UPHOLSTERY MANAGER

Position Responsibilities:

• Observe workers performing duties to ensure quality standards are being met.
  • Answers questions for upholsters to ensure they understand company standards.
  • Reviews production schedules to determine work schedules for department.
  • Keeps up with inventory supplies and reorders when necessary; stocks shelves with supplies from cage.
  • Handles employee reviews, corrective actions, attendance reports and other employee related issues as needed.
  • Facilitates the flow of repairs.

• Has weekly safety/information meetings with department.
• Supervise 30 employees
• Provides support in clean up, cushion cut downs, and moving off schedule through the plant.
• Responsible for interviewing to determine most qualified applicants for any openings.
• Provides appropriate orientation for new employee by using supervisor’s check list as well as ongoing coaching.
• Responsible for rewarding performance by gift cards or merit increases for exceptional employee performance and/or increased responsibility.  
• Assigns duties to employees and adequately explains how the duties are to be completed.  
• Works closely with HR department to make sure any departmental/job title changes are communicated.  
• Maintains neat and orderly work station.
• Responsible for making sure the department maintains adequate 6S standards
• Wears required safety glasses, works safely and reports unsafe conditions to Safety Manager.
• Performs other duties as required by Plant Manager.

Essential Skills and Experience:

• Must be knowledgeable in furniture manufacturing with ability to train new employees.

• Must be proficient in Microsoft Office and Excel proficient.
• Must have exceptional communication skills to provide assistance and support to create environment that fosters motivation and development.
• Must be confidential in all matters.
• Must have the ability to enforce all company policies consistently

Valued but not Required Skills and Experience:

• AS400 experience.

Physical demands and work environment:

• Lift / Carry: Frequently lifting less than 20 lbs.; occasionally lifting in excess of 35 lbs.; team lift greater

weights.

• Push / Pull: Frequently pushing or pulling fabric to/from/on workstation weighing less than 10 lbs.
• Sitting: Must be able to sit 4 hours and walk/stand for 4 hours. Alternates frequently between sitting, standing, walking for majority of work schedule
• Reach / Handle / Grasp: Occasionally throughout day
• Tool Usage: Required to operate a sewing machine and use scissors on/off during entire shift to cut welt cords and clip corners.
• Environment: Indoors, environmentally controlled; heated / air-conditioned.
• Vision:  Color Determination, observation of patterns, fabric textures and dye tones for quality control.
• Near Acuity: Requires close vision of less than 3 feet, with or without corrective lenses, for precision.