About us
When Mitch started the company in 1987 with a brush, fabric paint, and his "canvas" of white cotton boxer shorts, who knew where it would lead? Over 34 years later, Mitch Dowd remains proudly independent, and so do our designs. Every garment we create carries a touch of Mitch's original flair and ingenuity.
From humble beginnings, the Mitch Dowd brand has grown to become a dominant force in department stores across Australia. We are proud custodians of the Jockey underwear ranges for both women and men, delivering comfort, quality, and style to customers nationwide. In addition, we manage the License product to DDS stores by our Brandlab Division.
At Mitch Dowd, we foster a family-oriented environment where every interaction is an opportunity to build meaningful relationships. We are authentic, go beyond expectations, and are deeply passionate about our company, our brands, and our customers.
If you're looking to be part of a dynamic, creative, and supportive team that values innovation and individuality, we'd love to hear from you.
Qualifications & experience
* Confident and clear communication skills; both verbal and written to work productively alongside other Product teams and external suppliers.
* The ability to correctly assess garments to ensure they comply with Australian Fire safety standards and Children's safety standards.
* Have a knowledge of women's intimates, including pattern making and fitting skills and garment construction
* Have the ability to work closely within a team as well as the ability to act autonomously when the need arises.
* Be able to work to tight deadlines and cope with pressure.
* Ability to convey technical information clearly to overseas suppliers
* Flexible approach to be able to adjust to the constantly changing needs of the business.
* Exceptional eye for technical detail to consistently ensure standards are being met. the correct documentation is used and followed.
* Highly organized with good prioritization skills.
* Good knowledge of Microsoft excel and Adobe illustrator software.
Tasks & responsibilities
* Working directly with Retailers Garment Technicians across several departments to ensure the fit and manufacture of our garments it to their technical and safety requirements. From Proto /Fit, PPS and Shipping stages as well a desk top review.
* Liaising with designers, account managers, product developers on new ranges and Licensed product requirements.
* Liaise with our factory's directly to ensure their full understanding of our quality requirements, our retail customers requirements and Australian Safety standards are met.
* Working with retailers' garment specification's as well as creating new ones for specific designs.
* Assign care instructions, labels, and fire labeling requirement to a range of textiles, prints and embellishment's ensure garment is safe and fit for purpose.
* Receive and understand textile reports form 3rd Party providers, as well as conduct some in-house tests.
* Liaise with inspection agency's booking inspections and uploading style guides through to dealing with the final reports and our retail customers sign off approval.
* Check bulk in our Melbourne warehouse to ensure all our requirements have been met.
Benefits
* We provide; Competitive remuneration package; Generous staff discounts; An induction program; The opportunity to build your career; A friendly, motivating & rewarding team environment and a highly supportive leadership team