Master Tailor/Workshop Leader
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About the Role
Farah Experiences seeks a Master Tailor/Workshop Leader to oversee tailoring departments, manage a team of senior tailors, and ensure high-quality costume production for performances and events.
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Responsibilities
- Oversee and lead all Tailoring Departments across Miral Experiences Costuming Departments
- Act as single point of contact for senior management regarding tailoring operations
- Manage, mentor, and support Senior Tailors and seamstresses
- Oversee operational tailoring workflows and creative costume build ups
- Plan, prioritize, and balance departmental workload
- Lead master level pattern making, draping, fittings, and construction for costumes
- Oversee quality control across all tailoring outputs
- Manage tailoring team scheduling and resource allocation
Requirements
- Higher secondary or equivalent education
- Minimum 5 years of master level tailoring experience with costumes and managing a team of tailors
- 12+ years of professional sewing and tailoring experience
- Master level costume tailoring skills for both female and male costumes
- Expert fabric draping, cutting, fitting, and pattern making skills
- Proficient in operating industrial and domestic sewing machines and industrial serger machines
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and team management skills
- Strong written and spoken English communication skills
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Role Scope
- Oversee and lead all Tailoring Departments across Miral Experiences Costuming Departments, ensuring consistent standards of craftsmanship, efficiency, and artistic quality.
- Act as the single point of contact for senior management regarding tailoring operations, workload planning, quality assurance, and production readiness.
Key Responsibilities
- Manage, mentor, and support Senior Tailors and seamstresses, providing technical leadership, performance guidance, and professional development.
- Oversee both operational tailoring workflows and creative costume build ups.
- Plan, prioritize, and balance departmental workload to maintain continuity of operational costume support while delivering creative projects on schedule.
- Lead and supervise master level pattern making, draping, fittings, and construction for complex male and female costumes.
- Oversee quality control across all tailoring outputs.
- Manage tailoring team scheduling, including days off, annual leave planning, and resource allocation.
- Support and guide Senior Tailors in the execution of challenging costume developments.
- Ensure costumes are completed and maintained in time for season openings, rehearsals, fittings, and live operations.
- Oversee fabric, trims, and materials usage across workshops.
- Supervise and guide external vendors involved in tailoring or costume construction.
- Contribute to departmental and cross departmental planning meetings.
- Champion a positive, collaborative, safe, and high performance work environment.
Qualifications
- Higher secondary or equivalent education
- Formal or extensive professional experience in costume tailoring for both male and female garments
- Minimum of 5 years of master level tailoring experience with costumes and managing a team of tailors
- 12+ years of professional sewing and tailoring experience
- Master level costume tailoring skills for both female and male costumes
- Expert fabric draping, cutting, fitting, and pattern making skills
- Ability to lead and review complex costume builds from concept through execution
- Proficient in operating industrial and domestic sewing machines and industrial serger machines
- Strong leadership, mentoring, and team management skills
- Exceptional attention to detail, organization, and quality control
- Exceptional time management skills
- Strong written and spoken English communication skills
Desirable
- Associate degree or higher in Theatre, Costume Design, or a related field
- 5+ years working in theme parks, large scale theatrical productions, live entertainment, or cruise ship costume operations
- Knowledge of theatrical show supplies, materials, and specialty vendors
- Specialization in costume technology, complex finishes, or embroidery
- Theme park or large scale entertainment production experience
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