Retail Alterations Specialist (Full Time or Part Time)

Starting salary: $18.50 / hour

Join our grand opening team for our newest Massachusetts location this August at Burlington Mall!

Position Overview:
Clothing alterers, tailors or seamsters are needed to alter pants according to custom specifications and needs. In this position, the Alterations Specialist will use their knowledge of fabrics, sewing, fashion and the marketplace in order to alter pants for customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• 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 machine

* Support the sales floor as needed to provide excellent customer service and maintain tidiness of displays

Qualifications:
• At least six (6) months prior sewing/ fitting experience in an alterations or tailoring department
• Maintain specified productivity guidelines
• Strong communication skills, fluency in English mandatory
• Ability to work a flexible schedule that meets the business needs, including evenings and weekends

Benefits:

Full-Time, hourly position: The Company provides:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & ADD, Short and Long Term Disability
• Flexible spending and commuter benefits accounts
• 15 days of paid vacation/personal leave and 9 days of sick leave per calendar year, pro-rated based on hire date;  
• 8 days of paid holidays and 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate for all hours worked on stated holidays
• 401K (with employer matching);

Part-Time, hourly position: The Company provides:

• Commuter benefits accounts
• Sick leave per calendar year, earned under MA PSSL
• 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate for all hours worked on stated holidays
• 401K (with employer matching)

The Company is committed to equal pay initiatives and will not ask candidates for their current or past salary.

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.