Textile & fashion sewers/tailors (m/f/d)

– A large company family with a medium-sized corporate culture
– State-of-the-art work equipment and the latest technologies
– Short decision-making processes
– An education with freedom for personal and professional development
– Assumption of the costs of textbooks
– Capital-forming benefits
– Company pension scheme
– Very good chances of being taken on if you convince us during your training
– Further training opportunities/promotion opportunities after training

For the apprenticeship, you should have at least a good secondary school leaving certificate or the intermediate school leaving certificate (Realschule certificate).

Are you excited about the world of fashion? Would you like to find out how a piece of clothing is made? Do you already know something about tailoring and have already sewn your own clothes? Are you no stranger to organizational talent and structured work? Then you already have the most important requirements for training as a textile and fashion sewer!

For us, teamwork is the order of the day and our company family treats each other openly and honestly. Therefore, you should be a real team player and be able to integrate yourself into the work within an existing team.

At TRIGEMA we have always set high quality standards for ourselves. This applies not only to our products, but also to our employees, whom we challenge and support in equal measure. So that we can continue to ensure this quality in the future, you should bring the following with you:

• Eye for detail and good imagination
• Endurance and resilience
• Initiative and craftsmanship
• Patience and a steady hand n
• Concentrated and careful work
• Creativity and joy in designing and drawing
• Willingness to learn and perform
• Quality awareness and reliability

The duration of the training is 2 years.

The training always begins in September of the respective year.

You should become a textile and fashion sewer if:

• you have been passionate about clothing and textiles since you were a child
• you are brimming with creativity and have always wanted to implement your own ideas
• you want to get a glimpse behind the scenes of how a piece of clothing is created
• you want to experience how many steps and stations it takes until you can hold a finished piece of clothing in your hands
• you want to know how the individual qualities and prices come about and get a completely different feeling for textiles when shopping

You should send your complete application documents, consisting of a cover letter, CV, references and, if necessary, other references such as certificates, to:

Susanne Schwarz
E-Mail: ausbildung@trigema.de
Telefon: +49 (0) 7475/88 - 135

However, the quickest way is to use our application form.

If you have any questions about training as a textile and fashion sewer, please feel free to contact the responsible trainer, Susanne Schwarz.

The application process for training as a textile and fashion sewer is as follows: You send us your complete application documents (cover letter, CV, references and, if necessary, other references such as certificates) by email or as an application folder. However, the quickest way is via our application forms at the top of the page.

Once you have uploaded and sent all documents, you will immediately receive a confirmation of receipt from us. After we have carefully examined your documents and you have aroused our interest, you will be invited to meet us in person.

This appointment helps us to get an idea of what makes you tick as a person, whether we would be a good fit together and whether we pursue the same values and goals. If the conversation is positive and there is sympathy on both sides, you will receive an invitation to a trial day at the company.

In this way, you will get to know your area of responsibility as well as your working environment with your future colleagues and get an impression of what it is like to work in the sewing department at TRIGEMA.

If both you and we can still imagine pursuing a common path in the future, we will make a decision within 1-2 weeks and you will receive a corresponding offer from us.

During your training to become a textile and fashion sewer, you will earn €1,310 gross per month in the first year of your apprenticeship. In the second year of your apprenticeship you will earn €1,360 until your salary increases to €1,445 in the third year of your apprenticeship.

Training as a textile and fashion seamstress at TRIGEMA takes place in the dual system in our factories in Burladingen, Altshausen and Rangendingen.

You work in production and learn step by step different sewing techniques for making our products. During cutting, fabrics are laid, cut, fixed and sorted. There you will learn how to cut and sew fabric pieces precisely.

In the pattern sewing room, fabrics are cut by hand and garments are sewn from start to finish. There you will learn all the steps required to produce the finished product. In the laying shop, the finished sewn goods are checked, corrected if necessary and folded.

Other departments include the printing shop including embossing and transfer, warehouse, shipping, goods receiving and the packing room. The manufactured products are ironed and packaged there, among other things. Of course, regular quality controls should not be missing in the individual departments.

During your training as a textile and fashion sewer, you will carry out preparatory and production work and learn to operate all sewing and special machines. You will also learn how to plan and carry out the various work processes.

The fabrics are sometimes cut independently by hand, ironed or fixed and finally sewn together to form a finished garment. The tasks of a textile and fashion sewer also include incorporating ingredients such as ribbons, buttons or zippers and changing machines between individual work steps.

This work requires knowledge of work processes, machines, materials, quality assurance and pattern designs.

In the first year of training, the focus is on using the machines and sewing textiles. You practice your craft and get to know the different work processes as well as how to operate the sewing and special machines.

In the second year of your apprenticeship, you will be more closely integrated into production and work in other departments such as cutting.

At the same time, the school focus in the first year of teaching is on textile surfaces and their production.

In the second year of training, more attention is paid to the finishing of the products, for example pre-treatments such as bleaching, washing and ironing, but also coloring processes such as dyeing and printing, equipment such as impregnation, softness and wrinkle resistance as well as coating and final inspection.

Once you have gone through all the departments, you will have to take the final exam at the IHK at the end of your training period.

The vocational school for the academic part of training to become a textile and fashion sewer is the Philipp Matthäus Hahn School in Balingen. The lessons take place in blocks over all years of training, which means that after two weeks in the company you will have a week of school.

In addition to general education subjects such as German, English, business skills and social studies, job-related subjects are also taught.

In LBT (professional theory learning field), which is divided into different areas, topics such as the production and finishing of textile surfaces, pattern construction, ingredients in the textile industry, design and stylistic options for clothing as well as calculation and planning for sewing, cutting and calculation are taught.

In LBTW (learning field of professional theory workshop), the practical lessons in the workshop, the theoretical basics are implemented and deepened in practice. This includes sewing, pattern modifications and cutting. In the first year of the apprenticeship the project involves sewing a skirt and in the second a blouse or shirt.

Computer application teaches the digital creation and modification of cut parts in a computer program.

The intermediate examination takes place at the end of the first year of training or at the beginning of the second year of training. In the written part, which is written in the vocational school, the content from the LBT subject is queried. The practical part of the test is carried out and evaluated in the company according to the IHK specifications.

In the written part of the final examination, the content from LBT, business skills, German and social studies are examined. The practical part is carried out together with external auditors in the company, who also ask technical questions. The product to be sewn is adapted to the respective company.

In addition to the opportunity to work as a textile and fashion sewer immediately after your training, depending on your school qualifications, you can also switch to a fashion school or study, for example, as a designer or in textile and clothing technology. You also have the opportunity to specialize in the area of textile finishing in order to become a technician there.

After successfully completing your training, you have the opportunity to work at TRIGEMA as a textile and fashion sewer or in the sample department as a sample sewer. You also have the opportunity to add a third year of apprenticeship and complete the textile and fashion tailoring course. We are happy to retain motivated employees in our company and offer opportunities for in-house further training. For example, you can become a group leader in production, change departments internally based on your personal strengths and goals, or complete the third year of your apprenticeship and aim for a position in the CAD cutting area, digital printing, printing or pattern sewing, for example.