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Senior Patternmaker Grader

Arc'teryx· Supply Chain – Product Creation Development
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Hybrid (North Vancouver, BC)CA$94k - CA$124kFull-timePosted 1w ago

About the role

Senior Patternmaker Grader responsible for transitioning patterns from development to production, ensuring accurately graded production patterns, mentoring patternmakers/graduers, and collaborating with design, development, and factory partners to maintain design integrity across sizes. Hybrid, North Vancouver office, Canada-based role.

Responsibilities

  • Maintaining patterns during factory sampling and production stages, ensuring methods and documentation align with factory methods and processes
  • Ensuring accurate finished garment measurement specifications are developed and maintained each season
  • Ensuring grading formulas on all finished garment measurement specifications and templates are accurate and reproducible in garment form
  • Assisting with grade production patterns, ensuring grading of like products and documentation are consistent and follow schedules
  • Supporting graded die sizes are minimized while maintaining design integrity and production practicality
  • Preparing offshore grading packages and communicating with factories to ensure grading aligns with requirements
  • Establishing and maintaining computer pattern libraries, ensuring factory graded patterns are current in our system
  • Participating in graded size run checks to ensure grading maintains design integrity, function and production accuracy
  • Building business relationships with Designers, Product Developers, Patternmakers, Sample Sewers, Technical Specialist and Factory partners
  • Maintaining regular communication with development teams to ensure consistent methods for patterning, measuring and new technical construction
  • Working with design and patternmakers to establish standard fit/grade by product category/end use and ensure size/fit consistency
  • Contributing to grading library, grading guides and use of standard grades
  • Troubleshooting problems and ensuring regular maintenance of computer software and equipment
  • Setting up and maintaining computer grade table libraries for all product
  • Supporting training and development of Patternmakers and Patternmaker Graders
  • Assisting and coaching Patternmaker Graders daily, encouraging effective problem solving
  • Upholding Fair Labour Association’s Workplace Code of Conduct and Principles of Fair Labor and Responsible Sourcing across Arc’teryx supply chain

Qualifications

  • 7+ years’ production grading and patternmaking experience, preferably within the outdoor industry
  • Strong knowledge of garment construction with a grading specialty
  • Proficiency in Microsoft Office
  • Strong written and spoken communications skills
  • Excellent attention to detail, including accurate data entry
  • Proactive in identifying root causes and solving issues with integrity
  • Flexibility and adaptability in ambiguity
  • Ability to balance autonomy and collaboration; foster continuous improvement
  • Passion for work and outdoor lifestyle
  • Knowledge of Gerber AccuMark

Skills

Required:Pattern gradingGarment constructionCommunicationData accuracy & attention to detailProblem solving & troubleshootingCross-functional collaboration
Nice to have:Gerber AccuMark

Benefits

  • Health & wellbeing - Extended health, dental, vision, mental health support, fertility benefits, gender-affirming care, 24/7 EAP
  • Financial wellbeing - RRSP matching, eligibility for Arc'teryx Annual Incentive Plan, Employee Stock Purchase Program (ESPP) where applicable
  • Time & flexibility - Paid time off, wellness time, No Wasted Day program
  • Family support - Parental leave top-up and nesting period for new parents
  • Growth, community & gear - Professional development opportunities, Arc'teryx Academies, Employee Belonging Councils, gear discounts and Pro Deals
Last updated Oct 21, 2026. Interested? Apply on the company site.

About Arc'teryx

Outdoor Clothing, Technical Outerwear, & Accessories | Arc'teryx United States

Arc'teryx is a high performance outdoor equipment company known for leading innovations in climbing, skiing and alpine technologies

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