Senior Upholstery Production Lead

Alec Fitout; Ras Al Khaimah; On-site; AED 180,000 - 240,000; Full time

Job summary

ALEC Fitout in the UAE seeks a Production Superintendent – Upholstery to oversee day-to-day upholstery operations, ensuring safe, efficient production of furniture and bespoke items to approved drawings, samples and quality standards within the production timeline.

You will coordinate manpower, materials and equipment, supervise the upholstery team, and work closely with joinery and project teams to deliver high-quality results on time across hospitality, residential, and commercial projects.

Qualifications

• 12+ years in upholstery production with 3+ years leading teams.
• Experience delivering bespoke hospitality/residential furniture.
• Ability to read drawings, specs, and samples.

Responsibilities

• Translate the production programme into daily and weekly work plans.
• Monitor progress across cutting, sewing, foam preparation, upholstery, and finishing.
• Coordinate with joinery and other production sections to ensure frames and components are available and resolve constraints.
• Review drawings, specifications and samples before production and support prototypes.
• Guide the team on upholstery techniques, fabric and leather handling, foam selection, stitching and finishing.
• Conduct in-process quality checks and ensure items meet workmanship and quality standards.
• Supervise the upholstery team, monitor output and attendance, adjust work allocation and provide coaching.
• Monitor fabric, leather, foam and consumable usage to minimise waste and rework.
• Ensure tools and machinery are used and maintained; report shortages or faults.
• Enforce safe working practices for cutting equipment, sewing machines, pneumatic tools, adhesives and material handling.
• Maintain records of output, manpower deployment, material usage, and report progress and risks to Production Manager.

Skills

Upholstery

Team supervision

Production planning

Fabric & leather

Technical drawings

MS Excel

Quality control

Communication

Education

Diploma in Upholstery

Trade qualification

Job description

ALEC Fitout in the UAE seeks a Production Superintendent – Upholstery to oversee day-to-day upholstery operations, ensuring safe, efficient production of furniture and bespoke items to approved drawings, samples and quality standards within the production timeline.

You will coordinate manpower, materials and equipment, supervise the upholstery team, and work closely with joinery and project teams to deliver high-quality results on time across hospitality, residential, and commercial projects.