Tailor / Seamstress (Part-Time)

Located in the heart of Canada's capital next door to the Parliament Buildings, the landmark Fairmont Chateau Laurier hotel in Ottawa is looking to fill a role of Tailor / Seamstress.

 What is in it for you:

• Wonderful company culture - our colleagues are at the heart of all that we do
• Food & Beverage discount of 50% in our restaurants
• Employee benefit card offering discounted rates in Accor worldwide for you and your family
• Learning programs through our Academies designed to sharpen your skills
• Ability to make a difference through our Corporate Social Responsibility activities, like Planet 21

Reporting to the Housekeeping Leadership Team, responsibilities and essential job functions include but are not limited to the following:

• Consistently offers professional, engaging and friendly service.
• Perform colleague uniform fittings and ongoing alterations to ensure all colleagues look professional and crisp in their uniform.
• Press and/or steam uniforms or other items and sort to their appropriate area.
• Ensure uniform room is well organized at all times. Logging and filling in uniform information, keeping an updated uniform inventory file, as well as keeping track of seasonal items.
• Perform minor repair to Manager’s clothing, upon request.
• Perform pressing duties and minor repairs to guest items as needed.
• Receive and review all incoming dry-cleaning for guests and colleagues. 
• Receive guest dry-cleaning from outside contract, and cross-referencing invoices with a physical check of items received.
• Properly prepare the dry-cleaning to be sent back up to each guest room.
• Perform minor repairs to items in guestrooms or public spaces such as but not limited to curtains and furniture.
• Make custom pieces for projects as required.
• Follow equipment safety guidelines.
• Adhere to Fairmont Château Laurier policies, procedures and standards.

• University degree or equivalent experience.
• Must have a minimum 2 years tailor or seamstress experience in a professional setting.
• Schedule flexibility, including evenings/weekends.
• Highly responsible & reliable.
• Ability to work cohesively with fellow colleagues as part of a team with minimum supervision.
• Must have a minimum 2 years seamstress experience in a professional setting.

Physical Aspects of Position include but are not limited to the following:

• Constant standing and walking throughout shift.

Fairmont Château Laurier is proud to provide employment accommodation during the recruitment process. Should you require any accommodations, please notify us.

Our commitment to Diversity & Inclusion:

We are an inclusive company and our ambition is to attract, recruit and promote diverse talent.

Why work for Accor?

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