Tailor - Seamstress PT/FT

Seamstress/Tailor Position

Best Cleaners is seeking an enthusiastic Seamstress/Tailor to join our close-knit organization. We provide a variety of exceptional garment-based services including dry cleaning and tailoring.

Seamstresses and Tailors play an important part in providing our customers a valuable service that helps make us successful. You will provide garment fittings, quality sewing repairs, alterations and tailoring to our customers in our retail locations. The ideal Seamstress/Tailor is proficient in their craft, has an outgoing professional demeanor, and a high attention to detail. This is an excellent opportunity to begin your career with our collaborative team.

For full-time Seamstresses and Tailors, we offer:

• Starting compensation of $18-24 per hour based on experience
• Health, Dental and Life Insurance
• 401k Vacation and holidays
• 50% off any dry cleaning at our facilities

For 70 years, Best Cleaners has been the premier provider of dry cleaning services to the Greater Hartford area. Whether it's tailoring, bridal gown preservation, or our environmentally-friendly GreenEarth dry cleaning services, we pride ourselves in giving our customers an outstanding experience. With many locations, we are an active member of the community.

Duties and Responsibilities for Seamstress / Tailor Include:

• Provide superior friendly service to our customers
• Project a positive attitude;
• Smile and use welcoming body language
• Provide quality sewing, repairs, alterations, tailoring and fittings
• Price repair jobs and generate repair tickets
• Monitor and order tailoring supplies
• Hand iron garments as needed in the sewing process
• Any additional tasks assigned by the Tailoring Coordinator, Plant Manager or upper management

Requirements:

• Experienced in the craft of sewing, alterations, repairs, tailoring, and fittings.
• Flexible schedule with Saturday availability.
• Excellent communication skills and a "customer first" mindset.
• Able to complete work by deadlines.
• This job may entail hot indoor air temperatures, noisy conditions, standing for long periods of time and lifting customer garments and supplies.