Couturier - Haute Couture

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 36 to 50 hours per week
- Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
- Experience: 5 years or more
- Costume design
- or equivalent experience
**Asset languages**:

- Arabic
**Work site environment**:

- Non-smoking
- Air conditioned
**Work setting**:

- Fashion house
- Relocation costs covered by employer
- Willing to relocate
- Exhibit and display designer
- Manufacture
- Fabric embroidery shop
- Commercial
**Tasks**:

- Fashion designers design and create clothing and accessories for men, women and children
- Outline and cut patterns
- Operate sewing machines or sew by hand
- Lay out patterns
- Mark size, identification, style and sewing instructions on sample patterns
**Type of product**:

- Sewing machine
**Textile products for inspection, grading or sampling**:

- Fabric
**Type of experience**:

- Fine finishing work (wedding dresses, silks, velvets etc.)
**Equipment and machinery experience**:

- Embroidery or quilter
**Art or fashion design experience**:

- High fashion - haute couture
- Women's clothing
- Men's clothing
**Sewing experience**:

- Whole garment
**Area of specialization**:

- Seamstress
**Security and safety**:

- Criminal record check
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Fast-paced environment
- Work under pressure
- Tight deadlines
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Sitting
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Dependability
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
**Screening questions**:

- Are you willing to relocate for this position?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Health benefits**:

- Dental plan
- Health care plan
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Subsidised public transportation
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available