Technical Designer (Apparel)

Location: Greensboro, North Carolina, United States

Company

hirify.global manages the Wrangler, Lee, and Helly Hansen lifestyle, outdoor, and workwear brands through a global platform, strategic sourcing model, and supply chain.

What you will do

• Develop and finalize pre-production patterns, technical construction specifications, materials, and complete technical packages for seasonal apparel development.
• Manage timelines and workflows against brand go-to-market milestones, quality standards, margin targets, and price targets.
• Develop new and existing fit blocks using 2D and 3D patternmaking while maintaining technical construction, materials, labeling, packaging, and folding specifications.
• Coordinate with Production Technical Design, Design, Merchandising, Manufacturing, overseas offices, field manufacturing, and vendor suppliers to deliver production-ready packages.
• Resolve pattern, construction, quality, finishing, findings, and systems issues during pre-production, escalating exceptions when necessary.
• Adopt new technologies, systems, and tools and help identify and deploy cross-functional best practices.

Requirements

• 5+ years of apparel manufacturing experience, including extensive knowledge of patternmaking, technical product development processes, and related systems.
• 5+ years of in-depth knowledge of end-to-end product manufacturing processes.
• Experience with product development, manufacturing, sourcing, or operations; jeanswear bottoms or tops experience is preferred.
• Bachelor’s degree or higher preferred.
• High proficiency with Illustrator and Microsoft Office applications, including SharePoint, Teams, and Excel.
• Strong organization, communication, collaboration, problem-solving, and prioritization skills.

Nice to have

• Lectra AccuMark 2D patternmaking and Browzwear VStitcher 3D patternmaking experience.
• Smartsheet knowledge.
• PLM experience.
• Experience with denim and non-denim bottoms, knit and woven tops, sweaters, or outerwear.

Culture & Benefits

• Benefits supporting physical, emotional, social, and financial wellbeing.
• Apparel discounts.
• Four weeks of paid parental leave for eligible new parents.
• Flexible Fridays and tuition reimbursement.
• Workplace culture focused on equitable opportunities, belonging, collaboration, and individual development.