master tailor

Employment and Social Development Canada; Vancouver; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company is seeking a skilled Tailor/Furrier in Vancouver. The role involves making and altering garments, including fur accessories, with a focus on customer specifications. Candidates must have a secondary school diploma and 3-5 years of relevant experience. This full-time position offers a competitive hourly wage and requires working on-site.

Qualifications

• 3 to 5 years of experience in tailoring or furrier work.
• Ability to work with various materials including cotton, nylon, and furs.
• Experience in alterations, designing, and dressmaking.

Responsibilities

• Make made-to-measure garments according to specifications.
• Fit, alter, and repair garments as required.
• Operate sewing machines or sew by hand.

Skills

Client focus

Efficient interpersonal skills

Flexibility

Initiative

Judgement

Organized

Reliability

Team player

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Job description

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Job details

• Salary 37.00 to 45.00 hourly (To be negotiated) / 30 to 40 hours per week
• Terms of employment Permanent employment Full time
• Day, Evening, Morning
• Starts as soon as possible
• Source Job Bank #3310704

Overview

Languages

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Experience

3 years to less than 5 years

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Responsibilities

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

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

• Cotton or synthetic
• Furs and skins
• Nylon
• Polyester or synthetic
• Satin
• Textiles and leather
• Velvet or pile fabrics

Area of work experience

• Alterations
• Designing
• Dressmaking
• Restyling
• Tailoring

Area of specialization

• Furrier
• Tailor

Additional information

Security and safety

• Bondable

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding

Personal suitability

• Client focus
• Efficient interpersonal skills
• Flexibility
• Initiative
• Judgement
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Who can apply for this job?

You can apply if you are:

• a permanent resident of Canada
• a temporary resident of Canada with a valid work permit

Do not apply if you are not authorized to work in Canada. The employer will not respond to your application.

Advertised until

2025-06-19

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