Seasonal Tailor

Tailored Brands, Inc.; Pennsylvania; On-site; USD 17,000 - 25,000; Full time

Job summary

Tailored Brands, Inc. seeks a skilled tailor/alterations associate to join our production team in Pennsylvania. You will perform alterations, read tickets, and ensure garments meet quality standards. The role emphasizes precision, speed, and adherence to safety while operating sewing machines and pressing equipment.

Ideal candidates have hands-on tailoring experience, strong dexterity, and the ability to work flexible shifts during peak seasons in a distribution warehouse environment.

Qualifications

• Prior experience in tailoring/alterations is required.
• Ability to read and understand picking tickets.
• Good hand-eye coordination and manual dexterity.
• Strong stamina for long shifts in a fast-paced warehouse.
• Flexibility to work various shifts during peak season.

Responsibilities

• Follows required tailoring/alteration processes based on tickets.
• Measures and marks tailoring/alteration lines.
• Pins alterations on seams, darts, or necklines.
• Shortens or lengthens garment parts as needed.
• Relocates or replaces buttons on coats, vests and shirts.
• Sews and hems garments using sewing machine or by hand.
• Trims excess material and removes stitches when required.
• Presses garments and maintains a clean work area.
• Maintains sewing machines and reports issues promptly.
• Reads tickets accurately to ensure correct alterations.

Skills

Tailoring/Alterations

Sewing machine operation

Hand sewing

Reading picking tickets

Manual dexterity

RF scanner knowledge

Tools

Industrial sewing machines

Ironing/pressing equipment

Rippers and seam tools

Job description

• Follows required tailoring/alteration processes and instructions based on picking ticket comments
• Measures and marks tailoring/alteration lines
• Pins altering folds or marks on cloth at seams, darts, or necklines to indicate tailoring/alterations to be made
• Shortens or lengthens garment parts, such as sleeves or legs is required
• Expands or narrows garment parts, such as waist or chest as needed
• Raises or lowers garment parts, such as collars or lapels as needed
• Relocate or replace buttons on coats, vests and shirts
• Re-sews garment, using needle and thread or sewing machine
• Trims excess material, using scissors
• Removes stitches from garment, using ripper or razor blade
• Presses garment, using hand iron or pressing machine as needed
• Maintains a clean and safe work environment
• Maintain sewing machines in good working order
• Performs work as assigned by department supervisor
• Previous experience in tailoring/alterations
• Good hand/eye coordination and manual dexterity
• Good physical and mental stamina to perform tasks for a long period of time
• Working knowledge of industrial Blind Stitch and Sleeve feller sewing machines.
• Ability to sew by hand as required
• Working knowledge of operating a utility press & spotting board table
• The ability to read and understand picking tickets
• Working knowledge of radio frequency (RF) scanner is a plus
• Basic math, counting, and problem solving skills
• Good communication skills and good command of the English language (speak, read, write, and understand English for purposes of performing necessary job duties)
• Demonstrate a sense of urgency to meet customer time commitments
• Ability to take initiative and work independently or with team members to accomplish defined goals in a fast-paced distribution warehouse environment
• Ability to learn new skills and take on additional job responsibilities as needed
• Flexibility to work in all areas of production and able to work any shift during peak season is required
• Hours of operation and schedules are subject to change and may require early morning, evenings, weekends, holidays, or late night shifts
• All staff employees are expected to be available to work in all areas of production as required