Senior Sample Technician (Sweater)

Job Description

Title: Senior Sample Technician (Sweater)

Company Name: ZXY International

Vacancy: --

Age: Na

Job Location: Dhaka

Salary: --

Experience:

• At least 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Buying House

Graduate in Textile Manufacturing from a well reputed institute

• At least 8 years
• The applicants should have experience in the following business area(s): Garments, Buying House

Experience Requirements

• At least 8 years relevant work experience as a Sample / Garment Technician in Buying House/Factory
• Should have experience in the following categories: Menswear, Womenswear, and Kidswear product safety and process controls

Technical Requirements

• Have proficiency in understanding yarn count and number of ply work possibilities in knitting machine gauges and the behavior of shrinkage in different yarn compositions.
• Able to provide training and technical support for the vendor to implement the jacquard pattern and design approval process.
• Ability to handle customer technical inquiries and necessary troubleshooting independently.
• Should have thorough knowledge about garment measurement and patterns.
• Should have experience in CAD (Optitex), manual pattern amendment, pre-production technical and quality.
• Must have skills in examining and establishing proper quality operations and procedures.

Additional Job Requirements

• Strong interpersonal skills, ability to interact and build relationships and work as a team
• Should be well-groomed, smart and energetic
• Strong presentation and delivery skills
• Strong attention to detail and accuracy, aiming for perfection
• Excellent written and verbal communication in English
• Proficient in MS Office package (Especially PowerPoint, Excel, Word, and Outlook)
• Should be proactive and dynamic, ability to work hard efficiently
• Ability to multitask and remain organized, meet deadlines

ZXY International, a global apparel sourcing company, has been established with a clear mission to be unique, innovative, redefine global sourcing standards, as well as be the best sourcing partner in the apparel sector. Today, we have an empowered team of over 800 colleagues across international locations of Bangladesh, Turkey, India, Pakistan, and Egypt; each team member is committed to our “Passion for Perfection” motto.

Grab the opportunity to be a part of a truly global workplace, where passion and engagement are met with professional and personal development opportunities. Make a real difference on a global scale and shape a sustainable and fulfilling career path.

We are currently hiring for the position of Senior Sample Technician (Sweater) at our HQ, in the heart of Dhaka. Join our family and build an inspired career you’ll be proud of.

Job Context

The Senior Sample Technician is accountable for managing all technical aspects of knitwear product development across the Sweater category, ensuring customer requirements are translated into technically accurate, production-viable samples. The Senior Sample Technician will be responsible for interpreting tech packs, developing specifications, evaluating sample construction and fit, assessing production feasibility, and resolving technical issues in coordination with customers, vendors, factories, and internal stakeholders. The role also involves ensuring product quality, safety, and compliance with customer standards, optimizing production efficiency, and securing timely sample approvals to facilitate smooth bulk production and achieve the highest level of customer satisfaction.

Job Responsibilities

• Demonstrate expertise in global fashion trends, yarn properties and aesthetics, knitting structures, jacquard designs, yarn counts, ply combinations, machine gauges, and shrinkage behavior across different yarn compositions.

• Develop knitting charts, product specifications, measurement diagrams, and graded specifications based on original samples, customer requirements, grading rules, and applicable tolerances; independently recommend corrections based on fitting comments.

• Evaluate Proto, Fit, Size Set, Seal, and Buyer Reference samples for construction, workmanship, measurements, fitting, customer comfort, and aesthetic appearance, ensuring accuracy before dispatch to maximize first-time approval.

• Assess new-style feasibility, graded specifications, machine limitations, and technical risks in coordination with Design and Technical Managers; recommend quality improvements, new techniques, and knitting-time optimization without compromising product requirements.

• Coordinate with customers, vendors, factories, merchandising, design, and quality teams on product risks, fitting, styling, construction, and technical issues; arrange handover meetings for risk-related styles and propose value-added, mutually beneficial solutions.

• Provide technical training and support to vendors and factories on jacquard implementation, design approvals, knitting techniques, critical quality points, and operational improvements; conduct factory visits to ensure compliance with company SOPs.

• Coordinate with the Quality Assurance Manager (QAM), wash technicians, and merchandisers to ensure fitting, measurement, wash quality, shrinkage control, shape retention, and hand feel meet customer specifications, particularly for special-wash styles.

• Ensure product safety and compliance by applying relevant safety requirements, understanding hazardous and restricted substances, enforcing sharp-tool and needle-control procedures, and conducting applicable pull tests and nickel tests on garments and components.

• Maintain technical archives and style databases organized by season, customer, and style; prepare customer-specific sample workbooks and submit weekly sample status reports in Excel to the Manager – Quality Technical.

• Demonstrate strong written and verbal English communication skills and proficiency in MS Word, MS Excel, Adobe Illustrator, CAD, email, and video conferencing for technical coordination, reporting, and problem-solving.

• Attractive remuneration is being offered for the position

• Group life & Hospitalization insurance

• Contributory Provident Fund

• Pick and Drop facility

• Corporate mobile ceiling

• Subsidized lunch facility at corporate Canteen

• State-of-the-art Passion Café

• World-class work environment