UNIQLO Alteration Specialist (Full-Time) - World Trade Center (New Store Opening)

Join our grand opening team for our newest World Trade Center location!

Starting salary : $19.50 / hour

Position Overview:
Clothing tailors or seamsters are needed to alter pants according to custom specifications and needs. In this position, the Alterations Specialist will use their knowledge of fabrics, sewing, fashion and the marketplace in order to alter pants for customers.

Key Responsibilities:

• Sew hem of pants with industrial sewing machine

• Trim excess threads using scissors

• Measure, cut and sew hems following seams, edges, or markings on pants

• Alter pants hemlines to fit individual customers

• Working knowledge of sewing machines such as lock stitch, blind stitch, and serge machines

• Support the sales floor and other store operations tasks as needed to provide excellent customer service and maintain tidiness of displays

Qualifications:

• At least six (6) months prior sewing/ fitting experience in an alterations or tailoring department

• Maintain specified productivity guidelines

• Strong communication skills, fluency in English mandatory

• Ability to work a flexible schedule that meets the business needs, including evenings and weekends

Career Advancement Opportunities:

• We offer competitive compensation for alteration specialist staff starting at $19.50 along with a clear path to promotion opportunities every 3 months based on individual performance!

• Career advancement opportunities for driven team members who consistently deliver strong results.

Benefits: 

Full-Time, hourly position: The Company provides:

• Medical, Dental, Vision, Life & ADD, Short and Long Term Disability

• Flexible spending and commuter benefits accounts

• 15 days of paid vacation/personal leave and 9 days of sick leave per calendar year, pro-rated based on hire date;  

• 8 days of paid holidays and 1.5 times the employee’s regular rate for all hours worked on stated holidays

• 401K (with employer matching)

• Plum Benefits

• Gym Discounts

• 30% Employee Merchandise Discount 

Full-Time Availability Requirements:

• Maintain open availability at least five (5) days per week, averaging 32 hours or more per week based on business seasonality.  

• Have no more than two (2) days off in the same Monday-Sunday workweek.

• Limit scheduling restrictions to no more than three (3) days per week:

• Only one (1) restriction permitted Friday-Sunday.  

• At least one (1) restriction must be time-based. 

Employment and ongoing assignment at the World Trade Center are contingent upon an employee's successful completion of, and continued compliance with, all security requirements established by the World Trade Center and the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey. These requirements may include, but are not limited to, background screening, security training, photo identification, fingerprinting, and other security-related procedures. Failure to obtain or maintain required clearance, credentials, or compliance with applicable security policies may result in reassignment, removal from the worksite, or other employment action, up to and including termination of employment, subject to applicable law. 

The Company is committed to equal pay initiatives and will not ask candidates for their current or past salary.

As an Equal Opportunity Employer, Fast Retailing does not discriminate against applicants or employees because of race, color, creed, religion, sex, national origin, veteran status, disability, age, citizenship, marital or domestic/civil partnership status, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression or because of any other status or condition protected by applicable federal, state or local law.