Master Seamstress/Tailor
About Us
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About the Role
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Job Details - What we’ll need from you:
Full time & permanent position
Typical store hours are 10am-6pm, with possibilities for half days on Saturdays (in exchange for time during the week)
Wages begin at $17/hr and depend upon experience and skill level
100% in person work in our Cedar Rapids based shop, no remote possibility
401(k) with 5% employer match
Job Responsibilities - You’ll be responsible for:
Take customers’ measurements to fit, repair, or alter clothing to their specifications
Perform garment fittings with customers and make appropriate alterations markings with chalk or pins
Provide style and expert fit advice to customers during fittings
Record required alterations and/or repair instructions with ample notes and details regarding customer specifications
Perform expert quality and efficient alterations on a variety of garments such as shirts, pants, blouses, gowns, jackets etc. with industrial sewing machines
Operate a gravity iron
Follow ticket instructions completed by co-workers based on customer specifications
Meet deadlines and customer expectations for garment alterations
Provide exceptional customer service across all customer interactions (welcome, measurements, phone calls, pickup)
Cooperate with other seamstresses/tailors in a shared working environment, providing feedback when asked, and instructing and educating when needed
Practice patience when instructing and educating other seamstresses
Maintain a clean and organized work room environment
Operate register when checking out customers
Open and close the shop depending upon the assigned shift. Includes, but is not limited to, opening/closing the cash register, checking voicemails and calling back customers, starting up/closing down equipment and basic tidying and cleaning when needed
About You
You’ll have an opportunity to demonstrate your specific skills if you are called for an interview.
What knowledge and skills you’ll bring to the role
You are an expert seamstress/tailor and there are few garment repairs or alterations that you cannot tackle or have not encountered before
You can operate a high-speed sewing machine and other sewing equipment such as seam ripper or razor blade, hand iron, steamer, and others with expertise
You’re extremely comfortable working with ready-made garments and taking them apart and putting them back together again with a professional finish as if no alteration had been made
You have attention to detail and deliver a high quality and professional end-product to the customer
You work quickly and efficiently with minimal errors
You know how to make repairs to garments with techniques such as patching and both hand and machine darning
You have an eye for fashion, and can update an older garment to modernize it
You can add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals
You have basic computer and tablet literacy and a knowledge of internet software to operate the register
You have expertise in designing, building mockups, and constructing custom garments from scratch
As a teacher, you are patient, kind, and can break processes and concepts down that can be easily picked up and understood by someone knew
What experience & education you bring to the role
You have extensive sewing and garment fitting experience
You have extensive experience altering ready-made garments ranging from simple hems, taking in pants at the waist, or zipper replacements, to more complex jobs such as altering wedding dresses or reconstructing a suit jacket
You have worked in an alterations shop or department for 10+ years or you have been a reliable go-to for altering clothing of family and friends for 10+ years
You have prior custom garment construction experience
Prior design experience is an advantage
How to Apply
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