The Tailor Room Manager is responsible for leading all activities for the tailor room. The Tailor Room Manager assists in recruiting and interviewing tailor room staff, trains, coaches, motivates, and manages expectations, and projects assigned to the tailor room.
Tailor Room Managers are self-motivated individuals with outgoing personalities, excellent technical sewing, and fitting skills. They can easily manage multiple staff, and several projects at the same time.

Tailor Room Manager Responsibilities:

Supervise the duties of all tailor room staff, including alterations specialists, tailors, pattern cutters, embroiderers, sewers, and pressers.
Assist the Tailor Room department by sewing, steaming, pressing and spot cleaning merchandise as needed.
Ensure fitting and sewing are performed to standards.
Allocate the garments on the work line to the Tailor Room staff as needed to maintain maximum productivity.
Ensure new tailor room staff are trained to Tailor Room techniques and standards.
Support the education of the Tailor Room staff in garment fit (silhouette training), cutting, embroidery, pattern making, sewing, proper selection, steaming, pressing, and spot cleaning.
Generate a timeline by scheduling tasks to meet productivity goals.
Ensure all policies and procedures are followed.
Ensure all administrative duties are executed in a timely manner, including the completion and submission of required paperwork.
Maintain machines in good working order; report needed repairs.
Maintain the cleanliness of the workroom.
Meet with Tailor Room Administrator weekly to discuss timelines and ensure productivity in the workroom.
Order and maintain the supplies necessary to run the Tailor Room.
Ability to lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, climb, crouch, reach with arms, bend, twist, and stand.