Meet Nawa, a long-standing member of the Tailor Store team and our first tailor. He has been part of Tailor Store’s journey for 17 years and counting. We spoke with him about his role at the company, his day-to-day work, and what he considers the most important part of making a dress shirt.
Nawa
Role in company: Line supervisor
Years at Tailor Store: 17 years
Hi Nawa! What are your typical day-to-day tasks at Tailor Store?
My primary tasks mostly consist of supervising the production lines, assisting our QC team with quality-related tasks, and coaching new supervisors.
What’s your favorite part of your job?
Seeing a dress shirt come together through the expertise of everyone involved in the process, and working together to create high-quality products we can all be proud of.
Who do you work closely with?
Mostly our production officers, quality supervisor, and the team leaders in Maho.
What do you appreciate the most about working at Tailor Store?
I really value the communication across all roles and levels in the company. It makes it easier to resolve any issues that come up during the workday and helps create an open and transparent working environment. Having been part of Tailor Store for so long, I can say that it is a great workplace for both long-standing employees and those who have just started. There is a strong sense of community here, and the company values every employee.
What challenges do you face within your role?
Since we only make made-to-measure clothing, there are sometimes challenges in producing a particular pattern for a dress shirt. In those cases, we need to adapt the cutting process to make sure the overall measurements of the dress shirt remain the same.
How long does it generally take to make a dress shirt and how many dress shirts do you produce a day on average?
The sewing process usually takes a little over one hour, and we normally produce somewhere between 600 to 700 dress shirts a day.
How many stations are there where you work with dress shirts?
We have 26 stations for our regular dress shirts that don’t need their seams taped. For our Luxury and Non-Iron dress shirts, we have an additional 15 stations which are dedicated to taping the seams.
Last but not least, what’s the most crucial stage of making a dress shirt?
It would have to be the side seam and armhole of the dress shirt, as these are technically difficult areas to master and also vital parts of any dress shirt.
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