Senior Pattern Maker

Department: Product Creation

Reports to: Pattern Making Lead

Location: North Vancouver, BC

Your Opportunity at ARC’TERYX

As a Senior Pattern Maker, you partner with the Design team, from maker phase (concepts) through to pre-production phase (approved to counter sample), creating patterns to design intent which meet Arc’teryx quality, fit and construction standards. You work on our most technical and complex products; you lead by example and provide overall support and mentoring to the Pattern Makers.

This role is based out of our North Vancouver office and is open to hybrid remote work. Candidates must be eligible to work in Canada.

Meet Your Future Team

We are an innovative team of creatives, comprised of Product Developers, Designers, Pattern Makers, Cutters, and Sewers, who collaborate cross-functionally to craft and develop best-in-class ideas and bring technical products to life.

If you were the Senior Pattern Maker now, here are some of the core activities you would be doing

Interpreting design intent, created concepts, prototypes, and counter sample patterns, ensuring that methods and documentation are consistent with known factory methods and processes

Partnering with the Design team to establish standard fit by product type, category and end use, ensuring product size and fit consistency

Contributing to the creation and use of the block pattern library

Maintaining computer pattern libraries; ensuring changes are clearly communicated to Product Developers, Graders and Marker Makers

Partnering with Designers and Product Developers to establish and document product construction standards and illustrated technical specifications for all product

Communicating with Designers, Sample Sewers, Product Developers, and factory partners to build strong and effective business relationships

Maintaining accurate pattern lists and templates in Centric

Providing estimates of raw material yields to Product Developers during prototype development

Developing and maintaining accurate sample garment measurement specifications

Reporting on prototype and sample progress to ensure development and product creation deadlines are met

Supporting with the training, development and coaching of all Pattern Makers

Troubleshooting problems to ensure regular maintenance of computer software and equipment

Partnering with the Product Operations team to help identify areas that need improvement or clarity, and supporting changing needs within the product creation process

Collaborating with the Quality Assurance (QA) team throughout the sample concept stage to meet all construction standards testing requirements

Travelling overseas to support with direct and co development prototype handoff; overviewing fit, construction improvements and measurement control for all styles

Participating in organized training programs at various locations; partnering with production leaders on pattern making essentials

Supporting and contributing to CLO3D modeling as required

Supporting with 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

Assisting with technical construction issues at maker’s phase stage and concept sample stage

Maintaining Standard Operations Procedures (SOPs)

Attending refresher classes and building up the curriculum for Patter Maker 2 and Pattern Maker 1 roles; supporting with new hire and internal team training

Strongly contributing to garment construction ideas, insights, and techniques through all sample stages through to direct development

Are you our next Senior Pattern Maker?

You have 7+ years’ experience as a Pattern Maker

You have an undergraduate degree, or the equivalent industry training, certification, or related business experience

You have a solid knowledge of Gerber Accumark tools, or the equivalent digital patterning program

You have a solid knowledge of Adobe Illustrator

You have experience patterning technical outdoor products

You have knowledge of grading

You have the ability to work from pattern blocks or from sketches

You have knowledge of garment construction

You have strong organizational and communication skills

You have an excellent attention to detail

You are proficient in the use of Microsoft Office

You have effective English skills in both verbal and written communications

You have strong interpersonal skills

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 remain highly flexible and adaptable when faced with ambiguity

You effectively balance autonomy and collaboration…