Senior Garment Technologist

ROLE TYPE

Fixed Term Contract (Maternity Leave Cover, 12-month contract from May 2026 to July 2027)

Design & Development

Head of Product

Competitive

Orlebar Brown (Chanel group) launched in March 2007 as a more tailored approach to men’s beach and swim shorts. Based on the traditional pattern of a tailored pair of trousers for men, and with their distinctive side fasteners, they are not just a swim short; they are the original and best shorts you can swim in.

Today, our collections are built into broader lifestyles imagined around Beach, Resort, Coast and Sport. We have multiple product releases, including capsules, new categories and services, over the calendar year to maintain excitement, and interest for our customers.

Since 2007, we have built the brand to achieve our stated purpose which is - to encourage, excite and inspire everyone to ‘Holiday Better’. This is our purpose and why we get out of bed every morning.

The brand has rapidly gained global recognition and is sold through online, more than 30 O.B. stores, and the best retailers and hoteliers in the world. Our customer is truly international, so whether they are in St Barth’s for Christmas with family, Miami for a wild Spring break, a conference in Dubai with a few days off, tacking a boat off the coast of St Tropez, volunteering to replant mangrove plantations in Puerto Rico, walking along a cliff top in Cornwall, or diving off one into a beautiful blue ocean then O.B. should be there to help you do it better.

Our business is built on relationships with those customers, and we strive to maintain our relationship with them, wherever they might be, and provide world class service, when and where they want. It is also built on finding new customers to the brand by welcoming them to join the ever‑growing O.B. community.

This maternity cover role is an opportunity for an enthusiastic, hardworking, methodical individual looking to really make their mark within a fast‑paced, young and rapidly expanding luxury lifestyle brand as Garment Technologist.

Reporting to the Head of Product and Technical Services, you will be working between the Design, Development and Production teams to ensure all products are sealed on time according to the critical path and quality standards are clearly communicated to and achieved by all suppliers.

You will work daily on a range of tasks including tracking all stages of garment and accessory development for your categories, establishing and approving graded spec charts, managing the prototype and pre‑production fitting and sealing process. You will also oversee the fabric and trim testing, Shipment Sample and AQL inspection process for your categories, offering guidance on quality levels.

This role is central to the smooth running of the sealing process and quality management and an integral part of the Development and Supply Chain teams.

• Identify current blocks for seasonal developments and where new blocks are required, work with the supplier base to establish these, creating measurement charts and pattern work from reference samples when required.
• Work with the Product Development and Production teams to ensure all styles are sealed on time (according to critical path).
• Manage the seasonal Garment Technology critical path, fit meeting schedule ensuring on‑time delivery of all prototype and pre‑production samples.
• Hold weekly catch‑ups with the Garment Technologist to review workload across fittings, labelling, testing, and shipment samples. Provide weekly updates to the Head of Product, highlighting any risks or issues that may impact SMS or bulk production delivery.
• Manage size standards across all product categories, ensuring the Garment Technology team establishes and maintains consistent fit and sizing standard for the brand.
• Manage the annual fit model budget and booking process for the brand, overseeing the Garment Technologists fitting schedule to ensure adequate fitting time and advance model booking for all seasonal needs.
• Document and issue fit comments to vendors, travelling to work directly with suppliers where needed, in line…