Experienced Tailor/Seamstress

Tom James Company
Phoenix, AZ
On-site

Who this role is best for

A natural match if you have 5+ years of tailoring experience in a retail or customer-service environment and can work in a fast-paced on-site setting.

Best fit for

  • Candidates with 5+ years of tailoring experience in a retail or customer-service environment
    — “Minimum of 5 years of tailoring experience in a retail or customer-service environment”
  • Individuals who thrive in high-end fashion and can manage multiple garment alteration tasks efficiently
    — “Able to perform multiple tasks efficiently with a strong organization of time”
  • Professionals with a proven ability to deliver quality workmanship on men's and women's garments
    — “Strong working knowledge of garment construction in men's and women's apparel and ability to perform high-quality workmanship”

Things to consider

  • On-site presence is mandatory, with no remote flexibility mentioned in the job description
    — “This is a fully on-site position, with attendance required.”
  • The role requires passing a background and credit check as a condition of employment
    — “An offer of employment will be contingent on the applicant successfully passing a background and credit check.”

How to stand out

  • Highlight your ability to deliver client-ready garments with precision and on time
    — “Completes all work promptly to ensure customer delivery date”
  • Emphasize your track record of managing daily alteration production and client interactions
    — “Tracks detailed alteration production daily”
  • Showcase your expertise in both hand and machine tailoring techniques
    — “ability to perform high-quality workmanship including hand and by machine”
Pace · Fast PacedCollaboration · LowAutonomy · MediumDecision Impact · Individual

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What success looks like

  • Perform alterations as directed for clients' high-end garments
  • Ensure proper sizing of clients
  • Complete all work promptly to ensure customer delivery date
  • Maintain a clean work environment
Typical background
Tailoring ExperienceGarment Construction Knowledge

Skills & requirements

Required

TailoringAlterationsGarment ConstructionAttention To DetailTime Management

Preferred

Customer ServiceCommunication SkillsOrganization

Stack & domain

TailoringSewingGarment ConstructionAlterationsPressingHand And Machine WorkCommunicationAttention To DetailOrganizationCustom ClothingRetail Environment

About the role

Original posting from Tom James Company via Lever

Tom James Custom Clothing sales office in Phoenix, AZ is seeking a part-time Seamstress/Tailor or Master Tailor who excels in his or her trade and possesses a talent for delivering the finest tailored clothing with excellent attention to detail.

Employees must be able to work quickly in a fast-paced office environment. Weekly hours for this position are 25. Compensation for this position is $27.00 per hour. 

This is a fully on-site position, with attendance required. 

Job Summary::

Performs alterations as directed for our clients' high-end garments and delivers professionally finished garments on time.

Demonstrates knowledge of fabric and standard tailoring concepts and procedures with quality workmanship for men's and women's garments.

Tailor Job Responsibilities and Duties:

To make adjustments to men’s and women’s suits, shirts, coats, blazers, dresses, and trousers. Included, but not limited to:

  • Shorten/lengthen sleeves
  • Taper sides of garments
  • Lower collars
  • Take in/out trousers waist
  • Take in/out seat and rise on pants
  • Shorten/lengthen trousers
  • Taper trouser thighs and foot widths
  • Ensure proper sizing of clients
  • Manages all interactions with professionalism
  • Tracks detailed alteration production daily
  • Performs alterations on all garments submitted for alteration, presses finished garment, removes threads, and completes for client-ready
  • Completes all work promptly to ensure customer delivery date
  • Maintains a clean work environment and maintains all required paperwork related to daily assignments

Qualifications:

  • Minimum of 5 years of tailoring experience in a retail or customer-service environment
  • Strong working knowledge of garment construction in men's and women's apparel and ability to perform high-quality workmanship including hand and by machine
  • Excellent communication and interpersonal skills
  • Strong attention to detail
  • Self-starter
  • Able to perform multiple tasks efficiently with a strong organization of time

Working Conditions:

  • Standing or sitting for long periods
  • Fast-paced environment
  • Adhere to all policies as outlined in the Office Support Manual and all Company practices and procedures

Benefits include a generous PTO (Paid Time Off) policy and a 401(k) plan. We are looking to fill the position immediately.

An offer of employment will be contingent on the applicant successfully passing a background and credit check.

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Source: Tom James Company careers (Lever)

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