Seamstress

Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: 1 year to less than 2 years
**Work setting**:

- Willing to relocate
**Tasks**:

- Make made-to-measure garments according to customer and manufacturing specifications
- Fit, alter and repair garments as required
- Lay out, cut, sew and press materials to make hats
- Make, alter or re-style fur garments and accessories
- Operate sewing machines or sew by hand
- Select and modify commercial patterns to customers' and clothing manufacturers' specifications and fit
- Design patterns to fit measurements
- Mark, cut and sew fabric
**Type of materials**:

- Cotton or synthetic
- Polyester or synthetic
- Satin
- Silk
- Velvet or pile fabrics
**Area of work experience**:

- Alterations
- Designing
- Dressmaking
- Repair
- Restyling
- Tailoring
**Area of specialization**:

- Seamstress
- Tailor
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Physically demanding
**Personal suitability**:

- Client focus
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
**Long term benefits**:

- Life insurance
- Other benefits
**Other benefits**:

- Free parking available
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 44 hours per week