Development Technician - Chilcompton, United Kingdom - FashionJobs

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3 weeks ago

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Founded in 1971 in Somerset, England, today Mulberry is a truly global fashion company and the largest manufacturer of luxury leather goods in the United Kingdom.

Across all locations, we are united by our employee values:
Be Bold, Be Open, Be Responsible,Be Imaginative. If these are values you share, we would love you to join our team.


The Role:

As a Development Technician you will work closely with our Design and Pre-Production Teams, to produce working prototypes using CAD.

You will be fully responsiblefor following each product through the Making Room and supporting the Craftspeople where necessary.


Duties & Responsibilities:

  • Work collaboratively with all key stakeholders to fully understand the design specification to understand their vision for construction/look.
  • Understanding of 2D patterns on MicroCAD; to complete small trials for design.
  • Manage prototypes through the Sample Room, ensuring they are made accurately and in line with the required quality standards.
  • Set up and follow all carryover styles for production.
  • Set up all cutting markers for Vector machines.
  • Work with key stakeholders, specifically the Quality and Implementation Team to verify samples are ready for production.
  • Ensure all Showroom samples are setup e.g., cutting specifications, ordering oftrim knives and any sample specific tooling.
  • Transfer any handwritten specifications on the making process to Illustrator, ready for production.
  • Check and track all new press knives are aligned to the patterns prior to handing over to production.
  • Supportproduction support teams and complete work to deadlines.
  • Support in other areas of Development when needed (for example, Sample Stores).
  • Work on special projects.
  • Follow and set up new technology into production.

Brand:

  • Understand and demonstrate theMulberry employee values and behaviours: Be Bold, Be Imaginative, Be Open, Be Responsible.
  • Support Mulberry to deliver an inclusive culture, through behaving in a way that is openminded and respectful towards others, and understanding that your views, opinions,and experiences may not always be shared by your colleagues.
  • Act as an ambassador for Mulberry and communicate positively about the brand.

Team:

  • Participate in team meetings.
  • Work collaboratively with all key stakeholders.

Skills & Experience Required:

  • Previous experience producing patterns and samples in luxury leather goods. accessories advantageous.
  • Computer literate, with Illustrator experience desirable.
  • Enjoys working as part of a team.
  • Motivated to learn new skills.
  • Excellent communicationskills; written and verbal.
  • Has a proactive attitude, energy, commitment and focus to ensure delivery of results.
  • Able to identify problems both broadly and in depth ensuring a creative approach to meeting challenges.
  • Adaptable: can adopt a flexibleapproach to work and adapt quickly and effectively to unexpected changes whilst ensuring objectives are met, particularly to cater for peaks in business demands

Other:

  • Flexibility to travel when required.
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