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San Antonio Shoemakers (SAS), a San Antonio, Texas based privately held company, has been in business for over 40 years and has developed a reputation as a premier American manufacturer of high quality comfort footwear.

Position:

SAS has an opening for a Pattern Engineer-Commercialization.

Job Responsibilities:

• Ability to exercise sound judgment and make decisions in a manner consistent with the essential job functions:

• Collaborate with the Design team to translates conceptual footwear design ideas into product prototypes

• Possess extensive knowledge of a variety of footwear constructions

• Ability to create a Last Draft and build all upper patterns from a design concept

• Ability to build patterns manually and through the use of CAD software

• Ability to critique the fit and wear performance of footwear

• Ability to grade shoe patterns in sizes

• Continually review existing patterns and recommend manufacturability improvements

• Responsible for sample creation and tracking through the factory setting

• Assists in creation of bill of material for all new product introductions

• Thorough understanding of footwear pattern grading

• Experience in creating manufacturing support tools

• Prior experience with inspection of footwear materials, especially a background with leather

• Strong attention to detail with a discerning eye for quality and high level of accuracy

  Job Qualifications:

• Mature, responsible, and self-motivated with a strong work ethic.

• Able to think, write and speak persuasively with excellent communication skills.

• Able to interact with all levels of management and comfortable making presentations.

• Able to work independently and with a team.

• Extremely organized, detail oriented.

• Able to look ahead/forecast to know what has to be done, when, and in what order, to meet deadlines.

• Must be able to handle the pressure of deadlines professionally.

• Able to think inside and outside the box and deliver excellence.

  Physical Requirements:

• Physical labor is necessary for 8 hours or more per day with breaks approximately every two hours including standing, walking, pushing, pulling, stooping, kneeling, crouching, reaching, lifting, talking, hearing and engaging in repetitive motions.

• Excellent vision to inspect the quality of their work.

• Must be able to climb stairs.

• Must be able to lift 20 lbs.

  Education & Experience Requirements:

• Bachelor’s degree in Design, Engineering, or equivalent.

• 5+ years’ work experience in the footwear industry as a Pattern Engineer.

• Additional work experience in lieu of a degree may be acceptable.

• Proficient in Windows Suite of software.

• Proficient in Romans CAD patterning software (or similar).

• Working knowledge of Adobe Creative Cloud software preferred.

  I have read and understand the duties, responsibilities and qualifications of this position and acknowledge that I can perform the essential functions of the job with or without an accommodation. I also understand that this is a summary of this position's duties and other responsibilities may be assigned as the company deems necessary.

  SAS is committed to hiring and retaining a diverse workforce. We are proud to be an Equal Opportunity/ Affirmative Action Employer, making decisions without regard to-race, color, religion, gender, gender identity or expression, sexual orientations, national origins, disability status, age, marital status or protected veteran class. No phone calls or agencies please.