Crop Shop Boutique (CSB) is a fast-growing Australian e-commerce brand redefining athleisure since its launch in 2019 by Rachel Dillon. With a mission to empower women worldwide, CSB blends style, function, and confidence in every piece we create. Our team thrives on relentlessly raising the bar, being perfectly practical, and being unapologetically fearless.
About the Role
The Senior Garment Technician plays a critical role in the Product team, providing deep technical expertise to ensure all garments meet CSB’s high standards of functionality, fit, and brand integrity. This role is responsible for translating the designer’s creative direction into commercially viable, production-ready garments, owning the technical development process from initial prototype through to final approved samples.
Reporting to the Head of Product, the Garment Technician will collaborate closely with both internal stakeholders (including Design, Production, and the wider Product team) and external partners (such as key suppliers and manufacturers) to ensure all timelines, quality benchmarks, and commercial expectations are met. A key aspect of the role also includes working directly with CSB’s Founder, helping bring her creative vision to life with precision and consistency.
Key Responsibilities:
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Create and develop initial patterns from tech packs and/or original samples.
- Create detailed spec sheets with comments for fitting samples.
- Create relevant spec library and base size specs.
- Create and update technical specifications for factories to follow.
- Measure, fit and document all sample comments and changes to ensure they meet quality standards.
- Refine, modify, improve, and update specifications measurements & constructions information to approve fit.
- Implement and maintain weekly (or as required) fit sessions and relevant processes associated with fit sessions.
- Identify, and alert design and production teams of potential fit/quality issues, making recommendations to ensure brand integrity is maintained.
- Follow, manage and meet required design timelines as per the critical path.
- Attend seasonal Design Handover meetings, ensure information is adequately documented to ensure all initial specs are accurate and portray requirements of the designer and the standard fit requirements
- Complete alterations as required.
- Implement extended sizing specs where relevant with a view to create products to attract a new consumer.
- Production supply chain and supplier relationship management.
- Maintain and foster good working relationships with internal and external stakeholders including key suppliers.
About You
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Training in Fashion and Garment Construction
- Bachelor’s Degree in Arts/Design or similar
- Minimum 5 years’ experience in a garment technician role or similar.
- Demonstrated experience dealing with offshore manufacturing suppliers.
- Strong knowledge of pattern making, garment construction, and garment grading.
- Excellent understanding of garment specifications, product development and production process.
- Experienced with use of Photoshop, Illustrator and CAD.
- Demonstrated work in active wear, preferred.
- Exceptional organisation and prioritisation skills to ensure business timelines are met.
- Strong written and verbal communication skills with effective rapport building skills with a varied audience
- High level of proficiency in digital and manual pattern making.,
- Outstanding attention to detail with a high level of accuracy.
- Ability to work deadlines and work independently.
- Positive and professional demeanour.
Why Join CSB?
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Hybrid work model – balance of in-office & WFH
- Short Term Incentive Program
- Parental leave package for both parents
- State-of-the-art gym at CSB HQ
- Competitive staff discounts
- Be a part of our mission to empower women worldwide
- Exciting team events & initiatives
How to Apply
If you're ready to contribute to CSB’s mission and growth, we’d love to hear from you! Join in empowering women worldwide, CSB style. To apply, please submit your resume and cover letter via the job board only (direct applications via email or LinkedIn messages will not be accepted). For further information, please reach out to Dylan Anger at [email protected].
CSB Active is a growing e-commerce brand that was founded in 2019 by Rachel Dillon, with stylish and unique activewear in mind. Our mission is to provide women all over the world with functional and confidence-inducing activewear that inspires our ever-growing community both in and out of the gym. Behind our vision is our passionate and high-performing CSB team that stands by values such as inclusivity, creativity, empowerment, and respect. CSB preaches a commitment to continuous learning and development to set our team up for success. In 3 short years, we have become a leader in the Australian activewear space, with a goal to keep growing our community globally.
