Trainee Upholsterer

**TRAINEE UPHOLSTERER**

**Company Overview**:
With an uncompromising commitment to British manufacturing, Soane Britain’s mission is to design and make enduring and life-enhancing furniture, lighting, fabrics and wallpapers through collaborations with a network of the finest craftspeople in Britain. From blacksmiths to cabinet-makers, saddlers to ceramicists, rattan weavers to precision engineers, Soane has become a showcase for the best of the country’s established and new craft industries.

Since 1997, the integrity of the manufacturing process has underpinned all Soane’s work. Soane combines responsibly sourced, high quality materials and superb workmanship to ensure our furniture, lighting, fabrics and wallpapers endure for generations. Sustainability is central to our long-lasting products and the way we work. We are determined to source our materials responsibly, reduce our environmental impact, and protect the human rights of all those who work for us and our suppliers.

The evolving collections include entirely new designs as well as pieces inspired by antique originals. Soane has showrooms in London and New York.

**Soane Britain is seeking an experienced upholsterer to join our Castle Cary upholstery team.**

**Purpose of the Position**:
Working alongside our highly skilled upholsterers you will be trained in both traditional and modern upholstery methods. After a lengthy training period you will be responsible for upholstering client and internal orders to a pre-approved standard with the materials and processes specified.

As a member of the team, you will also assist in ad hoc workshop tasks including tidying, moving and stocking up on materials.

Soane is committed to expanding its operations in Castle Cary and the growth of British craftmanship, this new role creates an early opportunity to become part of the company’s long term growth and a positive, can-do attitude will lead to more responsibilities and professional challenges

**Duties and Responsibilities**:
**Qualifications for the Position**:

- A Diploma or other qualification in upholstery.
- Ideally 3 years’ experience in a similar role.
- Strong attention to detail and a commitment to achieving the exceptional standards for which Soane Britain is renowned.
- Good levels of concentration.
- Proactive and self-motivated with a can-do attitude, willing to actively contribute to the team and take initiative when necessary.
- Excellent organizational and time management skills, capable of managing multiple responsibilities and meeting deadlines.
- An enthusiasm for furniture making, willingness to learn and develop new skills.
- Takes a safety conscious approach to work with an understanding of the safe use of workshop machinery, hand and air tools.
- Experience of remedial or restorative furniture work would be beneficial.

**Hours of work**:

- Monday - Thursday 8am-5pm
- Friday 8am-1pm

**Company Benefits**:
Please refer to the company benefits sheet

Pay: £12.00 per hour

Expected hours: 39 per week

**Benefits**:

- Additional leave
- Company events
- Company pension
- Cycle to work scheme
- Employee discount
- Enhanced maternity leave
- Free parking
- Life insurance
- On-site parking
- Private medical insurance
- Sabbatical
- Sick pay

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Ability to commute/relocate:

- CASTLE CARY: reliably commute or plan to relocate before starting work (required)

**Experience**:

- Upholstery: 3 years (required)

Licence/Certification:

- Diploma or Training in Upholstery (preferred)

Work Location: In person