Technical Designer (Upholstery / Pattern Development)
Sparks, NV | Full-Time | $21.64 - $28.85/hr
Via Seating is looking for an experienced Technical Designer to join our team!
If you have a strong background in pattern making, upholstery, or technical design-and enjoy turning concepts into precise, production-ready outputs-this is a great opportunity to make a direct impact in a hands-on manufacturing environment.
What You'll Do
Create and maintain master patterns and layouts for upholstered office seating
Develop marker cut files to support production orders
Improve cutting and sewing processes for efficiency and quality
Support production through training, standard work, and process improvements
Manage and maintain cut file data for accuracy and consistency
Collaborate closely with production teams to ensure designs translate smoothly to the floor
What You Bring
Experience in upholstery pattern making, technical design, or related field
Strong understanding of cutting, sewing, and production processes
Ability to translate designs into accurate, production-ready patterns
Attention to detail and commitment to quality
Experience with marker making or cut file systems preferred
Pay & Schedule
$21.64 - $28.85/hour starting pay (DOE)
Monday - Friday, regular business hours
Full-time, in-office position
Why Via Seating?
Hands-on role with direct impact on production quality
Collaborative, team-focused environment
Opportunity to improve processes-not just maintain them
Stable, full-time schedule
If you're someone who takes pride in precision, craftsmanship, and improving how products are made-we'd love to connect.
Benefits
Via offers a very generous benefits package including:
- Comprehensive Package effective 1st of the month following hire date including:
- Medical, Dental and Vision Benefits - 3 plans available. Via provides a generous stipend helping to cover cost of employees, spouse and/or dependents premiums on all plans.
- Company Paid Life/ADD
- Voluntary Life/ADD
- Voluntary Long-Term Disability
- Voluntary Short-Term Disability
- Voluntary Flexible Spending Accounts for Medical and/or Dependent Care
- Voluntary Identity and Legal Protections
- Additional Benefits Offered:
- 10 Paid Holidays per year startingimmediately upon hire
- 15 Days of Paid Time Off annually after 90 days; increases after every five year increment of employment
- 401K Participation with up to a 4% company match after 90 days
- Prescription Safety Glasses Paid for by Via After 90 days
- Referral Bonuses of up to $1,000 per hired employee (eligibility requirements applicable)
- Quarterly Bonuses based on Team Goals
- Anniversary Bonuses
- Bi-Annual Company Celebrations
- Contests and Cash Giveaways throughout the year
- Safety Bingo with prizes ranging from $50 - $300
- Discover our love for great seating. Join us in makinggreat things happen in a chair!
- At Via Seating, we are builders, kitters, sewers, developers and engineers - inspired bythe chair. We believe great things should happen in that chair. In America, the average person is sitting a total of 13 hours a day. That's 4,745 hours a year. That's a lot of hours. A lot of hours that should be filled by great things. Great things needing agreatchair. With this in mind, our teams research, brainstorm and develop. We build, test and improve. Together, we drive our thoughts, our creativity and our hearts into making a quality, lasting, durable and captivating,greatchair. In fact, we're so invested in it, we've been doing it for over thirty years. It's no wonder our passion for seating is so contagious.
We are an Equal Opportunity Employer, Gender/Minority/Veterans/Disabled. Via Seating is a drug and alcohol-free workplace.
Veterans are strongly encouraged to apply.
Discover our love for great seating. Join us in makinggreat things happen in a chair!