. Position Summary. Preparing furniture by hand packing to be ready for shipping. Position Responsibilities. Select next piece of furniture to start on the wrap line. Perform daily inspection of hoist to ensure safe operation. . P:\Safety\Forms - Safety\Overhead Crane Inspection.doc. Place piece on belt by lifting or by use of material hoist. Select, build the appropriate cardboard tray for the style of furniture. Cover the furniture with the app...
Position Summary. The Industrial Sustainability Engineer supports Vanguard Furniture’s commitment to operational excellence, craftsmanship, and sustainability. This role leads process improvement initiatives by applying engineering expertise, Lean principles, and energy management strategies to identify waste, optimize production systems, and reduce environmental impact. The engineer evaluates how labor, equipment, materials, information, and ene...
Position Summary. Support Continuous Improvement and Operational Excellence initiatives through technical expertise, problem solving techniques, and quality systems analysis. Determine ways to eliminate waste in production processes. Devise efficient ways to use workers, machines, materials, and information to make a product. Facilitate Kaizen Events to drive improvement using strengths of fellow associates and educate team members on value of Le...
Position Summary. Assembles and fastens coil springs in wood frame. . Position Responsibilities. Gather all supplies including springs, staples, nails, no-sags, FLW, no-sag clips and vertex clips and have them ready at work station as needed. Get frames from webbing back to work station as they come through process. Consult standards/notes for each piece to ensure quality and accurateness. Apply nails, strings, and springs in each piece in accord...
Position Summary. Trainees will be responsible for an investment of time and dedication into learning the craft of sewing. Trainee will be evaluated upon completion of initial training period for graduation into the final stages of the training program. Trainees will be responsible for learning how to accurately and efficiently operating sewing machine to join cut fabric pieces for upholstering. Position Responsibilities. . Remove cover from bins...
Position Summary. Trainees will be responsible for an investment of time and dedication into learning the craft of sewing. Trainee will be evaluated upon completion of initial training period for graduation into the final stages of the training program. Trainees will be responsible for learning how to accurately and efficiently operating sewing machine to join cut fabric pieces for upholstering. Position Responsibilities. . Remove cover from bins...
. Position Summary. Assembles and fastens coil springs in wood frame. Position Responsibilities. Gather all supplies including springs, staples, nails, no-sags, FLW, no-sag clips and vertex clips and have them ready at work station as needed. Get frames from webbing back to work station as they come through process. Consult standards/notes for each piece to ensure quality and accurateness. Apply nails, strings, and springs in each piece in accord...
Position Summary. To ensure that Vanguard delivers the highest quality service to our customers with providing custom quotes. . Position Responsibilities. . Communicates with ARMS, scheduling, fabric receiving, claims, and customer service to keep consistent flow of information for custom quotes. Communicates directly with all manufacturers, coaches, sales reps, outside vendor reps and associates to assist with custom quotes and any issues. Provi...
Position Summary. Preps whitewood cases to erase all roughness, including intricate detailing to prepare for finishing process. Assembly of casegoods hardware and/or other parts. Position Responsibilities. Read tickets and/or job notes prior to prep to verify options. Transports cases to and from workstation. Disassembles cases, removes hardware. Inspects case for areas that need repair. Repair areas by using putty and putty knife to fill in crac...
. Position Summary. Upholster inside utilizing knowledge of upholstery procedures. Position Responsibilities. Transports frames to and from workstation. Lifts frame onto bucks. Applies materials involved to cover inside of piece by using staple gun, staple puller. scissors and regulator. Removes frame from bucks. Responsible for fixing their own repairs before starting on new piece. Maintains neat and orderly workstation. Properly stores tools an...
Position Summary. Sand whitewood frame to erase all roughness to prepare for finishing process. Position Responsibilities. Read tickets and/or job notes prior to sanding to verify options. Transports frames from work station to holding area. Inspect frame for areas that need repair. Repair areas by using putty and putty knife to fill in cracks, holes and any imperfections. Sand frame using jitterbug sander, hand sander, and/or flutter sander to s...
Company Overview. Vanguard Furniture is a family-owned company headquartered in Hickory, North Carolina, recognized as one of the nation’s leading manufacturers of custom furniture. Since 1969, we’ve been committed to craftsmanship, innovation, and sustainability — creating high-quality, handcrafted pieces that reflect both timeless design and modern style. Our culture is built on teamwork, integrity, and creativity, where every employee plays a ...
