Analysis Skills, Communication Skills, Detail Oriented, Furniture, Furniture Construction, Furniture Design, Interpersonal Skills, Lift/Move 50 Pounds, Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Office, Microsoft Outlook, Microsoft Word, Problem Solving Skills, Quality Management, Quality Metrics, Safety/Work Safety, Team Player, Time Management, Writing Skills
Welt upholsters adds welt to furniture such as sofas, chairs, ottomans, benches and chairs by adding fabric welt to furniture according to design.
Key Responsibilities:
- Pull next piece available in line-all supplies, cushions and backs are already with the piece.
- Conduct initial inspection to assure cover matches ticket on piece, including cushions and backs
- Assure that grain runs straight, no lumps, holes, or cat tracks
- Permanently attaches the fabric with staples
- Must maintain high quality standards while achieving production goal
- Prior to starting on piece, re-check to assure all parts in piece are correct. If not reject.
- Requires the ability to stand, walk, stoop, bend for 8 hours or more daily. Requires constant use of arms, hands, fingers and eyes to assemble upholstered furniture
- Able to use common upholstery tools such as air powered staple guns, mauls, hammers, scissors, regulators, brass nail guns, tack pullers, glue gun etc.
- Ability to use all common upholstery tools to perform traditional outside upholstery of leather and fabric furniture of various styles
- Maintain a clean, safe working environment according to department safety guidelines
- Any other duties assigned by a member of the Management Team.
Qualification requirements
- At least 2 years of hands on inside/outside Upholstery experience
- Microsoft Office - Word, Excel, Outlook to Intermediate level
- Effective communication & interpersonal skills required to build relationships across the business
- Demonstrate use of upholstery tools
- High degree of accuracy and attention to detail
- Excellent analytical, problem solving and decision-making skills
- Effective verbal, listening and written communication skills
- Effective organizational, stress and time management skills
- Demonstrates a sense of urgency and ability to meet deadlines
- Ability to work independently or as a team member
- Ability to read work instructions
Physical demands and abilities
- Prolonged standing/walking/bending required and lifting up to 50 pounds
- Regularly use hands and fingers to handle, control or feel objects