Upholstery

Overview

: Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries

We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation, and premium products to all of our customers

Why We are Different: At Lippert, Everyone Matters

This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is

We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members’ unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences

We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members

Get: A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture

Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more

Fair and competitive

Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow

Holiday, personal and vacation days

Essential Functions Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions

Stretch webbing and fabric, using webbing stretchers

Collaborate with interior designers to decorate rooms and coordinate furnishing fabrics

Maintain records of time required to perform each job

Pick up and deliver furniture

Repair furniture frames and refinish exposed wood

Adjust or replace webbing, padding, and/or springs, and secure them in place

Attach bindings or apply solutions to edges of cut material to prevent raveling

Attach fasteners, grommets, buttons, buckles, ornamental trim, and other accessories to covers or frames, using hand tools

Build furniture up with loose fiber stuffing, cotton, felt, and/or foam padding to form smooth rounded surfaces

Design upholstery cover patterns and cutting plans, based on sketches, customer descriptions, or blueprints

Discuss upholstery fabrics, colors, and styles with customers, and provide cost estimates

Draw cutting lines on material following patterns, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencils, paint, or other methods

Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs, and webbing to locate defects

Fit, install, and secure material on frames, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, and/or staples

Interweave and fasten strips of webbing to the backs and undersides of furniture, using small hand tools and fasteners

Make, repair, and/or replace automobile upholstery and convertible and vinyl tops, using knowledge of fabric and upholstery methods

Make, restore, and/or create custom upholstered furniture, using hand tools and knowledge of fabrics and upholstery methods

Measure and cut new covering materials, using patterns and measuring and cutting instruments, following sketches and design specifications

Operate sewing machines or sew upholstery by hand to seam cushions and join various sections of covering material

Read work orders, and apply knowledge and experience with materials in order to determine types and amounts of materials required to cover work pieces

Remove covering, webbing, padding, and/or defective springs from work pieces, using hand tools such as hammers and tack pullers

Sew rips or tears in material, or create tufting, using needles and thread

Competencies Ability to communicate clearly

Organizational Skills

Initiative

Thoroughness

Time Management

Quality Control

Supervisory Responsibility This position has no positions reporting to it

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

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear

This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day

The employee may have to lift and/or move items between 5 and 50 pounds

Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work This is a full-time

position, and hours of work and days are decided by production and your reporting General Manager

Travel Travel would be minimal and would be primarily local during the business day

Required Education and Experience Minimum 6 months to a year upholstery experience Preferred Education and Experience Manufacturing/industry experience

Work Authorization/Security Clearance Must be legally authorized to work in the United States

Other Duties Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or

that are required of the employee for this job

Duties,

and activities may change at any time with or without notice

Pay Group : AAP/EEO Statement Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law

This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment,

, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to

, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters

All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert

Lippert’s strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member

Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members

Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership

Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment

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