Tailor | Aloft Abu Dhabi

Role summary

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The Tailor is responsible for repairing, altering, and maintaining guest-room, restaurant, and colleague uniforms, linens, curtains, and other hotel textiles. The role typically requires practical tailoring or dressmaking training, strong sewing and garment-repair skills, and previous experience in a hotel, laundry, or professional tailoring environment. The successful candidate should be able to use sewing machines safely, take accurate measurements, complete alterations neatly, manage priorities, and meet required turnaround times. Attention to detail, fabric knowledge, organization, reliability, and a service-focused attitude are important. Experience working with hotel uniforms and textile inventories is advantageous. The candidate should also be comfortable working independently while cooperating with housekeeping, laundry, and other hotel departments.

About the employer

Aloft Abu Dhabi is a contemporary, design-led hotel located near the Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre and close to major business and leisure attractions. It operates under the Aloft Hotels brand, part of Marriott International, one of the world’s largest hospitality companies. Aloft properties are known for their modern style, energetic atmosphere, technology-friendly facilities, and informal approach to guest service. The hotel offers accommodation, dining, meetings, events, leisure amenities, and services for both business and leisure travelers. As a Marriott property, Aloft Abu Dhabi generally follows structured service standards, training practices, and employee policies, while offering opportunities to work in an international hospitality environment. Team members are expected to demonstrate professionalism, collaboration, cultural awareness, and a commitment to creating a positive guest and colleague experience.

Working in United Arab Emirates

The United Arab Emirates is a modern Gulf country offering employment opportunities in hospitality, tourism, aviation, retail, construction, healthcare, technology, and finance. Abu Dhabi has a diverse international workforce, excellent infrastructure, reliable public transport, and a generally safe lifestyle. Local culture values respect, modesty, hospitality, family, and religious traditions; workplaces are multicultural, so patience and cultural awareness are important. Life can be comfortable but expensive, particularly for accommodation, although many hotel jobs provide staff housing, meals, transport, medical insurance, or other benefits. Summers are extremely hot, while winters are pleasant and suitable for outdoor activities. Foreign employees normally require an employer-sponsored work and residence visa, medical testing, Emirates ID registration, and a valid employment contract. Candidates should confirm salary, accommodation, transport, leave, insurance, and recruitment-fee policies before relocating. Abu Dhabi also offers beaches, museums, shopping, desert excursions, and international dining.