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Alterations/Repair Specialist
full-time•New York
About this role
Position Overview:
A tailor is needed to alter clothing items according to custom specifications and needs. In this position, the Alterations/Repair Specialist will use their knowledge of fabrics, sewing, fashion and the marketplace in order to alter pants for customers. Additionally, this individual will be responsible for communicating about Re-Uniqlo to guests and creating unique renewed clothing.
Key Responsibilities:
- Execute basic repair services within a timely manner
- Sew hem of pants with industrial sewing machine
- Trim excess threads using scissors
- Measure, cut and sew hems following seams, edges, or markings on pants
- Alter pants hemlines to fit individual customers
- Working knowledge of sewing machines such as lock stitch, blind stitch, and serge machines
- Ensure repairs and alterations are done to Uniqlo’s standard
- Act as a brand representative for Re-Uniqlo & Re-Use initiatives, repairs, and donations
- Potentially create upcycled clothing items
- Occasionally use POS system to support customer returns
- Maintain brand and operational standards (visual, cleanliness, etc.)
- Manage customer needs and exceed expectations by utilizing the UNIQLO service standard, following the UNIQLO Fundamental Principles and saying the 6 standard phrases.
Requirements:
- At least six (6) months prior sewing/ fitting experience in an alterations or tailoring department
- High School Diploma or GED
- Strong communication skills
- Must be able to lift up to 40 pounds
- Ability to work a flexible schedule that meets the business needs, including evenings and weekends
Salary:
$21.50 per hour*
*The offered salary or salary range is based on several factors, including, but not limited to, overall experience, relevant experience, education level, certifications, applicable skills and expertise, and location of the position.
The Company is committed to equal pay initiatives and will not ask candidates for their current or past salary.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Fast Retailing does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
The Company is committed to equal pay initiatives and will not ask candidates for their current or past salary.
As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Fast Retailing does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state or local law.
What you'll do
- The Alterations/Repair Specialist is responsible for altering pants according to custom specifications using knowledge of fabrics and sewing, while also executing basic repair services in a timely manner. This role also involves acting as a brand representative for Re-Uniqlo initiatives and potentially creating unique upcycled clothing items.
About UNIQLO
About UNIQLO LifeWear
Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality, and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.
About UNIQLO and Fast Retailing
UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.77 trillion yen for the 2023 fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (US $18.92 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2023 rate of $1 = 146.2 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.
UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,400 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe, and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now close to 3,600.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What does a Alterations/Repair Specialist do at UNIQLO?
As a Alterations/Repair Specialist at UNIQLO, you will: the Alterations/Repair Specialist is responsible for altering pants according to custom specifications using knowledge of fabrics and sewing, while also executing basic repair services in a timely manner. This role also involves acting as a brand representative for Re-Uniqlo initiatives and potentially creating unique upcycled clothing items..
Is the Alterations/Repair Specialist position at UNIQLO remote?
The Alterations/Repair Specialist position at UNIQLO is based in New York, United States. Contact the company through Clera for specific work arrangement details.
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