Aircraft Upholstery Specialist - 2841

About the role

The Upholstery Specialist foams, sews, designs, and upholsters airplane interiors according to customer specifications and Duncan Aviation approved procedures in a safe and organized work area.

Essential Job Functions

• With minimal supervision, disassembles, repairs, recovers and reassembles aircraft seats.
• Prepares miscellaneous seat parts and accessories for paint.
• Performs basic troubleshooting of seat assemblies.
• With minimal supervision, selects and shapes foam to contours and specifications prescribed on the blueprints and per customer approved design center conceptual drawings.
• Performs minor modifications to seats and accessories.
• With minimal supervision, prepares seats for upholstering by stripping all foam and covers using various hand tools according to Duncan Aviation approved procedures.
• Cleans glue off panels and strips materials from parts.
• With minimal supervision, sews, modifies and installs seat covers, curtains and miscellaneous items using sewing machine, glue gun and other hand tools.
• With minimal supervision, designs seat patterns according to customer and designer specifications.
• Assists with training team members to develop job knowledge and improve performance.
• With immediate supervision, prepares, researches, and signs off various documents for record keeping purposes as required by Duncan approved procedures, manufacturers' maintenance manuals, and FAA regulations (i.e. turnovers, removal sheets, flammability testing, W.O. Sheets and other work order related documents supporting the squawks and expected hours).
• Performs other related duties as assigned by supervisor and/or management.

Job Specific Requirements

• Licenses/Certificates: Valid driver's license and acceptable driving record
• Attendance: Regularly scheduled attendance required
• Physical: Routinely lifts up to 50 lbs., occasionally 100 lbs.; reads small print; hearing sounds associated with mechanical deficiencies; repetitive motion; works with moving parts and vibration; tolerates working in confined spaces; tolerates products and materials associated with component maintenance; tolerates standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, climbing and sitting
• Environmental: Tolerates working in extreme temperatures and noisy environments
• Work Schedule: Mon-Fri 7am-3:30pm

Education and Experience

Upholstery Assistant:

• High School graduate or equivalent required
• Mechanical/Hands-on, sewing, or fabric experience preferred

Upholstery Specialist I:

• High School graduate or equivalent required
• Associates degree in related field preferred
• Minimum one year upholstery/sewing experience required

Upholstery Specialist II:

• High School graduate or equivalent required
• Minimum two years aviation interior upholstery required

Upholstery Specialist III:

• High School graduate or equivalent required
• Minimum four years experience in upholstery required
• Minimum three years aviation interior upholstery experience preferred

Benefits

• Relocation Assistance is available for those that qualify
• Comprehensive Benefits Package (Medical, Dental, Vision, Vacation/Holiday) available to team members on day one
• Health Savings Account with employer and employee contributions
• 401(k) program with 50% match on first 6% contributed, available within first 45 days
• Tool Account Program to acquire and grow your tool inventory with interest-free payments
• In-House Training opportunities and Tuition Assistance for further education