Upholsterer

Brio Energy; Grand Rapids (MI); On-site; USD 30,000 - 40,000; Full time

Job summary

A reputable furniture manufacturing company in Grand Rapids, Michigan, is seeking a skilled worker for furniture assembly. The role focuses on ensuring quality standards, using hand tools, and training other employees. Candidates should have some experience with fabrics and be able to lift up to 50 pounds. This position offers a dynamic work environment with a commitment to inclusivity.

Qualifications

• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Ability to maintain cleanliness and organization in the work area.
• Ability to follow safety standards and report unsafe conditions.

Responsibilities

• Assemble fabric and leather furniture components.
• Inspect production materials and maintain production records.
• Train new employees on product line.

Skills

Experience with fabrics, vinyls, and leathers

Ability to read and interpret documents

Problem-solving skills

Education

One to three months related experience or training

Tools

Staple gun

Staple puller

Job description

Leggett & Platt’s overall mission is a commitment to enhance lives – by delivering quality products, offering empowering and rewarding careers, and doing our part in bringing about a better future.

Leggett & Platt’s inventive heritage and leadership in the residential products industry span more than 130 years. As The Components People, we are the leading supplier of a wide range of products and components for all areas of life, including mattress springs and carpet cushion, as well as bedding machinery and erosion-control products.

A Leader in the Upholstered Furniture Industry

In our Furniture Components business, we design, manufacture, and distribute a wide range of components and finished products that enhance comfort, motion, and style in upholstered furniture, including recliner mechanisms, seating support systems, and sofa sleeper units. With a global footprint that includes international manufacturing, product development, distribution and sales, we are strategically positioned to support upholstered furniture manufacturers around the world.

Workplace Furniture Solutions

Leggett & Platt is North America’s leading independent manufacturer of office furniture components and mechanism. Our Work Furniture business produces task and finished components, as well as select lines of private label finished seating. From surface-critical bent tube assemblies and molded plywood components to chair mechanisms, bases, arms, seats, and backs, Work Furniture brings diverse world-class manufacturing capabilities together in the production and assembly of high-quality contract furniture products.

HOURS: 5am-3:30pm Monday-Thursday and Fridays, as needed

SUMMARY: Responsible for production, quality and safety standards as they relate to upholstering and assembling fabric and leather furniture components.

What you’ll be doing:

• Use of job specific related hand tools, staple gun, staple puller.
• Occasionally required to adhere wood to foam, and fabric to foam, using water based adhesive
• Pull and stretch fabrics appropriately to achieve a wrinkle free finish on complex upholstery forms
• Knowledge and experience with fabrics, vinyls, and leathers a plus
• Interprets specifications, instructions and job orders.
• Recommend measures to improve production methods, equipment performance, product quality and safety methods
• Suggests changes in working conditions and use of equipment to increase efficiency.
• Analyzes and resolves work problems, or assists team members in solving work problems.
• Initiates or suggests plans to motivate team members to achieve work goals.
• Maintains time and production records.
• Inspect production materials.
• Confers with other team members to meet production schedules.
• Responsible for the training and development of new and current employees working on the product line.
• Responsible for pursuing further training opportunities for one's own self advancement.
• Responsible for ensuring specified quality verifications and procedures are followed and quality parts are produced.
• Coordinate with members of the team to operate the cell most efficiently.
• Ensure all safety standards are being followed and unsafe acts or conditions are reported.
• Maintain the work area’s cleanliness and organization
• Responsible for filling out required paperwork.
• Responsible for completion and accuracy of cycle counts.
• Ensure preventive maintenance is performed as required.
• Communicate quality concerns/issues with supervisor, engineering and materials

A few things you’ll need:

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE: One to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and product information books. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.

The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

Our Commitment to You

We're actively taking steps to make sure our culture is inclusive and that our processes and practices promote equity for all, including people of color, people from working-class backgrounds, women, and members of the LGBTQ+ community. We welcome and encourage applications from people with these identities or members of other historically marginalized groups.

Equal Employment Opportunity/Affirmative Action/Veteran/Disability Employer