Job Description

*** All applicants must be located in the Lower Mainland, British Columbia, Canada *** Role available immediately.

Noel Asmar Group is a women-owned and founder-led company established in 2002. Rooted in the idea that professional apparel should be Made For the Way You Move, the brand brings a fresh, fashion-forward, and functional approach to dressing health and wellness professionals. Receiving industry awards and accolades for stepping out of the box, its sustainability impact, innovation, and size inclusivity for the past 20 years.

THE JOB

Noel Asmar Group is looking for a detail oriented Technical Designer that will bring their expertise to ensure consistency of fit, maintain high quality standards while keeping cost down and understanding our customer to maintain our reputation for premium fitting garments. The ideal candidate will have a great sense of style, understands the Noel Asmar client and can balance technical design with business goals while demonstrating great teamwork. Excellent communication and interpersonal skills combined with problem solving abilities is essential.

This position is primarily responsible for ensuring quality fit, desired appearance, and that company quality standards are met and maintained. You will manage all aspects of technical garment specification developments and technical fit comments as appropriate by Brand. You will work closely with the Founder to enhance and evolve processes and procedures as business evolves; broadening technical knowledge and expertise, while continually striving to elevate the quality of the product.

RESPONSIBILITIES

You will

• Develop complete Tech Packs with detailed specifications, fabrications, and technical drawings.
• Maintain data integrity in the Backbone PLM System.

• Review Lab Dips and build out the color palette in the PLM System.

• Develop and manage the fit and specifications for samples.

• Maintain the Measure & Grade manuals for local and offshore vendors to follow when creating samples.
• Manage sizing chart and keep Sales & Marketing up to date.
• Inspect and approve shipment samples.
• Track samples (prototype, pre-production & production) & sample costing / expenses with clear reporting by division to the Finance department.
• Review TOPs and send TOP/ QC comments to the factory prior to the bulk goods being shipped.

• Approve fit, and construction of garments within the development and production timelines, under the direction of Creative Director. Issues standard grade rules in preparation for bulk production.

• Order and prepare sample for photoshoots from factories.
• Ensure all BOMs, spec pages and grading is updated through-out the fit process.

• Make appropriate recommendations in collaboration with peer teams on matters pertaining to specs, pattern, construction methods and techniques to improve fit, balance, and overall quality of the garment.

• Analyze Wear test results for opportunities to make meaningful product enhancements, including fit, grading and pattern adjustments as necessary.
• Manage and organize our pattern files and issue to vendors for production as needed.
• Own quality assurance.
• Confirm with factory any materials used are free of Prop 65 Chemicals.
• Considers sustainability throughout the design process.

• Lead competitive fit/construction analysis and apply learning.
• Drive block pattern development and approvals with factories as needed.

QUALIFICATIONS

You have:

• Bachelors Degree in Fashion or equivalent work experience
• 5 - 7 years technical experience, gained while working within the clothing apparel industry
• Practical experience in patternmaking, grading and garment construction for bulk production
• Knowledge of yarns, knitting machinery, stitches, fabric tension and trims
• Experience with engineering prints is helpful
• Knowledge of production/manufacturing processes and capabilities
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications and Adobe Illustrator and familiar with similar computer- aided sketching program, CAD operating systems & MS Office Suite, Adobe Illustrator & Photoshop CS
• Strong organizational and time management skills necessary to maintain calendar milestones and deadlines
• Excellent communication skills

WORKING AT NOEL ASMAR GROUP

At NAG we value

• YOU: We believe in collaboration. We believe in giving you the opportunity to pitch your own ideas and explore your inner-entrepreneur
• Open communication and Emotional Intelligence: Listening to others and taking multiple perspectives into consideration when making decisions
• Loving what you do: Always seeking to learn more, and keeping abreast of latest trends
• Innovation: Continuously seeking solutions, never settling for the status-quo
• Teamwork: True team player, working hard, sharing our common goals, and having fun doing it
• Willingness to learn: Comfortable with testing and learning, with developing and improving
• Focus:At ease managing a fast-paced workload, efficiently and effectively
• Courage: A self-starter, able to dive into the work without fear of making a mistake
• Versatility:Being flexible and able to adjust and adapt to an ever-changing environment
• Resourceful:Thirsty for knowledge and ready to step out of the box in figuring things out

BENEFITS

What we offer

• Extended Medical & Dental benefits with a wellness focus
• Group RSP Matching Program
• Staff discounts on products & accessories
• A knowledgeable and high achieving team
• A workplace where you can have an impact
• Hybrid workplace - flexible work-from-home with some in-office days

If you are you interested in the position - please submit your resume with a cover letter that expresses why you think theres a good fit between us. We are collaborators and embrace creative thinkers. We are proud to be a company that empowers team members to learn and grow in their roles. You can expect to learn all facets of design , production and end to consumer goals.

We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

The Noel Asmar Group