Sr. Product Development Upholstery Manager Plant 7

Bernhardt Furniture Company; Lenoir (NC); On-site; USD 42,000 - 64,000; Full time

Job summary

Bernhardt Design is seeking an assistant in design development to support seating product development. You will work closely with the Sr.

Upholstery Technician and design teams, review drawings, assist in sample creation and refinement, and help prepare material specs and BOMs for new seating products. You will also help in upholstery of samples for development, photography and showroom displays, and utilize E-Drawings to review 3-D designs.

Qualifications

• Assist in design development of seating products and support documentation.
• Collaborate with Sr. Upholstery Technician and design teams.
• Multitask across multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting in the development of products designed by our designers, working with Sr. Upholstery Technician and design teams from drawing review to sample installation and refinement.
• Assist in brainstorming with Design and plywood frame engineer to create solutions for new products.
• Create cut foam and fiber patterns and coordinate with suppliers for samples and quotes.
• Produce fiber and foam used in development samples.
• Assist in creating and documenting material specs for development.
• Assist in upholstery of samples for development, photography and showrooms.
• Utilize E-Drawings to review 3-D frame and design files.
• Organize documentation used for creating manufacturing BOMs for new seating products.
• Prepare product specification sheets with running history and final specs.
• Dimensionally check samples against drawings and note variances.
• Maintain rapid development schedule and balance multiple tasks.
• Perform any other duties as assigned by Sr. Upholstery Technician and VP of R&D.

Job description

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Assists in the design development and technical information for the manufacturing of seating products for the Bernhardt Design Division.

Organizational Relationships

Accountable to the Senior Upholstery Technician and VP of Research & Development as well as maintains close contact with our Design Team, Plants 7 & 4 manufacturing teams and the Divisional Manufacturing Managers.

Product development at Bernhardt Design is organized as a multidisciplinary team with varied strengths and points of view with the understanding that this interaction and collaboration provide us with the best designed, engineered, and innovative products. This interaction, brainstorming and review process is critical to our success. We are a fast-paced development team with everyone working on multiple projects at the same time. One must be driven to succeed, be a team-first person and able to multitask exceptionally well.

Specific Responsibilities

• Responsible for assisting in the development of products that are designed and conceptualized by our designers.Works closely with our Sr. Upholstery Technician and the design teams in all aspects of the development, frodrawing review, assisting in the making or assembly of the samples to installation and refinement of the samples for product launches.
• Assist in the brainstorming with Design and the plywood frame engineer to create solutions for our new products.
• Creates cut foam and fiber patterns for new products and works with our suppliers for samples and quotes.
• Produce the fiber and foam used in the development samples.
• Assists in the creation and documentation of material specs for development
• Assists in the upholstery of samples for development, photography and the showrooms.
• Utilize the E-Drawings computer program to review 3-D frame and design files
• Organize the documentation that is used in creating manufacturing BOMs for all new seating products.
• Prepare product specification sheets where a running history of the product under development is recorded and final specs are provided for distribution.
• Dimensionally check all samples to verify them to the drawings and note where dimensions or details vary.
• Maintains the adherence to a rapid development schedule and must be able to juggle many tasks and projects at the same time.
• Performs any other duties as assigned by the Sr. Upholstery Technician and VP of Research & Development.