Seamstress - InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef

About us 

The InterContinental Hayman Great Barrier Reef will immerse you in the wonders of the Whitsundays, working in a five-star luxury environment which offers amazing career growth opportunities, professional training & development and provides a one-of-a-kind experience living and working in a tropical island paradise.  We pride ourselves on a diverse and family friendly environment, and welcome applicants with primary school aged children as our island offers a State Primary School.

What's the job?

As a Seamstress, you are responsible for daily tailoring duties, as well as the maintenance and upkeep of the wardrobe and laundry. Your tasks include performing timely repairs on all uniform items, linens, and furniture, as well as laundering and dry-cleaning guest garments, colleague uniforms, resort linens, and towelling. You measure, make, or alter uniforms for new employees, ensuring each uniform is correctly labelled with the appropriate staff ID. You also handle basic alteration requests from guests, organize and take inventory of all uniforms, issue uniforms to employees as needed, and carry out repairs and maintenance on all hotel staff uniforms. 

Your day-to-day: 

• Performs timely repairs on all items of uniform, linen, and Furniture. 
• Laundering and dry-cleaning guest garments, colleague uniforms and resort linen
• Measure, make or alter uniforms for new employees allocate them required uniforms with correct staff ID labelled to uniform 
• Take care of basic alterations requested by guests. 
• Organise and take inventory of all uniforms.
• Issues out uniform to employees when required 
• Repair and maintain uniforms for all hotel employees

About you

• High school diploma / secondary education / or equivalent
• Previous Seamstress experience required 
• Communication skills – effectively communicate and maintain a favourable working relationship with colleges at all levels 
• Flexibility - night, weekend, split shifts, early morning starts, and holiday shifts are all part of the job 
• Strength - sometimes you’ll need to lift, push, and pull big objects that will and can involve bending and kneeling 

What we offer

· World class Staff Facilities including excellent Subsidised Accommodation with dedicated facilities including a pool, beach area, two gyms, bar, buffet diner, laundry, movie room, corner store and sports fields.

· An exciting and ever-changing Staff Activities Calendar filled with an abundance of recreational activities such as tennis, yoga, meditation, hikes, markets, crafts and much more.

· Extensive Career Development opportunities with dedicated onsite trainers and an abundance of professional development including multi-hire programs, skills training, and optional courses.

· IHG Australia’s myBenefits program including paid birthday leave, wellbeing hub, employee room rates, service recognition celebrations & myPerks platform with an extensive list of lifestyle and retail discounts from over 400 of Australia and New Zealand’s most popular retailers.

How to Apply

Please visit Careers - InterContinental Hayman Island for further information regarding living and working on Hayman Island including accommodation types, facilities, and FAQ’s.

 We also invite you to learn more by following our social channels:

· Facebook via @ICHIRcareers and Instagram via @ihg_australia_careers

We are proud to be IHG and we know you will be too.