Upholsterer

Job Objectives & Responsibilities:

Upholster divan bases to a high standard and the required output level.

Main Duties:

• Ensure that the Headboard or divan is upholstered to the correct quality standard.
• Follow all the Health and Safety guidelines.
• Prepare work to be upholstered; frame, tick checking against production ticket.
• Positioning and competently attaching tick using compressed air tools.
• Visually check finished item to ensure 100% accuracy, right first time.
• Ensure tasks are completed within set timescales, maintaining quality.
• Discuss complications or assembly line slowdowns with Team Leader and come up with solutions for increased productivity.
• Identify and report any issues that you encounter.
• Maintaining a safe and clean working environment by complying with procedures, rules, and regulations.
• Monitor and record scrap/Yield.
• Meet the required output demand (after signing off)
• Assist other operatives with lifting when required.
• Any other duties deemed necessary.
• Ensure that housekeeping is kept up to standard in your area throughout the shift.
• Adhere to the company recycling targets.

Key Skills:

• Be able to deep Button.
• Experience in Divan upholstery/upholstery (preferred but not essential)
• Good communication skills
• Self-motivated
•  Displays integrity
• Have high standards of themselves.
• The ability to stand, walk and move for up to 10 hours per day
• Able to work under pressure
• Team player.
• Attention to detail.
• Dexterity
• Comfortable with Heavy Lifting

Harrison Spinks is a fifth-generation family bedmaker, handcrafting premium luxury mattresses since 1840 and is one of Great Britain most established, innovative and sustainable bed manufacturers. We’re not your average business, but if you’re willing to work hard, get stuck in and have some fun along the way, then we’d love to welcome you to our team.