<h3 class="theme-panel-header text-2xl pb-6 theme-vacancy-section-title">About the role</h3><p>We are looking for a Technologist specialising in <strong>Kidswear</strong> to support our Tech Services team in creating quality products for our ranges.&nbsp;</p><p>As a Technologist, you'll be responsible for:</p><ul><li>Maintaining responsibility for all aspects of quality for a specified product range</li><li>Setting quality standards and specifications ensuring Matalan achieves its goal of delivering outstanding value to its customers, contributing to continued growth</li><li>Where applicable, ensuring that Matalan sizing policy is maintained consistently across products and sizing is regularly reviewed</li><li>Ensuring product performance requirements are established and maintained through supplier education, testing and monitoring</li><li>Agreeing manufacturing methods are achievable in bulk production, resulting in products that will perform to requirements after purchase</li><li>Applying appropriate methods of communication with supplier bases, showing initiative and creative thinking where necessary to solve problems</li><li>Working closely with the Buying department to build new quality initiatives into products to constantly improve member offers</li><li>Undertaking supplier visits to improve quality standards, improve working relationships and increase personal knowledge of manufacturing capabilities/developments</li></ul><div class="absolute bottom-2 right-2"><button onclick="scrollToTop()" class="theme-primary p-2 rounded-lg flex"> <i translate="no" class="material-symbols-outlined"> arrow_upward </i> </button></div>