Alterations​/Tailor; Fitter Finisher – On-call - Halls KC

Overview

Who We Are Crown Center, one of the nation’s first mixed-use redevelopments, is an 85-acre complex that welcomes more than five million visitors each year. A subsidiary of Hallmark Cards, Crown Center is a ‘city within a city’ – combining hotel, office, retail, residential and entertainment land uses within its boundaries.

What We Do And How We Do It The Fitter Finisher (On-call) works within the Halls Alterations department. At Halls Kansas City, the Alterations department is known for its expert tailoring of men’s and women’s clothing. The department also supports items for the Visual Merchandising Department, Store Operations and other areas as needed.

• Performs a wide variety of alterations to fit customer requests: hand and machine sewing, shoulder, hem, collar, and sleeve work, garment sizing, and repairs of defective merchandise.
• Analyzes garments to determine required alterations, reconstructs garments as needed, works with special care fabrics, and prices alterations according to work performed.
• Checks appointments daily and ensures garments are ready for customers at the appointed time.
• Collaborates with others in the department to answer questions about fitting, construction, and fabric on garments.
• Remains available for unscheduled fittings during the day.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

This job requires walking within the department and/or store, bending, minimal lifting, use of pressers, sewing machines, steam cabinet, scissors, thread, needle, ruler, yardstick, pins, razor, ripper, and thimble.

All Halls employees are responsible for protecting company assets by following established policies and procedures.

Basic Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED
• 1 year experience in high-quality alterations

Preferred Qualifications

• Very detail oriented
• Excellent math skills
• Excellent organizational, time management and communication skills
• Exceptional customer service and teamwork skills

• This position is located at the Halls KC retail department store located at the Crown Center Shops.
• Current store hours:
  Mon-Sat 10:00am – 6:00pm;
  Sun 12:00pm – 5:00pm. Hours for the Alterations / Tailor are scheduled one hour earlier on most days, but do include holidays, weekends, and evenings (during Holiday season till 9:00 p.m.).
• The Alterations / Tailor must be available to work as needed, based on business needs. During the holidays and special events, more hours may be expected. Must be flexible with schedule, including working some weekends.
• Relocation will not be provided.

Application Instructions and legal notes are part of the original description and have been retained as appropriate for compliance.