Assistant Lead Seamstress

Company: The Charlotte Letter, LLC (TCL)

Location: Onsite Sherman, Texas

Position: Full Time

Classification: Non-Exempt

Seamstress Job Description

We are looking to employ an experienced seamstress to create adaptive clothing for children with special needs and lead a team of seamstresses. This lead position will need to be able to amend, alter, and construct garments and other fabric-made articles according to our design specifications. 

To be successful as a Lead Seamstress, you should demonstrate a sound knowledge of various fabrics and sewing techniques. An outstanding lead seamstress should achieve exceptional customer service and promptly complete all tasks.

Lead Seamstress Duties & Responsibilities:

• Accurately measuring customers using tape measures to ensure proper fit of garments.
• Lead team in daily activities, including distributing tasks, solving assembly issues, and assuring garment standards and deadlines are met.
• Ensuring that sewing machines and other equipment are in good working order.
• Altering or repairing customers' garments and other articles includes hemming, mending, lengthening, and taking in and letting out seams.
• Fitting garments on customers to determine how the alterations should be done.
• Constructing garments and other articles according to customers’ specifications and preferences.
• Some knowledge of pattern development. 
• Knows how to read and make tech packs.
• Communicating with customers to determine their specifications, needs, and preferences.
• Using irons and pressing machines to erase the creases on garments and other articles.

Seamstress Requirements:

• 5+ years of proven sewing experience.
• Proven sewing experience.
• Sound knowledge of various fabrics and sewing techniques.
• The ability to work under time constraints.
• The ability to safely use different types of sewing machines.
• Good hand-eye coordination.
• Effective communication skills.
• Exceptional customer service skills.
• Detail-oriented.
• Read tech packs 
• Has experience with commercial sewing machines: Juki 
• Create tech packs
• Create patterns 
• Some college in fashion.