Job Title: Fashion Designers / Tailors
Location: Mombasa
No. Required: 4
Nature of Job: Full time
Duties include:
- Designing and sewing garments according to customer’s needs
- Tailoring and dressmaking
- Operate electric and manual sewing machines
- Sew clothing or other articles
- Assemble garment parts and join parts with basting stitches, using needles and thread or sewing machines
- Record required alterations and instructions on tags, and attach them to garments
- Fit, alter, repair, and make made-to-measure clothing, according to customers’ and clothing manufacturers’ specifications and fit, and applying principles of garment design, construction, and styling.
- Creating or visualizing an idea and producing a design by hand or using computer-aided design (CAD)
- Keeping up to date with emerging fashion trends as well as general trends relating to fabrics, colours and shapes
- Planning and developing ranges
- Understanding design from a technical perspective, i.e. producing patterns and technical specifications for designs
- Sourcing, selecting and buying fabrics, trims, fastenings and embellishments
- Negotiating with customers and suppliers
Qualifications and Skills
- Certificate or diploma in Tailoring / Dressmaking or Fashion Design
- 2-3 years’ experience
- Very creative in fashion design
- Passionate about the work
- Excellent communication and listening skills
- Ability to maintain favorable relations with customers and fellow employees
- Both ladies and men are encouraged to apply
Note:
Qualified candidates should send their CV’s quoting relevant skills and experience to jobs@britesmanagement.com
Only the shortlisted candidates will be contacted.