Starting Salary: £32,500 - £35,000 per annum
Contract Period: Permanent
Holidays: 20 days plus Bank Holidays.
Working hours: Monday to Friday 08:30-18:00
Breaks: 30 mins lunch break and two 15 min breaks
Products: Upholstered seating, furniture and soft furnishings
The Role:
* Develop and produce accurate patterns and templates for chair components, including fabric, leather and upholstery elements.
* Create prototypes, samples and first-off products for testing and approval.
* Refine existing patterns to improve fit, appearance, quality and manufacturability.
* Work closely with upholsterers, sewing machinists, cutters and production teams throughout product development.
* Ensure patterns meet required dimensions, tolerances, quality standards and customer requirements.
* Maintain accurate pattern libraries, records and revision control.
* Identify and resolve pattern-related issues affecting quality, production and material utilisation.
* Support new product launches and engineering changes, ensuring patterns are production-ready.
* Identify opportunities to reduce material waste and improve manufacturing efficiency.
The Person:
* Good knowledge of upholstery and furniture construction.
* Experience developing patterns for fabric, leather or other upholstery materials.
* Able to interpret technical drawings and product designs.
* Experience using pattern development or CAD software.
* Good understanding of fabric properties, grain, stretch and pattern matching.
* The ability to work from prototypes and make accurate measurements.
* A practical, hands-on methodical approach to problem solving.
* Good communication skills and the ability to work collaboratively with Design, Product Development and Production teams.
* Capable of managing multiple projects and meet agreed development deadlines.
Job Types: Full-time, Permanent
Pay: Up to 35,000.00 per year
Benefits:
* Additional leave
* Canteen
* Company events
* Company pension
* Employee discount
* Free parking
* On-site parking
* Sick pay
Schedule:Day shift, Monday to Friday, No weekends, Overtime
Please apply now below or contact AMG Recruitment
Salary description
£14.00 - £18.00 per hour