Uniform Fitter and Tailor

**Job Title**:Uniform Fitter and Tailor**

**Salary: The starting salary is £31,093, which includes allowances totalling £2,841.**

**The salary is broken down as £28,252 basic salary, which will increase annually until you reach the top of the scale £30,222. Plus, a location allowance of £1,841 and a non-pensionable allowance of £1,000.**

**Location**: Belvedere Storage Facility - however travel to different MPS sites will be required providing a Mobile Measuring Service)**

In Operational Support Services we provide a range of services to the Met, including providing Fleet, Vehicle Recovery, Catering, Travel, Cultural Services, Uniform, ID Passes, Exhibit Management, Records Management and Local support to officers. Whilst these services are quite different in what they deliver, the desired outcomes of delighting our customers, improving performance, delivering innovative services that are value for money and supporting and developing our people are the same.

This is an exciting time to be working as a Uniform Fitter and Tailor for the Metropolitan Police Service. In addition to large-scale transformation, there's the unique and ever-evolving challenge of policing London. This means that as a Uniform Fitter and Tailor, there are more opportunities for you to get involved with making London the safest global city in a time of unprecedented change within the UK's largest Police Service.

Operational Support Services delivers several support services locally, with a central management structure and geographical areas across London. We deliver numerous local services including general administration, support to Senior Leadership Teams, management of criminal exhibits, fleet administration and management and typing for criminal cases.

**Key Responsibilities**
- Attending different locations across the MPS to take customer measurements of all genders
- Inputting customer measurements into an IT database
- Placing orders for uniform items
- To assist with stock replenishments and stock takes
- Completing alterations, repairs, tailoring and machining
- Fitting specialist items of uniform and equipment with customers
- This role offers the advantage of flexible working conditions - must to be willing to work extended hours when operational need and be part of on call rota where applicable

**Additional Information**

Although base location is at Belvedere Storage Facility, travel to different MPS sites will be required providing a Mobile Measuring Service

**How to apply**

**Essential**
- Professional garment fitting/tailoring qualification
- The ability to take and record accurate customer measurements
- Strong technical knowledge and experience of garment construction
- Able to machine and hand alter garments
- High degree of flexibility and willingness to travel
- Excellent customer service skills Knowledge
- The ability to priorities daily tasks in accordance with demand
- Ability to work as part of a team
- Good IT and numerical skills

**Desirable**
- Current UK driving license
- Previous experience of working within the tailoring industry