Seamstress

About the role

Seeking an energetic Seamstress for our Philadelphia location! Uniform Gear services public service workers throughout the Philadelphia area, including Police, Fire, EMS, Transportation, Healthcare, Maintenance, and Security. The alterations department completes patchwork, hemming, tapering, and other customizations to our customers' clothing. We operate Monday-Saturday between 9am-5pm.

Responsibilities

• Alters, repairs, or fits garments
• Fits garments on customers to determine required alterations
• Sews garments, using needles and thread, and sewing machines
• Measures parts, such as sleeves or pant legs, and marks or pin-folds alteration lines
• Takes up or lets down hems to shorten or lengthen garment parts
• Removes stitches from garments to be altered, using rippers or razor blades
• Makes garment style changes, such as tapering pant legs
• Reads paperwork to know what alterations to perform
• Enters complete work notes into the computer for customers' orders
• Estimates the time frame of the alteration
• Sewing on name tapes, patches, badge tabs, name tabs, and other style patchwork
• Communicates with customers
• Other duties as assigned

Requirements

• Must have 1-2 years of industrial sewing experience
• Must have 1-2 years of hemming experience
• Must be able to read work orders and understand what needs to be completed
• Must complete work in a timely fashion

Qualifications

• Must work on-site
• Must be able to stand or sit for an entire shift
• Must be able to lift 30-pound boxes
• Climbing a small ladder, bending, reaching, squatting
• Must be able to read and comprehend written/verbal orders
• Must be able to communicate efficiently in English
• Must be capable of only taking one meal period per day
• Must be able to work between the hours of 9am-5pm Monday-Saturday

Benefits

• 401(k) matching
• Free uniforms
• Paid time off
• Paid sick leave
• Employee discount
• Paid holidays
• Fun and energetic environment