Technical Fitting Designer

**Company**
Sioen Industries is a diversified group with an extensive portfolio of activities and products: weaving, coating, production of non-wovens, manufacturing of technical clothing, production of fine chemicals and processing of technical têxtiles. Vertical and horizontal integration, diversification and permanent growth are a solid basis for a promising future.

**Job description**
- You are part of the design department (Siotec) of the Apparel division, based in Ardooie, which is responsible for the Sioen range.
- Siotec consists of about 20 experts and focuses on the development of custom made protective clothing at the request of customers, from design over pattern to production-ready product.
- You ensure that our protective clothing fits the wearer like a glove. You look at the behaviour of fits, develop and evaluate fittings with the help of specialized Gerber software.
- You work together with product managers and seek direction and consensus on the desired fit when creating a style and drawing out the first design.
- You pass on the first design to Sales via a pattern diagram or as a pattern or garment sample.
- You create a block pattern library and implement grading rules. You have a good knowledge of different grading systems.
- You will develop and monitor the accurate specifications of sizing for finished garments and ensure that they are consistent in size and fit within the brand and across product categories.
- You develop new concept fits and work on a fitting proposals for a clothing line or a project.
- We have our own production sites in Romania, Tunisia, Finland, Estonia, Indonesia and Myanmar. You are also in contact with them.
- You monitor developments in fashion and fits.
- You translate the design into bulk production while maintaining the fits and company standards.
- You evaluate the garments and determine whether they meet the specifications, the construction and the fit.
- You identify potential problems with production, quality and costs and you give advice for improvement.
- You recommend new techniques or methods to improve the fit or cost.

**Profile**
- You combine a Bachelor or Master degree with a first experience within a production environment of clothing.
- You have a technical background in clothing construction and a thorough knowledge of fits, including detailed knowledge of clothing production.
- You have experience with creating patterns, using Gerber software and being able to interpret anthropological data.
- You are a good communicator, a team player and have organizational skills.
- You work efficiently with tight deadlines.
- You are willing to travel abroad from time to time.
- You have a fluent knowledge of Dutch, French and English.

**We offer**
- A nice, traffic jam-free workplace in Ardooie, with great colleagues. A local team of passionate Sioen employees, part of an international group.
- A job in a stable, growing, profitable and international family business.
- A more than attractive salary package with fringe benefits such as meal vouchers, 13th month, group insurance, hospitalisation insurance, possibility of bicycle lease and flexible remuneration,...
- Working in an innovative company that continuously invests in new products, installations and most importantly: people?
- A flexible hourly harvester in function of a good work life balance
- Freely schedulable leave.
- Possibility to partly working from home.
- Room for your own initiative.
- The opportunity to learn and grow through internal and external training.
- A contemporary working environment and offices.
- Fun company events.
- Last but not least: fantastic “passioenate” colleagues who go for it every day

**Contact**

Sioen Industries

Fabriekstraat 23

8850 Ardooie - Belgium

051 740 973