An exciting opportunity has arisen to join the business if you have passion for product design and composition

We are currently seeking a diligent individual who is eager to learn about the business’s product development division.

What you'll do at work

• Initial pattern drafting from a garment (prior experience would be great)
• How to measure an item of clothing in relation to specification charts
• Creating charts with size specifications and grading rules
• Regularly interacting with clients and informing them of product developments
• Learning about the manufacturing process of clothing and best practices, including using machinery to stitch garments together, to gain an overall knowledge of manufacturing processes
• Configuring Tech Packs for clothing production
• Proficiency in Excel and Adobe Illustrator would be ideal
• Acquiring knowledge of the various materials utilised in sportswear
• Acquiring an overall view and understanding of all aspects of a product developer’s role

Most of your apprenticeship is spent working. You’ll learn on the job by getting hands-on experience.

Apprenticeships include time away from working for specialist training. You’ll study to gain professional knowledge and skills.

Course contents

• Follow work instructions for example, specifications, standard operating procedures, and specific instructions.
• Organise resources for example, equipment, components, and tools.
• Check working environment for hazards.
• Apply safe working practices including guards, seat positioning, safety clothing, and manual handling.
• Apply sustainability principles for example, minimise energy usage and waste.
• Identify and segregate resources for reuse, recycling, and disposal.
• Lay out equipment, components, and resources.
• Inspect cut or pre-sewn components before sewing; identify and resolve issues.
• Select and insert needles.
• Select thread.
• Fill and insert spool and thread a sewing machine.
• Select the sewing machine settings.
• Conduct sewing machine test run for example, pre-production, following threading up, adjustments, or maintenance.
• Make sewing machine adjustments for example, stitch tension.
• Operate, monitor, and control a sewing machine for example, lockstitch, linker, blind hemmer, overlocker, cup seam, and coverstitch machine.
• Control material feed.
• Conduct quality checks.
• Identify needle damage.
• Identify and resolve sewing issues for example, skip stitch, lose stitch, or pucker stitch.
• Follow post-production procedure for example, re-bundle, bag up, and attach work ticket.
• Enter information to track work process for example, work dockets, documentation, or electronic tracking system.
• Select maintenance tools.
• Remove and replace sewing machine parts for example, the presser foot, throat plate, spool, and spool case.
• Clean sewing machine and machine parts.
• Check oil.
• Use information technology and digital systems for example, real time system or computerised sewing machine settings.
• Communicate with others for example, other machinists, senior machinists, production staff, supervisors, and team leaders.
• Report issues for example, product quality and machine faults.
• Apply team working principles.
• Identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Monitor own performance.
• Complete and record learning and development activities.