FABRIC WORKER

NEXCOM•Goose Creek, SC

8h•Onsite

About The Position

Modifies, alters, and repairs clothing. Responsible for the placement, arrangement, and handling of military ornamentation on all kinds of articles of uniforms. May receive articles to be laundered or dry cleaned.

Requirements

One year of experience that provided the applicant with knowledge and skill to carry out basic modifications, alterations, and repair of clothing.
One year of experience that provided the applicant with the knowledge and skill in the use of a sewing machine to perform alternations and repairs to garments such as pinning and basting, trimming, lengthening and shortening sleeves, taking in and letting out waists of jackets, replacing zippers, lowering collars, replacing pockets, shortening and lengthening pants, tapering skirts, sewing on ratings and stripes etc.
Usually stands, stoops, bends, and kneels to measure and mark items being altered.
Sits for long periods of time while operating sewing machine or doing hand sewing.
Continual use of hands, arms, and fingers is required in sewing and using shears.

Nice To Haves

One year of high school education may be substituted for 3 months of general experience up to a High School Diploma or GED for one year of general experience.

Responsibilities

Makes alternations and repairs to uniform and civilian garments such as pinning and basting, trimming, lengthening and shortening sleeves, taking in and letting out waists of jackets, replacing zippers, lowering collars, replacing pockets, shortening and lengthening pants, tapering skirts, sewing on ratings and stripes etc.
Takes customer body measurements for purposes of ensuring proper garment fit.
Receives special orders from patrons requiring the affixing of medals, ribbons, badges, devices, ratings, etc.
Measures the correct placement of items to be affixed, marks, trims, bastes, and presses upon completion.
Mounts medals and sews items on uniform as appropriate.
Operates a sewing machine and maintains working area in clean and orderly condition.
Receives from authorized patrons garments and articles to be laundered and dry cleaned.
Completes Laundry Dry Cleaning tickets by name, social security number, date, and price utilizing price list.
Stacks into laundry bags from pick-up.
Receives tickets from patrons for pick-up of cleaned articles.
Checks to ensure tickets presented matches ticket number on article cleaned.
Turns over articles to patron and collects monies.
Operates a cash register and is responsible for own cash fund.
Prepares Daily Salesperson's Cash Report.
Requisitions and maintains adequate supply of stock at all times.
Maintains working area in a clean and orderly manner and assists in inventory taking.
Exercises tact, good manners, and courtesy when serving and assisting customers.
Performs other related duties as assigned.