Upholstery Pattern Maker Job at Express Employment Professionals - Grand Rapids, Grand Rapids, MI

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  • Express Employment Professionals - Grand Rapids
  • Grand Rapids, MI

Job Description

**Pattern Maker Job Summary: **We are seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Pattern Maker to support our Cutting, Sewing, and Upholstery teams in developing, maintaining, and improving patterns for all soft-goods across our furniture product lines. This role is critical for ensuring high-quality upholstery fit, manufacturability, and repeatable results. This role will report to the Upholstery Supervisor with a strong dotted line to engineering.

Pattern Maker Responsibilities:

  • Create, revise, and maintain physical and digital patterns for upholstery, fabric, and vinyl components across a wide variety of SKUs
  • Develop patterns that ensure consistent fit, high quality, and manufacturability
  • Translate engineering drawings and product specifications into workable sewing and upholstery templates
  • Maintain an organized pattern library, ensuring version control and accessibility
  • Create and support a fabric testing approval process for incoming customer orders
  • Partner with Sewing, Cutting, and Upholstery teams to verify pattern functionality during prototype builds and production trials
  • Validate yield efficiency and assist with fabric/vinyl nesting improvements
  • Troubleshoot pattern-related issues impacting quality, fit, or takt time
  • Provide shop floor support to operators, adjusting patterns as required
  • Collaborate with Product Engineering and Upholstery Operators to translate design intent into feasible patterning solutions
  • Participate in prototype builds and pilots to ensure smooth transition into production

Schedule & Pay:

  • **Monday-Friday

from 5 AM – 3:30 PM

**

(five 10-hour days).

  • Must be able to work additional mandatory OVERTIME on **Saturdays

    from4AM – NOON.

    **(8 hours occasionally on Saturday)

  • Starting pay is $26-35/HR depending on experience + PAY INCREASE after 90 Days!

Pattern Maker Qualifications:

  • 5+ years of experience in upholstery, pattern making, sewing technology, and cut-and-sew manufacturing
  • Understanding of fabric behavior, stretch, grain, and vinyl construction
  • Proficient in manual pattern drafting and template production
  • Ability to read engineering drawings and convert 3D shapes into accurate 2D patterns
  • Strong collaboration and communication skills
  • High attention to detail and craftsmanship
  • Experience in furniture, automotive, marine, or similar upholstery industries
  • Familiarity with CAD-based patterning tools (AutoCAD, Gerber, Optitex, Eastman, etc.)
  • Prototype build or upholstery construction experience

Job Tags

Monday to Friday

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