Upholsterer at R.A. Trading and Investment Limited

R.A.THINK DESIGN is an Israeli-Nigerian company. The company is managed by vastly experienced team of expatriate management executives and Nigerian staff. We have strategic partnerships and alliances with organizations and groups based in Nigeria, Europe and the Middle East. Our Office and Showroom is at 2/4 Samuel Anibaba Street, Ikosi, Ketu, Lagos. We are committed to clients' needs and to provide excellent work as well as providing competitive prices.

We are recruiting to fill the position below:

Job Title: Upholsterer

Location: Lagos

Job Descriptions

• Fit, install, and secure material on frames, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.
• Mount materials or workpieces onto production equipment.
• Align parts or workpieces to ensure proper assembly.
• Read work orders, and apply knowledge and experience with materials to determine types and amounts of materials required to cover workpieces.
• Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.
• Build furniture up with loose fiber stuffing, cotton, felt, or foam padding to form smooth, rounded surfaces.
• Assemble garments or textile products.
• Examine furniture frames, upholstery, springs, and webbing to locate defects.
• Draw cutting lines on material following patterns, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencils, paint, or other methods.
• Draw guide lines or markings on materials or workpieces using patterns or other references.
• Make, restore, or create custom upholstered furniture, using hand tools and knowledge of fabrics and upholstery methods.
• Repair furniture or upholstery.
• Measure and cut new covering materials, using patterns and measuring and cutting instruments, following sketches and design specifications.
• Measure materials to mark reference points, cutting lines, or other indicators.
• Cut fabrics.
• Maintain records of time required to perform each job.
• Record operational or production data.
• Discuss upholstery fabrics, colors, and styles with customers, and provide cost estimates.
• Estimate costs of products, services, or materials.
• Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications.
• Repair furniture frames and refinish exposed wood.
• Shape surfaces or edges of wood workpieces.
• Repair furniture or upholstery.
• Operate sewing machines or sew upholstery by hand to seam cushions and join various sections of covering material.
• Sew clothing or other articles.
• Operate sewing equipment.
• Pick up and deliver furniture.
• Interweave and fasten strips of webbing to the backs and undersides of furniture, using small hand tools and fasteners.
• Repair furniture or upholstery.
• Sew rips or tears in material, or create tufting, using needles and thread.
• Sew clothing or other articles.
• Repair textiles or apparel.
• Attach bindings or apply solutions to edges of cut material to prevent raveling.
• Prepare fabrics or materials for processing or production.
• Attach fasteners, grommets, buttons, buckles, ornamental trim, and other accessories to covers or frames, using hand tools.
• Attach decorative or functional accessories to products.
• Adjust or replace webbing, padding, or springs, and secure them in place.
• Repair furniture or upholstery.
• Remove covering, webbing, padding, or defective springs from workpieces, using hand tools such as hammers and tack pullers.
• Repair furniture or upholstery.
• Stretch webbing and fabric, using webbing stretchers.
• Adjust fabrics or other materials during garment production.
• Design upholstery cover patterns and cutting plans, based on sketches, customer descriptions, or blueprints.
• Design templates or patterns.
• Relevant experience required.

Application Closing Date
22nd January, 2019.

How to Apply
Interested and qualified candidates should send their CV to: ratilcareers@gmail.com