Modern Upholsterer

**Modern Upholsterer / Furniture Manufacturing Apprentice**

Edison & Day are an exciting progressive company with an upholstery factory in Salisbury, and in Derby, manufacturing high quality chairs for the care industry.

This is your opportunity to learn new skills/processes and be involved in every aspect of manufacturing furniture.

We are looking for an eager and enthusiastic individual to join our team as an Upholstery apprentice.

You will attend off the job training at Webs Training Ltd based in Beeston, Nottingham either on a Day Release or Block Release system, who will support, train and guide you through the apprenticeship standard in Modern Upholstery Furniture Manufacturing Standard at Level 2.

Being an Upholstery Apprentice, you will be required to develop and learn all aspects of Upholstery in line with our production activities. Edison and Day is a small team and you will need to be able to work independently as well as part of team.

Edison & Day operate a 4 day working week. Monday - Thursday so you get a long weekend, every week

Your duties will 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 and webbing
- Cut, sew and upholstery of modern dining chairs
- Filling cushions using foam
- Working with a large range of materials including fabrics and faux leathers
- Cutting various materials for ready for upholstery
- Tension and straining materials to position them
- 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 guns
- Use a range of hand tools including scissors, shears, staple lifter, tin snips, hammers mallets and pincers
- Creating different types of pleats including scroll arm, envelope and puckering
- Good housekeeping and general labouring duties
- Good organisation skills
- Working with mechanical components for recliner chairs
- Completing service work to furniture
- Managing storage of stock
- Working as part of a team
- Working independently, using your own initiative

**Job Type**: Apprenticeship

**Salary**: £11,000.00 per year

**Benefits**:

- Company pension

Flexible Language Requirement:

- English not required

Schedule:

- Monday to Friday

Supplemental pay types:

- Performance bonus

Ability to commute/relocate:

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

Work Location: In person

Reference ID: Edison App