Development Upholsterer
On Site/Remote:
On Site
Location:
Sutton-In-Ashfield
Nottinghamshire
Department:
Upholstery
Full Time:
Monday - Thursday 7:00am to 4:00pm
Friday 7:00am to 12:00pm
Salary:
TBC
Job title: Development Upholsterer
On Site or Remote: On Site
Location: Sutton in Ashfield
Department: Development
Full time or part time: Full time
Specific days & hours: 39 hours per week, Monday to Thursday 7:00am to 4:00pm, Friday 7:00am to 12:00pm
Salary: TBC
Who we are
You might not know our name, but chances are, you’ve chilled out on one of our sofas.
At Whitemeadow, we design and develop trend-leading, commercially driven sofas for some of the biggest names in UK furniture retail. We’re white label, so the products we develop are stocked and branded by our retail partners. You’ll find our work in homes all over the nation, trusted by both independent and major retailers to deliver great product with commercial flair.
We’re proud to be the UK’s largest privately owned upholstery manufacturer, with multiple sites across Nottinghamshire. We’ve been growing for thirty years and counting, driven by the dedication of our talented team and our commitment to creating products people love coming home to.
But we’re not just about making great products. We’re about raising the bar.
Our mission is to lead - not just in what we create, but in how we work and who we work with. We believe that to make truly standout furniture, we need standout people. That’s why we hire talented individuals who live our values, bring a positive mindset, and take pride in what they do.
At Whitemeadow, we’re here to inspire, impress, and innovate - together.
About the job
The Development Upholsterers are key members of the Development Team and play a vital role in creating new products. Working with the designers, they will take initial concepts from a bare frame to a presentation prototype.
Then, when the models have been bought, they will spec up and develop all pieces in the range, proof them and train them into the production upholstery tracks.
Responsibilities
• Liaising / collaborating with all members of the development team, set up team and designers. • Turning a bare frame into a presentation prototype. • Patterning up, and providing fabrication details, of all tacking kits and fabric patterns. • Recording all details of each development. Measurements, weights, specifications, components used, sundries required, etc. • Producing step by step details (photographs) of how to upholster the furniture. • Looking at frame construction and advising of any changes required. • Simplifying and standardising processes wherever possible in line with lean manufacturing. • Problem solving, trouble shooting, and coming up with new methods • Questioning and advising of any problem areas encountered. Offering alternative suggestions. • Any cutting work where necessary. • Cushion filling, buttoning, tufting etc and dressing where necessary. • Proofing ranges :– frames, kits and markers etc. Modifying and improving where necessary, in line with the skill levels of the track upholsterers. • Training and introducing new models into upholstery tracks as and when required, ensuring the training is communicated comprehensively and understood by the trainees. |
Requirements: Your Skills
• Extensive knowledge and experience of upholstery.
• Good knowledge and understanding of frame construction.
• Must be aware of costs involved – to facilitate cost effective mass manufacture.
• Good at logging / recording data / all steps along the way and paper trail.
• Good housekeeping. Tidy workstation and surrounding area.
Requirements: Your Attitude
Good team player. Collaborating with development team, set up team and designers.
Good communicator.
Creative thinker – think outside the box.
Positive attitude and a proactive approach to all tasks at hand.
Benefits
30 days holiday
Staff discount on our products
High street discount scheme
Formal and informal training opportunities
Death in service benefit
Upholstery Sewing Machinist
On Site
Sutton-in-Ashfield / South Normanton
Nottinghamshire
Full Time