Boateka - Upholstery Technician

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Upholstery Specialist
Boateka is a fast-growing business aiming to simplify and elevate the boat buying experience. We operate as a new venture within Brunswick Corporation, offering our employees the exciting culture of a start-up and the confidence of our parent company's size and capabilities. We offer an outstanding benefits package which includes medical/dental/vision insurance, tuition reimbursement, and parental leave, to name a few.
The Upholstery Technician is to perform a wide variety of tasks in a pre-owned boat reconditioning facility, including pattern making & digitalization, upholstering, assembling, fitting, cutting material, and installing. The specialist is also responsible to manage upholstery vendors.
Position Overview

• Produce high quality boat bimini tops, covers and custom products from a variety of fabrics and materials.
• Complete repairs on various types of canvas products.
• Install hardware such as boots, snaps and locks.
• Manage external seating upholstery vendor relationships, track order delivery and perform quality inspection on finished products.
• Perform spot fix and other quick jobs for marine seatings. Identify long term opportunity to move outsourced partial and full replacement of seating upholstery in house. Tasks may include:
  • Assemble tack and fine tune marine seating components
  • Install foam cushioning onto seating substrates
  • Wrap foam cushioning with sewn vinyl skins
  • Align seams and seating features
  • Ensure products meet quality standards
  • Inspect substrates and skins for defects and address as needed prior to upholstery application
• Discuss complications or potential delays with supervisors and brainstorm solutions for increased productivity.
• Basic machine and work area maintenance/housekeeping.

Requirements

• Industrial sewing machine experience.
• Experience working with marine-grade materials such as canvas and vinyl preferred.
• Experience with pattern making for reupholstery preferred.
• Excellent problem-solving skills, attention to detail, and ability to prioritize multiple assignments to meet deadlines and goals.
• Ability to read and understand production schedule and maintain time studies for production status and communication.
• Ability to read and understand job descriptions and prints.
• Ability to read and understand measuring equipment.
• Ability to operate staple guns, nail guns, da sander, snap set, hammers, hot-knife cutters, and other industrial equipment.
• Working knowledge of procedures, instructions, and documents as it relates to the quality system.
• Effective interpersonal and communication skills, both written and verbal.

• Must be able to adapt to changing requirements in a positive and proactive way.
• Ability to interact professionally and effectively with all levels within the organization and with external vendors.
• Must be flexible to work extended hours to support the requirements of the business.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; and toxic or caustic chemicals. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.
Shift:
Must have the availability to work from 7:00 am - 3:30 pm Monday - Friday. Overtime may be required on Friday based on scheduling needs. Brunswick reserves the right to adjust shifts and work times as business needs evolve.
Check us out at: https://www.boateka.com/
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