical resistance is achieved to an agreed customer standard.

Requirement:

• Education: Minimum Bachelor's Degree in Textile Technology.
• Minimum 5-7 years of experience.
• Technical knowledge & experience are essential for Fabric Construction & there performances.
• Knowledge about yarn selection based on unique fabric construction is essential.
• Garment wash/dye experience is essential
• Should have practical experience in a fast paced/multi-cultural environment.

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