We are seeking an enthusiastic Apprentice to join our Upholstery team.

The successful candidate will be trained in all aspects of Upholstery & Sewing through WEBS structured training programme as well as on the job training. You will learn practical hands-on skills and techniques to produce different types of soft furniture and re-upholstery of furniture.

 

Find out more and apply here = https://www.findapprenticeship.service.gov.uk/apprenticeship/-722492

Closing date: 30 June 2022

Positions: 2 Available

 

Being an Upholsterer, you will be required to work in anyone of a wide range of production environments. Workplaces can be a variety of size from small work-shops through to large commercial factories; either way you will need to be able to work independently and as a part of team.

Duties of an upholsterer could include:

• Stripping down items of furniture from covers back to the wooden frame
• Prepare frames for upholstery including adding different densities of foams and fibres
• Using a wide range of spring systems including serpentine, super loop, box spring units
• Filling cushions using fibre, foam and feathers
• Working with a large range of materials including fabrics and leathers
• Cutting various materials for ready for upholstery
• Patten matching fabrics within tolerance
• Using a range of trimmings and finishing’s including buttons, facings, piping and decorative studs
• Using wide range compressed air equipment including clip, frame, staple, pin and vertex guns
• Use a range of hand tools including scissors, shears, staple lifter, tin snips, hammers mallets and pincers
• Cutting materials with templates
• Sewing fabrics ready for upholstery
• Good housekeeping and general labouring duties
• Good organisation workloads ready production
• Working with mechanical components from recliner actions to bed actions
• Completing leather repair and service work to furniture
• Checking and ordering new stock, managing storage of stock
• Working as part of a team on piece work production
• Working independently, using your own initiative