Retail Store Tailor

Men's Wearhouse; Warwick (RI); On-site; USD 25,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

Men’s Wearhouse, a Tailored Brands division, is seeking a Retail Store Tailor—Alterations to provide expert alterations and exceptional service. You’ll greet customers, assess requests, and expertly mark, alter, and press garments to ensure a perfect fit.

You’ll work with a team to maintain shop cleanliness, answer questions, and suggest wardrobe pieces while upholding our standards of quality and customer care.

Qualifications

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

Responsibilities

• 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.
• Keep the tailor shop clean and organized.
• Ensure customers are properly sized.
• Offer wardrobe ensemble suggestions.

Skills

Tailoring experience

Menswear tailoring

Technical sewing skills

Sewing equipment knowledge

Communication skills

Team player

Alteration proficiency

Tools

Sewing machines

Job description

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

Pay Range: $18.28-$29.24/hr

We take into consideration an individual’s skills, background and experience in determining final salary. Base pay information is based on market location and may be subject to prevailing wage laws, if applicable.

WHY WORK WITH US

We use our personalities to uncover our customers’ personalities.

At the core of Tailored Brands is a fun, family-like atmosphere that makes this an extraordinary place to work. Our engaging workplace is based on teamwork, growth, and respect, with a culture built on these guiding principles: Live the Golden Rule, practice teamwork, have respect for each other, be trustworthy, and keep an open mind and heart.

Compensation & Benefits To Suit Your Lifestyle

Men’s Wearhouse 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.

About Tailored Brands

The success of Tailored Brands is powered by a team of 20,000 passionate employees at locations throughout the US, Canada, and the UK. Our popular brands include Men’s Wearhouse, Jos. A. Bank, Moores Clothing for Men, and K&G Fashion Superstore.

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.