Apparel Patternmaker

Our drive for continuous improvement mandates the addition of a **Pattern Maker.**

Reporting to the Product Development Manager, the **Pattern Maker **is responsible for the development of patterns from concept through to production while ensuring fit and styling meet Sympli brand standards.

**Sympli** stands for inclusivity and so do you Read on if you have the talent and passion to join us.

Your love of fashion combined with your design sensibility and technical understanding of pattern making, fit, and apparel construction allows you to develop product that aligns with Sympli brand vision. Focused primarily on developing patterns for woven fabrication, you tackle pattern development with the confidence and insight required to meet seasonal deadlines.

Key Responsibility:
The Pattern Maker is responsible for ensuring the proper fit and grading of patterns from concept to production ready finish while maintaining consistency with brand vision and values.

**Responsibilities**:
Prototypes:

- Collaborate with the design team to develop sample patterns for prototypes
- Participate in design fittings and amend patterns according to changes

Grading:

- Collaborate and communicate with design team and sample sewers through development and approval processes to arrive at finalized product samples
- Develop product with construction cost efficiencies in mind
- Digitize patterns utilizing the Gerber system.
- True and engineer pattern pieces to ensure all pieces meet construction standards
- Grade production patterns according to brand fit guidelines
- Issue and track grading samples
- Schedule fittings
- Participate in the fitting of grade samples while implementing changes
- Work with production team to resolve manufacturing issues

Production Assistance:

- Assist in backup marker making when necessary
- Assist in exporting markers to outside manufactures as needed

Skills/Qualifications:

- Degree or Diploma in Fashion Design or Fashion Merchandising
- A minimum of 5 years patternmaking experience in women’s apparel
- Knowledge of silhouettes, construction techniques, and technical fabric and trim knowledge
- Ability to work in a demanding fast paced environment while maintaining high quality standards and accuracy
- Highly detail oriented
- Excellent written, verbal, and interpersonal communication skills
- Microsoft Office proficiency

Competitive group insurance benefits package upon the successful completion of the probationary period. Compensation to commensurate based on experience.

Please forward your resume and a cover letter explaining how your experience aligns with the position and with Sympli.

Thank you for your interest in White House Design

**Job Type**: Part-time
Part-time hours: 16-24 per week

**Salary**: $28.00-$38.00 per hour

**Benefits**:

- Dental care
- Paid time off

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- Burnaby, BC: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

Work Location: Hybrid remote in Burnaby, BC