Master Sewer

Summary

Under direction from the Alteration Manager, the Master Sewer produces high quality altered merchandise within established time standards while providing excellent customer service and maintaining customer relationships in a luxury retail environment.

Responsibilities

• Perform basic and complex alterations on a wide range of garments
• Ensure highest quality of altered garments
• Follow alteration workroom policies and procedures
• Maintain a clean and safe work environment
• Create and develop excellent customer relationships
• Meet and exceed individual performance and productivity goals
• Utilize expertise to make garment construction decisions during alterations
• Support store and department initiatives

Requirements

• Minimum 1 years basic sewing and tailoring experience with high end merchandise
• Ability to perform alterations across a variety of garment types
• Pressing and spotting skills
• Knowledge of alteration industry including fabrication and styling of luxury merchandise
• Willingness to learn and develop new skills and processes
• High school graduate or equivalent preferred