PATTERN CUTTER

🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 13 January 2026
LOCATION
London
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Creative & Design
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SKILLS

Pattern Cutting Garment Construction Womenswear Gerber CLO Design Communication Collaboration

FULL DESCRIPTION

PATTERN CUTTER

WOVENS

REPORTS TO - PD MANAGER

LOCATION - LONDON

UPDATED -

ROLE OVERVIEW

To create patterns that follow the [Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] ethos of simplicity, originality, creativity, and thoughtfulness.

To ensure consistent fit and quality of product across all patterns created.

To work closely & collaboratively with the Design & Product Development teams. Ensuring Designs vision is realised and that the Product Developers have all key information to pass to Suppliers to enable them to make quality samples.

To manage workload in line with Critical path, to ensure styles are delivered in line with key dates.

To embrace the [Employer hidden] values and behaviours, consistently communicating in a positive and collaborative manner.

ROLE IN DETAIL

Translate the Designers sketch into a garment by collaborating with Design and Product Development teams, ensuring [Employer hidden] values are taken into consideration - quality, function, ease of wear.

Create the initial pattern and where necessary a half toile, using block manipulation, draping, flat pattern cutting, CLO and Gerber methods.

Create clear technical information required for each pattern, including pattern measurements and construction details (include seaming, topstitching, components, fusible, etc), which can be easily understood by the supplier.

Following [Employer hidden] standard measurements and body measurements, to ensure consistency of fit.

Prepare toiles and proto samples for fitting. Steaming/pressing garments, measuring against the spec and recording to enable us to compile history of the garment and communicate clearly during fits.

Attend fit sessions for toiles, proto and sealer samples. Pin and adjust the sample where required, using your knowledge to advise the team on how to achieve the best fit & construction. Amending the patterns accordingly and recording all amendments that are required on the garment specification to maintain the garment history.

Digitise the base pattern into Gerber making the pattern production ready. Ensuring seam allowances and annotations are added, saving the pattern in correct file to ensure it is available to send to external sources.

Maintaining the core & key styles document to ensure all teams have up to date information.

Maintaining the key blocks, to ensure the Product Development team have the correct tools to develop styles directly with the suppliers.

Attending seasonal fit review meetings when required, reviewing high returning styles to ensure we clearly understand the fit and address for future seasons.

Store visits to stay close to our product and customer. Checking fit, quality of workmanship and understanding our customer.

Create, develop, and maintain a construction manual to [Employer hidden] standards to include written descriptions, drawings, photos to ensure the quality level is maintained.

To embrace [Employer hidden] core values and ensure they are brought to every task. Fostering thoughtfulness.

Maintain awareness of the weekly fit list to ensure fully prepared for each fit session.

Place orders for Pattern Room supplies ensuring budget is maintained and recorded.

To maintain the Pattern Room recycling, ensuring all paper, card and calico is recycled in the correct manner.

SKILLS AND EXPERIENCE

Essential

  • Minimum of 5 years' experience within Womenswear woven pattern cutting.
  • Excellent pattern cutting knowledge across all methods – Block manipulation, draping, Gerber & 3D (preferably CLO).
  • Excellent understanding of garment construction.
  • Exceptional understanding of [Employer hidden], its product and design aesthetic.
  • Highly organised and self-motivated with effective communication skills.
  • Professional, with a collaborative nature and positive & flexible attitude.
  • Proficient in Word, Excel, and Outlook.

    • Desirable

  • Educated to degree or similar level.
  • A genuine passion and affinity to [Employer hidden]
  • A keen interest in arts and culture.
  • Confident but embraces feedback
  • Good understanding of Menswear Pattern cutting

    • Benefits

  • Staff discount
  • Enhanced Maternity, Paternity & Adoption leave
  • Access to Health Assured EAP
  • Hybrid working
  • Cycle scheme
  • Medicash Health Plan

    • If you are interested in applying for this role, please send your Cv to [contact hidden]

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