Retail Store Tailor

Tailored Brands, Inc.; Crystal Lake (IL); On-site; USD 19,000 - 28,000; Full time

Job summary

Men's Wearhouse, a division of Tailored Brands, is seeking a Retail Store Tailor – Alterations to provide professional alterations and personalized service. You will mark, alter, and press garments to achieve a perfect fit while assisting guests with requests and measurements.

Formal tailoring training or menswear tailoring experience is preferred. You will work as part of a team, maintaining a clean shop and offering wardrobe suggestions across locations as needed.

Qualifications

• Formal tailoring training preferred.
• Experience as a tailor for menswear highly preferred.
• Good technical skill.
• Sound knowledge of various types of sewing equipment.

Responsibilities

• Assist customers to ensure a satisfying experience and a well-finished product.
• Mark, alter, and press garments to ensure proper fit.
• Ensure the proper fit of garments and answer customer questions.
• Maintain an open dialogue with management and help keep the tailor shop clean and organized.
• Offer new wardrobe ensemble suggestions.

Skills

Strong communication

Team attitude

Technical sewing skill

Knowledge of sewing equipment

Education

Formal tailoring training

Menswear tailoring experience

Job description

RETAIL STORE TAILOR – ALTERATIONS

Every day is a day to make somebody smile at Men's Wearhouse, a division of Tailored Brands. We help people love how they look by providing a convenient, one‑of‑a‑kind shopping experience tailored personally to each customer’s lifestyle. If you want to make a difference, be part of a great team and grow, this position might be a perfect fit.

Responsibilities

• Provide positive input and valuable assistance throughout the entire customer experience to ensure that each guest is satisfied and receives a final product that is customized to look attractive, fit well, and feel just right.
• Assist in the selling process by greeting, interacting with, and responding to customers regarding any special requests they may have.
• Use your extensive knowledge of alterations and passion for providing excellent service to expertly mark, alter, and press the garments our customers select.
• Ensure the proper fit of garments.
• Answer customer questions.
• Mark garments for tailoring.
• Press garments.
• Maintain an open dialogue with management.
• Help other team members.
• Help keep the tailor shop clean and organized.
• Make sure that customers are properly sized.
• Offer new wardrobe ensemble suggestions.
• You may have the opportunity to voluntarily work between multiple store or site locations, and across multiple brands.

Qualifications

• Formal training for tailoring preferred.
• Experience as a tailor for menswear highly preferred.
• Good technical skill.
• Sound knowledge of various types of sewing equipment.
• Strong communication skills.
• Team attitude and enthusiasm.
• Proficiency in all basic and advanced alterations of men's tailored clothing.

Benefits & Compensation

Men's Wearhouse offers competitive hourly pay expected from an industry leader, along with a broad range of benefits to support your total well‑being, from health to wealth.

Employment Eligibility and Equal Opportunity

Our company celebrates diversity and provides equal employment opportunity to all applicants and employees without regard to race, color, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, national origin, religion, veteran or military status, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, or any other protected status under the law.