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Now Hiring at Sweet Home Quilting!

We are growing and adding to our retail offerings so we are needing to hire several positions.
Come join our team and be part of something exciting!

Do you have a passion for quilting and love working with people?  We are looking for a few outgoing and enthusiastic people who can work on our sales team!  Does the idea of running a longarm quilting machine make you smile?  We are also looking for a few hard-working, detail-oriented people to run our longarm machines in our customer quilting services department!  Do you love being organized and managing a retail shop?  Consider joining us as a General Manager!


 

 
If you are interested in applying, email us at robin@sweethomequilting.com and attach your resume 
and tell us about yourself and why you would like to join our team!

These positions are in Madison, Alabama.

 

General Manager

We are looking for one general manager to join our 11-person strong team. Shift would start at 9:30 and end around 4pm Monday - Friday.  Our ideal candidate is attentive, punctual, and reliable.


Responsibilities:

  • Oversee daily business operations
  • Manage staff and delegate responsibility as needed
  • Maintain excellent customer service standards
  • Train employees and monitor operations to ensure customers' expectations are exceeded
  • Staff and schedule appropriately to control labor costs
  • Ensure appropriate inventory and ordering systems are in place
  • Assist in upcoming shop events including planning and logistics for exciting special events

Qualifications:

  • Excellent communication skills to connect effectively with customers and co-workers
  • Positive attitude and ethics which support our values and culture
  • Proven experience as a store manager
  • Ability to manage and lead a team to success
  • Strong written and verbal communication skills
  • Ability to manage a customer-focused workplace
  • Strong time-management skills; ability to multi-task, prioritize, and organize

 

Sales associates (part-time):

This position requires working with customers that come in the store, assisting customers over the phone, checking-in quilts for our Quilting Department, and keeping up with maintenance and presentation of products in the store.

Job Responsibilities:

  • Welcome customers in the store and on the phone and help them with their quilting needs
  • Cut fabrics accurately for customers as needed
  • Check in quilts from customers and assist with design and thread selections
  • Maintain knowledge of our products
  • Keep fabrics and product shelves organized and tidy
  • Work the register checking out customers
  • Other duties as needed

Qualifications:

  • Quilting knowledge is required
  • Excellent interpersonal skills, including an approachable and friendly manner
  • Excellent customer service skills
  • Comfortable using a computer
  • Be able to be on your feet for the entire day
  • Be punctual and dependable
  • Able to work independently and as part of a team
  • Be open to learning new things and keep up with knowledge of the quilting industry

 

 

Longarm Quilters:

We are looking for two Longarm Quilters to expand our quilting services and provide faster turnaround for our customers.  No longarm experience is necessary, we will train you to run our machines. This is a physical position that requires standing most of the day, getting down on the floor underneath the machines and requires a great attention for detail.   It also requires the use of a computer-guided quilting system, so strong computer skills are a must.  

Job Responsibilities:

  • Learn and use our INNOVA Longarm with computerization to complete customer quilts.  Training is provided.
  • Quilt customer's quilts and maintain the high standards that our customers have come to expect
  • Attention to detail is key
  • Strive for accuracy when quilting
  • Assist Customers as needed and answer questions that they may have
  • Keep work area clean and to maintain a tidy work environment

Qualifications:

  • Friendly attitude
  • Familiarity with sewing and quilting
  • Responsible and proven ability to maintain scheduling commitments
  • Ability to problem solve concerns customers may have
  • Good communication skills
  • Able to stand for 8 hours/day and be able to get up and down from the floor
  • This position is physically demanding but we will train you to quilt on a longarm