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About the Role

Wilkes Bashford San Francisco, established in 1966, is seeking a skilled tailor to perform alterations and sewing for high-end men's luxury clothing in our San Francisco store.

Responsibilities

• Record required alterations and instructions on tags and attach them to garments.
• Examine tags on garments to determine needed alterations.
• Put in padding and shaping materials.
• Sew buttonholes and attach buttons to finish garments.
• Make garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs, narrowing lapels, and adding or removing padding.
• Maintain garment drape and proportions during alterations.
• Shorten or lengthen garment parts such as sleeves by adjusting hems.
• Repair or replace defective garment parts, such as pockets, zippers, snaps, buttons, and linings.
• Press garments using hand irons or pressing machines.
• Fit, alter, repair, and create made-to-measure clothing according to customer and manufacturer specifications, applying principles of garment design, construction, and styling.
• Measure parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and mark or pin-fold alteration lines.
• Remove stitches from garments to be altered.
• Sew garments using needles, thread, or sewing machines.
• Adjust seams in suits and other garments to improve fit.
• Trim excess material using scissors.
• Assemble garment parts and join them with basting stitches.
• Measure customers and record measurements.
• Fit and study garments on customers to determine required alterations.

Requirements

• 2+ years' experience performing alterations on high-end men's and luxury clothing.
• Ability to work with little supervision, prioritize tasks, and meet deadlines.
• Knowledge of fitting and basic sewing techniques.
• Knowledge of merchandise fit and size gradient, brand knowledge, and complex alterations.
• Understanding of all safety guidelines.
• Ability to advise and explain merchandise fit and alterations to customers and sales associates.
• Detail-oriented and able to work in a fast-paced environment.
• Maintain a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Regularly use hands and fingers to handle garments, cut fabric, thread needles, press and steam garments, operate sewing machine and foot pedal, iron and steamer.
• Reach with hands and arms, stoop, kneel, crouch, bend, sit, stand, see, hear, and talk.
• Frequently walk and lift or push up to 10 lbs.

Skills

• Alterations
• Sewing
• Fitting
• Garment construction
• Garment styling
• Pressing
• Steaming
• Customer service

Location

• San Francisco

Work Type

• Full-time

Experience Level

• 2+ years

Salary/Compensations

• $ and $ for Fiscal Year End Bonus and Holiday Contest respectively

Benefits

• Medical Benefits with Vision & Dental
• 401K with company matching
• Paid Vacation & Holidays
• Fiscal Year End Bonus
• Holiday Contest

About the Company

• Wilkes Bashford San Francisco established in 1966.