5.9 Handwear/Knitted Footwear and Accessories Technologist

The required services may include, but are not limited to the following:

• preparing new clothing technical specifications, manufacturing data, purchase descriptions, production drawings, sealed samples and revising existing specifications, drawings, and evaluation of existing sealed samples
• supporting the design and development of handwear/knitted footwear
• reviewing and analysing vendors and manufacturers handwear and knitted footwear samples and testing results for compliance to given specifications and testing standards
• establishing handwear/knitted footwear and accessories technical databases for materiel and information management
• preparing Statements of Work for the design and purchase of prototypes and (or) samples
• investigating Unsatisfactory Condition Reports, Material Authorization Change Requests, Design Change/Deviation Requests, Requests for Waiver, Technical Failure Reports, etc. to determine legitimacy and make recommendations for reply
• supporting handwear/knitted footwear and accessories reviews and recommending disposal or reassignment
• preparing handwear/knitted footwear displays to meet requirements for conferences, exhibitions, briefings and meetings
• converting existing engineering drawings to new drawings utilizing commercial software applications for incorporation into specifications
• recommending revision of handwear/knitted footwear and accessories scales of measurement in both Imperial and Metric measurements for inclusion in specifications, manufacturing data or purchase descriptions
• investigating designs, materials and processes and recommending solutions to identified technical problems through literature searches and in consultation with industry and technical experts
• evaluating prototypes and commercial products to determine suitability
• support preparation of plans for development and (or) assessment of new requirements or items including laboratory, engineering, and field trial protocols
• evaluating handwear/knitted footwear and accessories against technical specifications
• supporting compliance of environmental regulations regarding use and disposal of handwear/knitted footwear and accessories
• researching and monitoring emerging technologies and (or) products and (or) industrial capabilities for handwear/knitted footwear and accessories