Retail Store Tailor

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

Job summary

Tailored Brands, Inc. operates Men's Wearhouse where a Retail Store Tailor—Alterations provides alterations and tailoring services to customers. The role focuses on marking, altering, and pressing garments to ensure a flattering fit and high-quality finish, with an emphasis on customer satisfaction.

The position requires formal tailoring training and experience in menswear, along with strong communication and teamwork to support store operations and customer engagement.

Qualifications

• Formal tailoring training is preferred.
• Experience as a menswear tailor is highly preferred.
• Good technical skill and knowledge of sewing equipment.
• Strong communication skills and a team attitude.
• Proficiency in all alterations of men\'s tailored clothing.

Responsibilities

• Greet customers and respond to special requests.
• Mark, alter, and press garments to ensure proper fit.
• Maintain an open dialogue with management and help teammates.
• Keep the tailor shop clean and organized and assist sizing customers.

Skills

Tailoring knowledge

Sewing skills

Communication skills

Team player

Education

Formal tailoring training

Tools

Sewing equipment knowledge

Job description

RETAIL STORE TAILOR—ALTERATIONS

FINE TAILORED CAREERS 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.

RETAIL STORE TAILOR-ALTERATIONS

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.

HOW YOU'LL CONTRIBUTE

You'll have the opportunity to assist in the selling process by greeting, interacting with, and responding to customers regarding any special requests they may have. In addition, you'll 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 to keep the tailor shop clean and organized
• Make sure that customers are properly sized
• Offer new wardrobe ensemble suggestions

WHAT IT TAKES

The highly motivated, customer-friendly retail store tailor-alterations we seek should have these 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

• 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

WHY WORK WITH US

Everyone at Tailored Brands plays an important role in bringing our purpose to life by living each of our Company Values every day : Customer-First, Win Together, Better Every Day, Everyone is Welcome, Act with Integrity.

COMPENSATION & BENEFITS TO SUIT YOUR LIFESTYLE

Men's Wearhouse has everything you need to complement your ideal lifestyle. You'll enjoy the competitive pay (hourly pay rate) you would expect of an industry leader, as well as a broad range of benefits to support your total well-being, from health to wealth. See the complete list on our career site.

You may have the opportunity to voluntarily work between multiple store or site locations, and across multiple brands.

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.