Upholstery Technician

From Stitch to Sky: PDS Tech Commercial Wants You to Bring Your Upholstery Skills to a Leading Aerospace Company!

Location: Savannah, GA | Pay Rate: 25.66/hour | Schedule: Full-Time, 2nd Shift (3:30pm - 2am)

Let your career take flight

PDS Tech Commercial is seeking a skilled Upholstery Technician to join our team in partnership with a leading Aerospace innovator. In this role, you will play a direct part in crafting the high-quality aircraft interiors that define excellence, comfort, and safety for passengers around the world. Your craftsmanship will help bring engineering visions to life—one panel, one stitch, one cabin at a time.

Under minimal supervision fabricate and install upholstery, cover panels, and make simple patterns for aircraft interiors using design/engineering drawings and aircraft specifications.

Essential Functions:

• Fabricate, using design/engineering drawings and aircraft specifications, cover and install flat panels and curtains. May sew simple covers using design/engineering drawings and aircraft specifications.

• Work with fabric, vinyl and leather hides, composites and other materials using specified adhesives, sewing equipment, hardware, hand tools and various power tools.

• Cut and surge carpets, cover bulkheads and cover/install panels. May be responsible to fabricate various metal parts, fit panels and windows, cabin head liners, upper sidewalls, lower side panels, hatch panels, and windows.

• Use the material tracking system to create parts demand, track squawks and to sign-off work.

Additional Functions:

• Work with lead and higher skilled technicians to develop and implement process improvements that increase safety, reduce, cost, cycle time, and man-hours using Lean Manufacturing and other process improvement techniques.

• Use the material tracking system, Corridor, to create parts demands, track squawks and to sign-off work.

• Comply with safety, 5S, and housekeeping policies and use personal protective equipment as required.

• Address unsafe conditions before putting others as risk.

 

Other Requirements:

• Ability to read, write, speak, and understand proficiently the English language.

• Ability to read and interpret blueprints and engineering documentation.

• Ability to use measuring tools and perform basic math computations.

• Must be computer literate.

• Able to climb ladders and stairs, work in small restricted areas, lift up to 40 pounds and work any shift.

Education and Experience Requirements:

• High School Diploma or GED required.

• Two (2) years' experience using commercial sewing machines, sergers and/or various hand tools used in upholstery and carpet trades.

• Experience in aerospace industry preferred.

• Carpet experience a plus, but not required.

• Panel work and sewing Preferred

Why Join Us?

At PDS Tech Commercial, we believe in empowering our employees to reach new heights. We offer an exciting, team-oriented environment where you’ll collaborate with talented professionals in the aerospace field. As an Upholstery Technician, you'll play a key role in producing top-tier aircraft while gaining valuable experience in the aerospace industry. We foster a culture of continuous improvement and safety, where your contributions directly impact the success of our projects.

Ready to Take Off?

If you’re passionate about hands-on work, love a challenge, and want to contribute to cutting-edge aerospace projects, apply today to join the PDS Tech Commercial team. Take your career to new heights and help us build the next generation of aircraft.

Pay Details: 25.66 per hour

Benefit offerings available for our associates include medical, dental, vision, life insurance, short-term disability, additional voluntary benefits, EAP program, commuter benefits and a 401K plan. Our benefit offerings provide employees the flexibility to choose the type of coverage that meets their individual needs. In addition, our associates may be eligible for paid leave including Paid Sick Leave or any other paid leave required by Federal, State, or local law, as well as Holiday pay where applicable.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Veterans/Disabled

Military connected talent encouraged to apply

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The Company will consider qualified applicants with arrest and conviction records in accordance with federal, state, and local laws and/or security clearance requirements, including, as applicable:

• The California Fair Chance Act
• Los Angeles City Fair Chance Ordinance
• Los Angeles County Fair Chance Ordinance for Employers
• San Francisco Fair Chance Ordinance

Massachusetts Candidates Only: It is unlawful in Massachusetts to require or administer a lie detector test as a condition of employment or continued employment. An employer who violates this law shall be subject to criminal penalties and civil liability.