Garment Engineer - Cape Town, South Africa

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Duties and Responsibilities:
Motivate and manage team members to ensure the achievement of key performance indicators.
Initiate and manage all procedural requirements as outlined in the Disciplinary Code of Conduct.
Develop and train team members in order to conduct their duties at the required standard.
Evaluate raw materials suitability together with the Supply Chain Department and Laboratory Manager.
Develop and implement best practice construction methods from concept sample to production.
Assess and propose improvements to methods to improve the design and construction thereby improving product quality and costs.
Develop prototypes and pre-production samples according to schedule.
Manage to seal critical path, fit meeting schedule and on-time delivery of all prototype and pre-production samples
Producing specifications and production instructions.
In-depth understanding of customer quality standards and implementation and management thereof
Provide technical advice and support throughout the pattern making, fitting, and garment construction process.
Work closely with Industrial Engineering and Pattern Making to ensure garments can be produced within budget.
Ensure pre-production samples are developed according to the established fit & quality standards.
Conduct garment construction analysis of competitive shopping items.

Key Skills
Problem Assessment
Decision Making
Detail Orientation
Planning, Organizing and Control
Service orientation
Communication
Stress Tolerance