Tailor

About This Role

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate. Tasks: Make made-to-measure garments according to customer and manufacturing specifications. Fit, alter and repair garments as required. Lay out, cut, sew and press materials to make hats. Make, alter or re-style fur garments and accessories. Operate sewing machines or sew by hand. Select and modify commercial patterns to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit. Design patterns to fit measurements. Mark, cut and sew fabric. Type of materials: Cotton or synthetic. Furs and skins. Nylon. Polyester or synthetic. Satin. Silk. Textiles and leather. Velvet or pile fabrics. Area of work experience: Alterations. Designing. Dressmaking. Repair. Restyling. Tailoring. Fabrication. Transportation/travel information: Public transportation is available. Work conditions and physical capabilities: Manual dexterity. Attention to detail. Hand-eye co-ordination. Ability to distinguish between colours. Combination of sitting, standing, walking. Bending, crouching, kneeling. Physically demanding. Personal suitability: Client focus. Efficient interpersonal skills. Judgement. Organized. Team player. Hardworking. Experience: 1 to less than 7 months. Employment terms options: Early morning. Evening. Morning. Night. Day. Weekend. Support for persons with disabilities: Provides physical accessibility accommodations (for example: ramps, elevators, etc.). Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities . Support for newcomers and refugees: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees. Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.) . Support for youths: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment. Offers mentorship, coaching and/or networking opportunities for youth. Support for Veterans: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans . Assists with immediate transition needs of Veterans (for example: relocation, housing, etc.) . Support for Indigenous people: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people. Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers . Support for mature workers: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers . Offers phased retirement options that allow mature workers to gradually reduce their workload (for example: flexible or reduced work hours, part time employment, project-based or seasonal work, etc.) . Supports for visible minorities: Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities. Offers mentorship programs that pair members of visible minorities with experienced employees.

What You'll Do

• Make made-to-measure garments according to customer and manufacturing specifications
• Fit, alter and repair garments as required
• Lay out, cut, sew and press materials to make hats
• Make, alter or re-style fur garments and accessories
• Operate sewing machines or sew by hand
• Select and modify commercial patterns to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit
• Design patterns to fit measurements
• Mark, cut and sew fabric

What We're Looking For

• Entry level experience
• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• Work conditions: Manual dexterity, Attention to detail, Hand-eye co-ordination, Ability to distinguish between colours, Combination of sitting, standing, walking, Bending, crouching, kneeling, Physically demanding
• Personal suitability: Client focus, Efficient interpersonal skills, Judgement, Organized, Team player, Hardworking

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