Grand Rapids Chair Company ยท 1 month ago
Pattern Maker
Byron Center, MI
Full-time
Onsite
Mid LevelGrand Rapids Chair Company is seeking a skilled and detail-oriented Pattern Maker to support their Cutting, Sewing, and Upholstery teams. The role involves developing, maintaining, and improving patterns for upholstery to ensure high-quality fit and manufacturability across furniture product lines.
E-CommerceFood and BeverageManufacturingRetail
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
Recommend construction methods that balance aesthetic, durability, and manufacturability needs
Analyze upholstery defects, identify root causes related to patterning, and implement corrections
Improve pattern precision, repeatability, and durability through standardized methods
Support cost-reduction initiatives by optimizing material yields and reducing rework
Other duties as requested
Qualification
Required
Skilled and detail-oriented Pattern Maker
Experience in developing, maintaining, and improving patterns for soft-goods
Ability to create, revise, and maintain physical and digital patterns for upholstery, fabric, and vinyl components
Experience in translating engineering drawings and product specifications into workable sewing and upholstery templates
Ability to maintain an organized pattern library, ensuring version control and accessibility
Experience in creating and supporting a fabric testing approval process for incoming customer orders
Ability to partner with Sewing, Cutting, and Upholstery teams to verify pattern functionality during prototype builds and production trials
Experience in validating yield efficiency and assisting with fabric/vinyl nesting improvements
Ability to troubleshoot pattern-related issues impacting quality, fit, or takt time
Experience in providing shop floor support to operators, adjusting patterns as required
Ability to collaborate with Product Engineering and Upholstery Operators to translate design intent into feasible patterning solutions
Experience in participating in prototype builds and pilots to ensure smooth transition into production
Ability to recommend construction methods that balance aesthetic, durability, and manufacturability needs
Experience in analyzing upholstery defects, identifying root causes related to patterning, and implementing corrections
Ability to improve pattern precision, repeatability, and durability through standardized methods
Experience in supporting cost-reduction initiatives by optimizing material yields and reducing rework
Company
Grand Rapids Chair Company
Grand Rapids Chair Company is a furniture company that designs and produces restaurant furniture.
Founded in 1991
51-200 employees
Funding
Current Stage
Growth StageLeadership Team
Greg Bremer
CFO
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