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Fit Technician
- Laval, QC, Canada
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- Experience
- 3–5 years of experience as a Pattern Maker and/or Fit Technician in ladies’ apparel.
- Posting language
- English
- Posted
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Join our team to achieve your full career potential!
We are proactive, outside the box thinkers and doers who stop at nothing to make the iconic Laura and Melanie Lyne brands shine!
Privately owned and based in Laval, Quebec, with a strong vision for innovation and optimizing the employee and client experiences, we continue to help generations of Canadian women to look and feel their best.
Bring the vision to life.
At Laura Canada, fashion is where creativity, technical expertise and attention to detail come together. As a Fit Technician / Pattern Maker, you’ll play a key role in transforming a designer’s vision into beautifully crafted, production-ready garments.
Privately owned and based in Laval, Quebec, Laura Canada is home to the Laura and Melanie Lyne brands. We’re proud to create fashion that helps generations of Canadian women look and feel their best.
What you’ll do
- Create initial patterns based on the Designer’s sketch and Laura Canada standards.
- Prepare accurate specification sheets.
- Lead fit sessions on live models, assessing fit, balance and proportion.
- Identify required adjustments and provide detailed technical comments to suppliers from first fit through pre-production.
- Review subsequent samples to ensure corrections have been properly executed.
- Provide final graded specifications and comments for bulk production.
- Collaborate with Design and Production teams to bring each garment from concept to final product.
What you bring
- Diploma in Fashion Design, Pattern Making, Garment Techniques or equivalent.
- 3–5 years of experience as a Pattern Maker and/or Fit Technician in ladies’ apparel.
- Strong knowledge of garment construction, grading, fit and industry standards.
- A strong eye for proportion, balance and detail.
- Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
- Knowledge of PAD, CLO 3D and/or PLM is an asset.
Laura Canada is a family-owned retailer housing two iconic women’s fashion apparel brands, Laura and Melanie Lyne. Based in Laval, Quebec, we design, produce, market and sell our fashion collections across Canada.
We proudly employ over 2,000 dedicated team members and operate more than 140 retail store locations as well as operating laura.ca and melanielyne.com.
We attribute our success to the unwavering commitment of our teams to delivering outstanding customer experiences while embodying our shared values of integrity, respect, teamwork, performance, and passion.
At Laura Canada, we believe that delivering an outstanding customer experience is driven by our commitment to an outstanding employee experience.
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Responsibilities
The Fit Technician will create initial patterns, prepare specification sheets, and lead fit sessions on live models to ensure garment quality. They will also collaborate with design and production teams to provide technical comments and finalize specifications for bulk production.
Requirements
Candidates must hold a diploma in Fashion Design, Pattern Making, or a related field. A minimum of 3 to 5 years of experience in ladies' apparel and strong knowledge of garment construction and industry standards are required.
Skills
- Pattern making
- Fit assessment
- Garment construction
- Grading
- Specification sheets
- Technical design
- Live model fitting
- Microsoft Office
- PAD
- CLO 3D
- PLM
- Attention to detail
- Proportion and balance
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Categories
- Retail
- Art & Design
- Manufacturing
Keywords
- Fit Technician
- Pattern Maker
- Fashion Design
- Garment Techniques
- Ladies' Apparel
- Garment Construction
- Grading
- Fit Sessions
- Specification Sheets
- Production-ready
- PAD
- CLO 3D
- PLM
- Microsoft Office
- Retail
- Fashion Industry