Senior Garment Tech
🔒 Confidential Employer
Posted 20 April 2026
LOCATION
Manchester
TYPE
Full-time
LEVEL
Mid-Senior level
CATEGORY
Fashion
This employer holds a UK Home Office sponsor license — sponsorship for this specific role is at the employer’s discretion
SKILLS
Garment Construction
Pattern Cutting
Fit Sessions
Technical Textiles
Quality Standards
Compliance
Product Development
Supply Chain
FULL DESCRIPTION
Product · Manchester HQ
Senior Garment Tech
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About Us
[Employer hidden — view at passion-project.co.uk] is the next-generation online fashion retailer for the forward-thinking woman. Conceptualised and crafted in-house and abroad, we specialise in accessible luxury and designs of unrivalled quality that flatter all figures.
From prom to occasion, maternity, bridal, and beyond, we deliver an elevated shopping experience that connects our global community of trend-setting consumers, influencers, and content creators with fresh collections dropping weekly.
Key Responsibilities
- Working closely with the design, production, and merchandising team throughout the product development process.
- Own and lead live fit sessions, working collaboratively with the design team to achieve the perfect [Employer hidden] product.
- Creation of comprehensive, logical, and clearly written fit comments complete with supporting imagery and diagrams.
- Communicating daily with a global supply base to ensure all products are manufactured to the required fit and quality standards.
- Ability to prioritise workload to ensure critical business deadlines are achieved.
- Approval of care labels and test reports.
- Ownership of departmental product returns, investigating high returning styles and bringing solutions to achieve company returns targets.
- Develop junior members of the team to support progression within the department.
- Support and educate suppliers to achieve consistent quality and fit across a global supply base.
- Implement departmental projects to standardise and improve ways of working.
- Work closely with the inbound QC team to improve quality and minimise customer returns.
- Travel as required to visit the supply base and warehouse.
Requirements
- Previous experience as senior technologist is preferred but not essential.
- Preferably a degree or similar within technical textiles.
- Ability to fit accurately and at speed to ensure [Employer hidden] are first to market with the latest trends.
- Strong understanding of pattern cutting and garment construction, a pattern cutting background is preferred but not essential.
- Attention to detail is key to maintain the brands quality standards.
- An understanding of testing and compliance is essential.
- Passionate about the [Employer hidden] product, customer focused attitude and commercial eye.
- Must be organised and able to lead and work efficiently as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Desire to progress and grow within a team, taking on extra responsibilities where relevant
What's on offer?
- Bi-annual bonus scheme
- 25 days of annual leave (plus bank holidays)
- Extra day off for your birthday
- Flexible working hours around core hours of 10-4
- Cycle to work scheme
- 40% staff discount across Club L and Lavish Alice products
- Healthcare Cashplan
- Free onsite gym
- Enhanced pension contribution
- Enhanced maternity and sick pay
- Free snacks, drinks & treats
- Social events
Department : Product
Locations : Manchester HQ
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