Women's ready-to-wear tailor
ふじんきせいふくしたてこう
Industry & Occupation
Classification
Summary
A women's ready-to-wear tailor is a job that handles cutting, sewing, finishing, and quality control of women's clothing in factories or ateliers.
Description
Women's ready-to-wear tailors work in factories or small workshops mass-producing ready-made women's clothing, where they cut fabric based on patterns and sew using industrial sewing machines or overlock machines. This includes basting for fitting, attaching buttons and zippers, pressing with irons, needle detection, and dimensional inspections as part of quality control processes. Line work requires team coordination to improve production efficiency, and they may also perform maintenance on materials and machines or suggest improvements to work procedures.
Future Outlook
Due to overseas production and advances in automation technology, demand for domestic sewing workers is declining, but stable demand is expected for skilled technicians who can handle high quality and small-batch multi-variety production.
Personality Traits
Dexterous with hands and good at detailed work / High concentration / Meticulous / Patient
Work Style
Career Path
Sewing operator → Tailoring technician → Line leader → Production manager → Quality control supervisor → Patternmaker
Required Skills
Basting / Cutting technique / Industrial sewing machine operation / Iron finishing / Pattern understanding
Recommended Skills
Embroidery sewing machine operation / Overlock sewing machine operation / Quality control / Sewing CAD (basic operation)
Aptitudes (Strengths Preferred)
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Attention to Detail & Accuracy | Because the precision of seams and dimensional errors directly affect product quality. |
| Physical Stamina & Endurance | Physical stamina is required for long hours of standing work and repetitive motions. |
Aptitudes (Weaknesses Acceptable)
| Item | Description |
|---|---|
| Analytical & Logical Thinking | Advanced logical thinking is not essential as work follows patterns. |
| Creativity & Ideation | Since design is handled by another department, accurate reproduction is emphasized over creativity. |
| Numerical & Quantitative Analysis | Only dimension management is needed, no advanced mathematical analysis required. |
Aliases
- Women's clothing tailor
Related Jobs
- Apparel sewing worker
- Men's ready-to-wear tailor
- Patternmaker
- Sewing technician