Position Summary

Are you interested in becoming a part of an innovative in-house maintenance facility working on private aircraft? Flexjet, an award-winning organization, is currently looking for Upholstery Apprentices to join our team for a career-focused, “earn while you learn”, on-the-job experience.

Essential Job Functions

- Assist with:

- Fabrication, repair, modification and refurbishment of aircraft seats, divans, sidewalls, and associated components
- Re-upholstery of panels, liners, and sidewalls to high degrees of quality and safety
- Learn to operate industrial, single, multi-needle sewing machines, sergers, overlocks, piping or binding machines
- Work with high-grade leather materials
- Interpret blueprints, drawings, and other illustrations or work instructions with some assistance
- Learn to plan, prepare, and cut materials to standardized patterns for stitching and fitting to specific requirements
- Operate all power tools and equipment necessary to accomplish job assignments
- Must support all company policies and safety programs to include Transport Canada regulations
- Communicate effectively with other personnel at all levels by keeping co-workers and leadership apprised of work progress and difficulties as they arise.
- Work in accordance with established safety practices including proper use of personal protective equipment
- Present a clean and neat work area
- Help with general clean-up of work area.
- Demonstrate professionalism and deliver satisfaction to the internal/external customer
- Perform other related duties & responsibilities as assigned

Minimum Qualifications

- Must possess a minimum of a high school diploma or equivalent




- Solid verbal and written communication skills; Must be fluent in English, both spoken and written
- Robust working knowledge of Windows and MS Office programs
- Must have the ability to multi-task within a team environment
- Must be detail-oriented and well organized; demonstrate excellent communication skills, and a positive attitude
- Successful candidate will be highly motivated and work effectively under pressure and time constraints

Working Hours This is a full-time position, and hours of work or shift patterns may change due to business operational needs. Flexibility is required and at present, the standard hours of work are 7:00 am to 4:00 pm, Monday to Friday.

Compensation

Hourly: $25.00/Hr

We offer competitive compensation including 6% RRSP matching, 10% deferred compensation, second-shift premium, and Health/Medical/Dental/Life benefits to qualified and highly motivated candidates.

Working Conditions

- Regular periods during which physical effort is required, e.g., walking, standing, stooping, climbing, lifting material or equipment, some of which may be heavy or awkward.
- Exposure to factors such as temperature variations/extremes, fumes, moving machinery, humidity, and materials which can cause periods of discomfort.
- Work involves repetitive, hands-on tasks requiring sustained physical effort and manual dexterity.
- Able to lift and transport up to 40 lbs. with or without reasonable accommodation
- Able to wear protective equipment for extended periods of time including particle masks, goggles, assorted gloves, head bonnets, and disposable protective suits.
- Frequent need to give concentrated attention, with one or two senses at a time, where stimuli are changing.

📌 Upholstery Apprentice (Peterborough)
🏢 Flexjet
📍 Peterborough