Textile Technologist

Your Role

The Associate Textile Technologist coordinators with Print/Graphic Designers, regional offices, and printers to execute the patterns to meet design intent and tracking strike off ready dates and approval status.

Helps to coordinate specific design details and merchandising issues, including callouts to meet deadlines for strike off approvals and timing for expedited samples.

Your Impact

Partner with print/graphic designers to get alignment for strike offs approval in order to match design intent

Pass off prints, patterns, graphic packages to region and vendors for strike offs requests. Ensure strike offs, handlooms, knit-downs are received in preparation for milestone meetings.

Meet with Print/Graphic Designers to review print, pattern, graphics; submit comments on corrections with manager’s supervision to mills. Ensure prints, engineered graphic, pattern placements are reviewed and approved in a timely manner.

Follow all print, pattern and graphics are captured and tracked via seasonal Centric tracking chart as main communication tool with global partners.

Deliver print, pattern, graphic approvals on time; if deadline cannot be achieved, manage expectations of cross functional partners with manager in advance so alternate arrangements can be made with manager’s support.

Follow up with Print/Graphic Designers, CAD artists and vendors for the printing techniques and limitations based on repeat, special layout for the raw materials and machine limitations.

Manage fabric library for strike offs and reference files

Your Experience

Bachelor’s degree (preferably with a concentration in apparel production management) or equivalent experience

Min 2 years’ experience in print pattern and graphic product development and sourcing

Domestic travel as required

Knowledge of repeat of artwork, fabric content and printing machine type and basic testing for QA.

Knowledge of printing, yarn dyes, and graphic manufacturing.

Knowledge of garment washing, garment dyeing and fabric finishing.

Working knowledge of printing process (understanding how print pattern and graphic development impacts the product development process through commercialization and applies knowledge to ensure business objectives are achieved).

Experience in approving colors and layout for pattern and graphic strike offs.

Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal.

Excellent organizational skills.

Strong computer skills – Excel, Word, Outlook, Centric and basic skills for Photoshop.

Self-starter with ability to self-manage, and work in a team environment.

Proactive to find solution and detail oriented.