Department: Product Creation Development
Reports to: Pattern Making Lead
Location: North Vancouver, BC
Your opportunity at Arc’teryx:As a Pattern Maker 2, you partner with Design from maker phase, where you will support on concepts, all the way through to pre-production (approved to counter sample), creating patterns which meet design intent as well as Arc’teryx quality, fit and construction expectations.
This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is expected to be performed on-site.
Meet your future team:
You will be part of a focused team of Product Developers, Designers, Pattern Makers, Cutters and Sewers that works on creating innovative product. This team builds strong relationships with cross-functional partners to realize ideas into commercialized successes.
If you were in the Pattern Maker 2 role now, here are some of the core activities you would be responsible for:
Interpreting design intent and creating concepts, prototypes and counter sample patterns, ensuring methods and documentation are consistent with known factory methods and processes
Partnering with Designers and Product Developers to establish standard fit, sizing and product consistency by product type/category and end use
Partnering with Designers and Product Developers to establish and document product construction standards and illustrated technical specifications for all product
Contributing to the block pattern library
Maintaining computer pattern libraries, ensuring changes and communications are clearly shared to Product Developers, Graders, and Marker Makers
Reporting on prototype and sample progress, ensuring development and product creation deadlines are met
Providing estimates of raw material yields to Product Developers during prototype development
Establishing and maintaining effective relationships with Designer, Sample Sewers, Product Developers and Factories
Developing and maintaining accurate sample garments and measurement specifications
Partnering with Product Operations to help identify areas that need improvement or clarity, and supporting with changes needed during the Product Creation process
Supporting and contributing to CLO 3D modeling as needed
Participating in organized training programs
Supporting on other projects as assigned
Upholding Fair Labor Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing, throughout the Arc’teryx supply chain
Here are some of the things you could be working on in the future:
Supporting on special projects, such as Speed to Market and/or varying product categories and types
Providing feedback and input into improving tech pack and development processes.
Supporting the factories to train and help understand Arc’teryx standards and methods.
Are you our next Pattern Maker 2?
You have a relevant post-secondary education 5+ years’ experience in product pattern making
You have the ability to work from pattern blocks or from sketches
You have an excellent knowledge of garment constructions
You are proficient in the use of Microsoft Office
You are proactive in identifying the root cause of issues, seeking the best (sometimes not the easiest) solutions with an unwavering commitment to do what is right
You demonstrate initiative, agility, and commitment, while balancing autonomy and collaboration
You remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity, and thrive in a fast paced, diverse, ever evolving and values led environment
You inspire breakthrough thinking and continuous improvement
You have excellent interpersonal and English communication skills (written and verbal)
Your passion for your work is paralleled by your passion for getting outside and living it
