Technical Designer

Partner with HK Technical Design (TD) team to work closely with factories, facilitating processes and solving issues in country quickly.Development Taskso Maintain library of patterns and blocks, digitize where neededo Collaborate with Sourcing to resolve development issues and provide technical design clarifications under Senior TD guidance.Fit Reviewso Evaluate fit samples for construction, fit, balance, workmanship, measurements, and safety.o Partner with vendor technicians to implement corrections and improve samples.o Escalate construction and grading issueso Approve product complexities based on department allocation, suggest pattern corrections.o Approve artwork placement, align with Senior TD when necessary.o Communicate artwork placement comments to Sourcing.o Track fit status of assigned styleso Apply strong pattern review and correction skills across all allocated products.o Contribute to Global Technical Design discussions with relevant topicsVendor Managemento Act as the gatekeeper to apply process and fit standardso Escalate non-conformities and recurring performance issues.o Survey Sample making process – detect possible gap in the process and monitor improvemento Support building training materials and facilitate vendor training sessions.o Monitor vendor certified technician performanceo Participate in pre-production (PP) meetings and review TOP samples.o Prepare mini markers to support consumption and cost analysis as requested by Sourcing.o Partner with QA for technical audits during key production stages.o Document findings and clarify issues with sample room staff.o Confirm unresolved issues with Carter’s internal resources.o Train sample room technicians on Carter’s standards (blocks, grading, PLM, artwork placement, etc.).o Maintain and update the sample log daily.