Tailor / Seamstress

TAILOR/SEAMSTRESS - FULL TIME

Tailor/Seamstress - Full Time (Columbia, SC)

DesignLab, Inc. has been a manufacturer and distributor of custom uniform apparel and accessories for more than twenty years. The owners of our company have been in the apparel business for thirty years. We are a minority business based in the U.S.A. which specializes in providing top-quality custom clothing, uniforms and accessories to government agencies nationwide.

Benefits:

• Excellent medical/dental and vision coverage- Eligible 1^st day of the month after start date
• 401(k) retirement plan with company contribution (because you will retire someday)
• Flexible benefits-choose what you like, ignore the rest
• Generous employee discount
• Vacation and Personal Time
• Paid Holidays
• Tuition reimbursement
• Day Shifts Only
• Daily Pay- Receive up to 50% of wages for hours worked DAILY!!!

As a Tailor/Seamstress (Production Associate) at DesignLab you will be hands-on altering our nation's Public Safety professionals' uniforms and equipment. You will ensure all measurements and fittings are done properly, accurately, and efficiently - so that they can wear that uniform proudly.

WHAT YOU WILL DO

• Read and accurately identify the customer's needs per the Work Instruction Document
• Take necessary measurements and mark garments for alterations with ability to problem solve individual sizing issues
• Operate a heat press safely and efficiently
• Perform uniform sewing, alternations, and embellishments with accuracy and efficiency to include taking up stride, lengthening/shortening tails on shirts, tapering shirts, adjusting waists, hemming trousers, mending tears, replacing zippers, applying patches, applying name strips, applying striping, and applying patches
• Operate industrial sewing machinery and meet production deadlines
• Other duties may be assigned to meet business needs

WHAT YOU WILL BRING

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required
• Previous experience in Alterations preferred.
• Well-versed on industrial Sewing machines preferred.
• Ability to effectively read/receive work instructions in English
• Extremely detail-oriented and quality-focused - you're not happy with mistakes
• Solid communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills
• Ability to stand or sit for long periods of time, bend, stretch, twist, and lift, with or without reasonable accommodation

WHAT TO SEND OUR WAY

• Your application with your resume or job history, highlighting your education, experience, and skills

EOE/Disability/Veterans

#branchroles