Aircraft Seat Upholstery Specialist

A Commercial Aircraft Seat Specialist with stitching expertise plays a key role in the refurbishment, repair, and customization of passenger aircraft seating for both wide-body and narrow-body aircraft. This role typically resides within an MRO (Maintenance, Repair, and Overhaul) organization and requires advanced skills in stitching, trimming, upholstery, and materials handling to ensure airworthiness and passenger comfort.

Key Responsibilities:

• Inspect, repair, and refurbish aircraft seats and seat components for narrow- and wide-body commercial aircraft (e.g., A320, B737, A350, B777).
• Perform detailed stitching, sewing, and upholstery of seat covers using leather, fabric, and synthetic materials.
• Ensure compliance with FAA/EASA regulations and OEM specifications.
• Read and interpret seat drawings, repair manuals, and technical documentation.
• Replace foam cushions, seat covers, armrests, and tray tables.
• Work with materials such as Kevlar, Nomex, fire-retardant fabrics, and leather.
• Use industrial sewing machines and hand tools.
• Collaborate with engineers and inspectors during seat retrofits and modifications.
• Maintain clean documentation of work orders, inspections, and repairs.

Skills & Qualifications:

• 5+ years of experience in aircraft seat maintenance and repair.
• Proven expertise in industrial sewing, stitching techniques, and upholstery work.
• Familiarity with Airbus and Boeing seat configurations.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and MRO technical documentation.
• Experience in Part 145 environment preferred.
• Knowledge of EASA/FAA regulations relevant to interiors.
• Strong attention to detail and craftsmanship.

Work Environment:

• MRO facilities or hangars.
• May require shift work and weekend hours.
• Exposure to aircraft cabin environments, solvents, and machinery.

SEATING TECHNICIAN (Cabin Interior Seats Workshop Technicians)

Seat & Cabin Interiors Technicians is required to work for a leading UAE based MRO

This is an excellent opportunity based in the UAE to join an established Aviation MRO sector, whilst being rewarded with a competitive package and flexible shift patterns. As part of the Components team, you will also have the opportunity to work on other client products that help to redefine Aerospace.

Responsibilities

The successful candidate will work as a Seat & Cabin Interiors Technician performing various tasks including:

• Perform major & minor assembly, disassembly, cleaning, inspection, testing & disposition of various types of components & accessories installed on premium seating & cabin interiors.
• Bonding of upholstery on seating components.
• Read technical drawings and data to determine the sequence of operations and ensure that work is performed according to appropriate specifications.
• Completion of work packs and documentation accurately.
• Strong focus on attention to detail in meeting customer cosmetic guidelines.
• Follow quality procedures and standards.  
• Comply with all rules and regulations of the client, including, but not limited to: Environmental Health and Safety, Ethics, International Trade Compliance and Human Resources.

Mandatory Requirements

• Experience working with upholstery and laminates.
• Minimum Experience: 3+ years of relevant experience in seating is required.  
• Ability to utilize computer systems (MS Office, Etc.) to input & retrieve information
• Must be available for overtime, including extended workdays and weekends.
• The ability to interpret schematics and/or technical drawings.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.

Desirable Requirements

• Good experience working as a Seat & Cabin Interiors Technician

Additional Information

• This role is offered as fixed term employment for a period of 24 months.
• Competitive salary
• Visa and medical insurance provided
• With the opportunity to be absorbed in a permanent role

New role abstract - CTC Pressings Group

Terms of Reference

CTC Pressings Group incorporates The Cheshire Tool Company Ltd. (CTC) Based in Timperley, Cheshire & ALT Engineering in Saddleworth (ALT).

They are established metal manufacturing businesses that serve a range of customers from global blue-chip organizations to smaller SMEs in providing metal parts and components. CTC focusses on metal pressings and stamping of tooled components. ALT specializes in fabricated parts. The Group services a global customer base with around 30% of Group sales in exports.

CTC Group has a small team of around 17 with a management team including the Owner Manager (CEO), a Technical Director, Office Manager, Operations Manager at ALT and production staff across both sites.

The Group is profitable, generating around £1.4m in revenues at a good margin and the objective of this role is for the successful candidate to work for the team to increase turnover to over £2m.

The role will have a basic salary of £27,000, and a car allowance (£360 p.m.) and offer significant bonuses for generating new business.

New role

Sales and new business development is key to the Group’s development, however, our core skills to date have focused on developing more business with existing customers and we have had reasonable success with this, but we now require a dedicated new business resource.

Other new business sales has traditionally come through referrals and word of mouth; however, we do subscribe to a new business online portal as a resource. The successful candidate will develop and data-mine this portal with the Technical Director’s support. We would expect the successful candidate to develop the wider sales and marketing activities generally, including the company website and social media presence (which is nonexistent) and we will commit an annual budget (TBA) to support this development.

As we would now like to dedicate a specific team member to new business development, this requires a sales and business development person who can go and see new potential customers with a degree of technical knowledge about what we can do and be able to represent the Group at trade fairs and exhibitions with the CEO. They will also be expected to contribute to the development of the company’s marketing. There is a lot of historical data in the company that needs to be invigorated so this role will require energy to categorize this.

Idea over Rols and Responsibilities

Reporting to the Technical Director / Managing Director, this role involves understanding the business’ products and capabilities and existing customers about the products and components we produce for them. There will be significant time needed to be spent on this.

The successful candidate will then be required to research other companies and build up target new customer lists, and present ideas for filtering with the Technical Director. The role will include a car so the successful candidate will be required to go and see (physically, not via teams) all existing customers and go and agree meetings with new targets. This will form part of the bonus award, to be agreed. i.e. a bonus will be drawn to award both new customer visits and new business quotes on and new business won.

Due to the nature of our business, which typically includes long-term customer supply, a continuous bonus (level to be agreed) would be paid on all revenue generated from those customers during term of employment.

Personality

Typically, this industry has an older workforce, however the Group is open to interviewing candidates of all ages and commitment to travel, both in the UK and overseas is fundamental… This role requires ENERGY and commitment to travel around to ‘make things happen’.

As there is a car included in the package, so in justification of the car, the role will require the successful candidate to be a self-starter who can research the market (with support / under instruction), make appointments, using both existing customers and from researched customers, to make appointments and physically go and see new and existing customers. Oftentimes they will be required to accompany the CEO to see customers, to be introduced and to develop accounts. The bonus element of renumeration will include key performance indicators (KPIs) linked to the number of customer visits, new companies visited, trade exhibitions attended and other ‘non direct sales activities undertaken.

They will also be required to research suitable trade shows and agree with the Technical Director to attend such trade shows as a delegate (as opposed to being an exhibitor) often on their own and sometimes with the CEO / Technical Director. They will also be required to host and attend future trade shows that the company may decide to exhibit. They may also be required to travel overseas to see existing and potential customers (The Group has c.30% exports). With either/or the Technical #director or/and the CEO.

Prospects.

This role has the potential to work within a very flat organizational structure to develop existing relationships, court new business, travel, have the freedom of a car to make own appointments and will offer significant ongoing bonuses for success.

Offices

The role will be based out of the Timperley head office and the candidate will have a desk there, however, we expect the successful candidate to be on the road, seeing customers and a balance of working from home will be acceptable.