Our Garments’ Makers, part 8

Once the garment pattern is complete, it’s time to move on to the cutting department. There, the cutting technician Rui Araújo makes lay planning and takes care of cutting the pieces for each article and order. The journey of the garment through production begins.


Your name
 Rui PedroTaveira Araújo

Job title or main duties
 I am cutting technician.

Your education or previous work experience?
 I have 12th grade studies. In my previous work experience I have worked in fabric warehousedifferent tasks.

When did you start Black Moda in Portugal?
I started to work in Black Moda Portugal on the 3rd of January 2018

How did you find out about this company?
 Through a temporary work agency.

How has your job / company or industry changed during this time?
 I have started in fabric warehouse, then I passed to fabric unroll and now I am at automatic cut.

What is your normal working day like? What kind of things or tasks does your workday consist of?
 I spend my day in automatic cut. I upload the cut plans in cutting machine. After cut I put stickers on the cut pieces and store the cutting waist.

With whom or with which department do you work most together?
 With pattern department and fabric warehouse department.

What is the best thing about your job? What brings joy to your work?
 I like being dynamic, I always work a lot.

What poses the most challenges in your work?
The most challenging thing in my work is to exceed set goals daily.

What improves your motivation at work?
I like working with good environment.

What do you do or how do you relax in your free time?
In my free time I play sports and football.

What kind of greetings do you want to send to production customers in Finland?
 I will continue to work for success.

What kind of greetings do you want to send to consumers in Finland?
Satisfied customer is our goal. Thank you for your confidence.