Springfield, Missouri, USA
172 days ago
Upholstery
Overview Who We Are: 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 who we are. 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. What You will 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 compensation. 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 salary 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 responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job. Duties, responsibilities 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, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, 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. Know Your Rights
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