Production Technician / Production Technician Engineer (Workshop Upholsterer – Covers & Upholstery)

Watford

£25k – £35k (DOE)

37.5 hours per week (full-time preferred, part-time considered)

Target start April (flexible for the right person)

Trusted Recruiter is proud to be supporting a specialist manufacturer of bespoke seating systems for wheelchair users in their search for a hands-on, skilled Production Technician to join their growing workshop team.

This is not volume manufacturing. Every seating system is custom-built for an individual - improving comfort, posture and quality of life. Each product is its own project, taken from brief through to completion.

If you are someone who genuinely enjoys making things - not just supervising or repairing - this could be an incredibly rewarding opportunity.

You will:

• Manufacture bespoke seating systems for wheelchair users
• Interpret briefs, notes, photos and drawings
• Work across multiple stages of production
• Adapt positively to change, rework and variation
• Gradually cross-train across different processes
• Contribute to continuous improvement within the workshop

Attitude and maker ability matter most.

Hands-on, craft-oriented mindset

Pride in producing high-quality physical products

Resilient and adaptable

Open, constructive communicator

Problem-solving approach

Comfortable working in a flexible, trust-based team environment

Relevant backgrounds could include upholstery, fashion or costume production, mechanical or production engineering, model-making, CNC operation, product design or bespoke fabrication - but formal qualifications are not essential. Training and development are provided.

• £25,000–£35,000 depending on experience (annual review)
• 25 days holiday + birthday off (if weekday)
• Pension
• Up to 5 days company sick pay
• iPad for production documentation
• Occasional performance-based bonus
• No expectation to take work home

• Direct impact on wheelchair users’ comfort and daily lives
• Meaningful, skilled, hands-on work
• Supportive and caring team culture
• Opportunity to expand skills across multiple production areas
• Growing business with increasing automation and product development

If you enjoy creating real, physical products that genuinely improve people’s lives — and want to be part of a skilled, positive team — we would love to hear from you.