Apparel Technical Designer/Pattern Maker

Company Description Our Client has an immediate opening for an Apparel Technical Designer/Pattern Maker to join their apparel production factory located within Lekki, Lagos , Nigeria.

Job Description

• Provide sustaining technical design/pattern making support to the garment manufacturing.
• Design responsibility for customer option/garment customization requests.
• Create pattern models to meet garment specifications for existing product lines.
• Modify existing work instructions/tech packs.
• Work with manufacturing to establish and document best practices.
• Ability to investigate to identify parts and gain an understanding of assembly to apply to TP building.
• Make appropriate recommendations in collaboration with peer teams on matters pertaining to specifications, patterns, construction methods, and techniques to improve the overall quality of the garment.
• Meeting with product designers to discuss the base design.
• Reading and interpreting design models and blueprints.
• Creating rough-draft templates using computer drafting software and freehand techniques.
• Measuring, cutting, and designing patterns in the material required.
• Double-checking the pattern dimensions and style.
• Sending the initial pattern for a manufacture check.
• Meeting with production officer and designers to review the final.

Qualifications

• Secondary School Cert. HND, OND , Bachelors
• Knowledge of garment construction standards and manufacturing methods.
• Ability to understand and generate Tech Packs.
• Effective verbal and written technical communication skills.
• Proficient in MS Office.
• Experience Adobe Illustrator
• On site factory position.
• A proficiency test will be given during interview.
• Experience in apparel grading and grade rule development.
• Experience with Adobe Illustrator.
• Understanding of ergonomic design and its effect on manufacturability.
• Understanding of project management.
• Previous experience as a patternmaker.
• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and design models.
• Detail-oriented
• Ability to work to a deadline.
• Physically fit and able to stand for long periods.

Additional Information

Remuneration Is Competitive, Along With Other Benefits The Deadline for submission is October 30, 2026. Interviews are on a rolling basis to date. Only shortlisted candidates will be contacted.

Further assessments shall be required