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Seamstress
Posted on April 3, 2025
by WellGroomed Designs Inc.
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Job Sector:
Skilled Trades & Craft
Term of Employment: Full-Time
Total Views: 215
Duration: 10 calendar days (7 business days)
Last Updated: 1 week ago
Job URL: https://newworkers.ca/jobs/british-columbia/surrey/279671494/seamstress/
Job Description
Tasks
- Make made-to-measure garments according to customer and manufacturing specifications
- Fit, alter and repair garments as required
- 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
Experience and specialization
Type of materials
- Cotton or synthetic
- Nylon
- Satin
- Silk
- Velvet or pile fabrics
Area of work experience
- Alterations
- Designing
- Dressmaking
- Repair
- Restyling
- Tailoring
- Fabrication
Area of specialization
- Seamstress
- Tailor
Additional information
Security and safety
- Basic security clearance
Transportation/travel information
- Public transportation is available
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
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Flexibility
- Initiative
- Judgement
- Organized
- Reliability
- Team player
- Hardworking
Benefits
Other benefits
- Free parking available