About Alinta Apparel
Alinta Apparel is a quality bespoke school uniform and sportswear manufacturer and retailer with offices across Australia and New Zealand.
As one of the most trusted sources of uniform solutions in the industry, Alinta provides a quality and consistent range of apparel alongside an agile retail and wholesale partnership offering.
About The Role
We are looking for a Product Development Assistant to work alongside our highly skilled Product Development Manager. This role will focus on Product Development for our new schools, redesigns and replication of existing school uniforms for both our Retail and Wholesale accounts.
This role is suited to someone who has a background in Apparel product development, garment construction, apparel/ textiles or currently studying the relevant tertiary qualifications.
This is a casual role offering 15-20 hour per week. Days and hours are flexible and will be discussed further with the successful candidate.
Main duties will include:
•Entering sample orders into our computer system
•Organising samples along with specs and tech packs to go to new factories
•Liaising with our suppliers on sample order requests, specs, tech packs, emb files, lab dips, handlooms and embroidery strike offs
•Requesting Emb files from our factories in India
•Updating critical path spreadsheets in Excel
• Use drawing tools to create diagrams for factory’s
•Scan and email garment approvals forms with comments to our Production & QC teams
•Attending meetings at schools as required with Product Development Manager
About You
To be successful in this role, you will have
•Knowledge and understanding of garment construction and fabrics
•Computer literate with intermediate skills using Microsoft Excel
•Garment Graphic Skills using Adobe Acrobat is advantageous
•Knowledge of Garment Production Manufacturing is highly regarded
•Exceptional organisational and time management skills
•High level of attention to detail
•Impeccable oral and written communication skills
•Ability to learn and adapt to our custom-built platform
•Self-motivated and able to work autonomously, while being comfortable asking questions
•Eagerness to learn and grow in a fast-paced, collaborative environment
If this sounds like you, please apply today.
Please note, only shortlisted candidates will be contacted