Job Description
**Sponsorship is not available for this position** MAJOR DUTIES AND RESPONSIBLITIES - Collaborate with product designers and developers to understand upholstery requirements for furniture prototypes.
- Execute upholstery tasks, including fabric cutting, sewing, padding, and fitting materials onto furniture frames.
- Interpret design specifications and ensure accurate execution of upholstery techniques to meet quality and aesthetic standards.
- Experiment with different materials, textures, and techniques to optimize comfort, durability, and visual appeal.
- Create upholstery patterns.
- Contribute insights and suggestions to improve the functionality, durability, and aesthetics of furniture designs.
- Maintain an organized workspace, ensuring efficient inventory management of upholstery materials and tools.
- All other duties as assigned.
EDUCATION REQUIRED: A High School Diploma or equivalent is required.
REQUIREMENTS - Proven experience as an Upholster or similar role, preferably in a product development or furniture manufacturing environment.
- Proficiency in upholstery techniques, such as fabric cutting, sewing, stapling, and fitting materials onto furniture frames.
- Proficiency in upholstery pattern development..
- Strong understanding of different upholstery materials, textiles, and their applications.
- Ability to interpret design specifications and translate them into high-quality upholstery work.
- Attention to detail and precision in executing upholstery tasks to achieve desired outcomes.
- Creativity and willingness to experiment with various materials and techniques to enhance furniture designs.
- Excellent organizational skills and ability to manage inventory of upholstery materials efficiently.
- Strong teamwork and communication skills to collaborate effectively with designers, developers, and other team members.
PHYSICAL DEMAND REQUIREMENTS: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
- While performing the duties of this job, the associate is regularly required to stand, walk and sit; use fingers and hands to handle or feel; reach with hands and arms; stoop and kneel; talk and hear; bending at waist.
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust and focus.
- Candidate must be able to lift, carry, push & pull up to 25 lbs and capable of operating office equipment. Position may occasionally require moderate lifting (25-45 lbs). Use of lifting aids or partner lifts are required per policy and procedures.
- Manual dexterity and foot/hand/eye coordination is necessary to control industrial material handling equipment and vehicles.
- Subject to fluctuating temperatures within in the work facility, as impacted by the weather.
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