Upholsterer Technician

Have you got a relevant upholstery training and experience and are you looking for a role with genuine job satisfaction?

Enable Ireland is an organisation that provides services for children and adults with disabilities in Ireland, and is named as one of Ireland's Irish Independent 150 Best Employers 2024.

Enable Ireland, as an equal opportunities employer, proudly maintains a Bronze Award in Diversity from the Irish Centre for Diversity. We vigorously advocate for fairness, respect, equality, diversity, inclusion, and engagement, and are dedicated to ongoing enhancement in these areas.

We are currently seeking a highly-motivated Upholsterer Technician to join our team in Sandymount.

Contract Type: Permanent.

Contract Hours: 35 hrs per week.

Salary Scale: €31,312 to €46,073

Annual Leave Entitlement: 30 days.

Overview of the Post:

The purpose of this post is to provide upholstery and technical expertise to contribute to the delivery of suitable wheelchair seating solutions to people with complex needs.

The Upholsterer Technician uses their knowledge & understanding working with experienced colleagues in the delivery of custom seating solutions, working in a proactive manner to ensure that they meet agreed deadlines, delivering high-quality SeatTech products in the most efficient way possible.

Overview of Duties & Responsibilities:

The role of the Upholsterer Technician is to provide upholstery & technical support, undertaking relevant and necessary tasks to ensure that people receive the most appropriate equipment in the most efficient manner possible.

While upholstery work takes up the largest proportion of the Upholsterer Technician’s time, their role can be diverse.

Duties may include, but are not limited to:

• Upholstery

• Quality assurance

• Product manufacture

• Use of 3D scanning technologies

• Supporting the stock management process

The successful candidate will have

Essential Criteria:

· Training and experience in upholstery

· Training and experience of pattern making

· Experience of hands-on completion to a high standard of manual technical work, seeing products through from design phase to completion

Desirable Criteria:

· NFQ Level 7 qualification in a relevant field, or NFQ Level 6 qualification with significant relevant experience.

· Workshop & machine tools training & experience including experience using machine tools and handheld power tools

Please see Person Specifications for full list of selection criteria.

If you believe you would fit the role then please submit your application today.

Benefits

As a staff member of Enable Ireland, you will have access to a wide range of benefits, including:

· Excellent internal and external training opportunities

· Generous annual leave entitlements

· Flexible Working

· Long service reward scheme

· Pay adjusted Maternity Leave

· Pay adjusted Adoptive Leave

· Pay adjusted Paternity Leave

· Wellbeing benefits

· Pension

For a full list of our benefits & conditions, please click here:

What now?

To apply, please download the Job Description and Person Specification for your information and complete the online application form. CVs will not be accepted.

Closing date for applications: Thursday 16th January 2025

A panel may be formed from this vacancy for any similar vacancies, which may arise during the next 12 months.

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