Garment Technician

Join O’Neill as a Garment Technician

Are you passionate about product, detail-driven, and ready to make an impact at the world’s original California surf brand? At O’Neill, we’re riding the wave of change — and we’re looking for someone like you to help shape the future of our collections.

Warmond, Fulltime - 40 hours per week

The job

As our (Jr.) Garment Technician you'll play a key role in creating the best technical and aesthetic fit for O’Neill products. You’ll be the guardian of quality, ensuring our fabrics and workmanship meet the highest physical, chemical, and CSR standards. Working closely with design and buying, you’ll be part of the full product development journey — turning great ideas into high-performing, great-looking gear.

More specifically, your tasks will include:

• The best technical and aesthetical fit for the O’Neill garment is achieved.
• The O’Neill quality standards for the products are ensured; with our CSR guidelines of O’Neill Ocean Mission into mind.
• The physical/chemical/workmanship standards across all products are maintained.
• Buyers & designers are coached concerning the execution of the highest O’Neill fitting/pattern/quality standards.
• Quality and fit claims are minimalized.
• Partners with Design and Buying to offer optimal product engineering options to meet design intent and margin targets for new fits and constructions

Drives the risk assessment of products with a focus on fit and quality, such that:

• Technical and commercial recommendations and decisions can be made in a timely manner.
• Problems can be solved in an early stadium.
• Reduce return rate of customers

Maintains the O’Neill requirements and relevant manuals/plans, such that:

• A healthy and well-functioning product process is ensured.
• The fitting- and quality of sampling and production are made according O’Neill’s standards and requested design.

Works closely with the buying & design of the relevant gender product categories, such that:

• The correct ‘block fit’ for each developed style is selected and on style level the correct size specs are defined
• Fit meetings are organized and executed and, size specs and grading are adjusted, and the construction and workmanship comments are given.
• The fabric quality, workmanship, market requirements, (child) safety regulations and efficient manufacturing possibilities are assured and optimized;
• (3D) product creation process is maximized to support Marketing and Commercial counterparts
• Returns and/ or complaints are investigated and determined

Who are you?

• Educational level: Bachelor degree or similar with a focus on textile & garments;
• At least 1-4 year of experience in Apparel and/or Sportswear industry;
• Knowledge of fitting/development programs is essential;
• Pattern knowledge is desirable;
• Advanced user of PLM system, MS Office Word/ Excel/ Power point/ Clo-3D is desirable;
• Technical/ professional knowledge: product development skills;
• Excellent verbal and written language skills in English;
• Capable of working in a dynamic international environment and good communication skills: E-mail, phone and video conference communication with agents and suppliers.

Who will you work for?

O'Neill was founded in Northern California with one simple mission—to surf longer. Over seven decades later, that mission remains at the core of our brand, inseparable from the history of surf itself. Powered by ongoing innovation, we continue to reinvent the O'Neill wetsuit—the original wetsuit, a game-changing invention—and design functional and versatile surf- and snow-gear and lifestyle apparel that enables our customers to enjoy their playground longer. As a brand created to enjoy nature, we see it as our responsibility to actively preserve it and contribute to a cleaner, more sustainable world. Our Ocean Mission is how we stay close to Jack O'Neill's original words: "The ocean is alive, and we've got to take care of it".

What do we offer?

• A challenging position in an international, dynamic and young environment;
• Short communication lines and a creative place to work;
• A Health & Wellbeing program, for example HIIT & Yoga opportunities in the office and an Individual Wellbeing budget to spend;
• Staff discount, sample sales and fun team events;

Interested?

We look forward to receiving your application!