Upholstery - Ottomans

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

Job summary

ForestSource in Hickory, NC is seeking an ottoman upholsterer to build and complete upholstery on ottoman products while upholding quality and production standards.

You will read and interpret production tickets and apply upholstery techniques including flow matching, center lines, carry-throughs, and four-way lineups, sewing to frames, cutting, and applying foam, cotton, fabric and borders. The role requires precise manual dexterity and physical stamina.

Qualifications

• High School Graduate or equivalent is preferred.
• Reading and interpreting production tickets to apply upholstery techniques.
• Precise manual dexterity and ability to stand for long periods.

Responsibilities

• Applies fabrics to frame, makes cuts, and applies borders.
• Applies foam and cotton to areas on frame, makes proper cuts and applies fabric and borders as needed.
• Aligns fabric patterns to ottomans, keeping grain straight and ensuring quality finishes.

Education

High School Graduate or equivalent

Job description

Job Description

An ottoman upholsterer is responsible for building and completing upholstery on ottoman products 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 ottomans by sewing to frames, making cuts, and applying cotton and borders.

They will upholster by applying foam, cotton, fabric, and borders on various ottoman styles.

They will upholster ottomans by aligning fabric patterns and maintaining straight grain.

They will ensure finished products meet quality standards.

Essential Functions

• *Applies fabrics to frame, making cuts, applying cotton, applying borders


• *Applies foam and cotton to areas on frame, making proper cuts and applying fabric, applying borders as needed


• *Apply fabric to ottomans 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