Upholstery - Chair Line

ForestSource; Hickory (NC); On-site; USD 19,000 - 30,000; Full time

Job summary

ForestSource in Hickory, NC is seeking an upholsterer for chair line production. The role involves building and finishing inside upholstery on chair frames while adhering to quality and production standards.

You will read and interpret production tickets and apply upholstery techniques across seats, arms, and backs to ensure pattern alignment and straight grain. The ideal candidate will have a high school diploma or equivalent and be able to stand for long periods, handle lifting up to 50

Qualifications

• Read and interpret production tickets.
• Stand for up to 9 hours daily.
• Lift up to 50 pounds.

Responsibilities

• Sews seat to frame, making cuts, applying cotton, applying borders.
• Apply foam and fabric to arms; cut and border various arm styles.
• Apply fabric to back of frame aligning stripes and keeping grain straight.

Skills

Manual dexterity

Read production tickets

Quality standards

Education

High School Graduate or equivalent (preferred)

Job description

POSITION: Upholstery - Chair Line

JOB DESCRIPTION:

A chair line upholsterer is responsible for building and completing inside upholstery on chair frames while maintaining quality and production standards. They will read and interpret production tickets while applying upholstery techniques including flow matching, center lines, carry-throughs, and four-way lineups. They will upholster seats by sewing to frames, making cuts, and applying cotton and borders. They will upholster arms by applying foam, cotton, fabric, and borders on various arm styles. They will upholster backs by aligning fabric patterns and maintaining straight grain. They will ensure finished products meet quality standards.

Essential Functions:

• Sews seat to frame, making cuts, applying cotton, applying borders
• applies foam and cotton to areas on frame arms, making proper cuts and applying fabric to arms, apply borders as needed, band different kinds of arms (sock, track, panel border arm)
• Apply fabric to back of frame aligning stripes, keeping grain of fabric straight.

Education:

High School Graduate or equivalent (preferred)

Physical Aspects of the Job:

In a typical day, employee will spend up to 9 hours standing and up to 30 minutes walking. In a typical work day, the employee will be asked to bend, stoop, push and pull, reach above shoulder level, kneel, balance, crawl or crouch, and may be asked to lift up to 50 pounds. Employees must use their hands to operate air staplers and to pull and/or stretch fabrics while stapling with the other hand. Employees must have precise manual dexterity.

**Nothing in this job description restricts management's right to assign or reassign duties and responsibilities to this job at any time