Leather restoration specialist fixing a leather sofa inside a client's apartment

Careers · Connecticut

Upholstery jobs CT

Careful with your hands and easy to talk to? We teach leather furniture repair, recoloring and reupholstery, then you serve customers around Connecticut.

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A single openingRestoration experience not requiredWe train you

Open position

Leather Restoration Specialist

Most upholstery jobs CT shops post keep you at a bench. Here you travel to the furniture: living rooms, offices, lobbies and restaurants.

The workSofas, chairs and booths with tears, cracks, scratches, worn seats or color that has faded.
WhereHomes and businesses in Connecticut, inside a territory we agree on together.
TrainingHands-on, roughly one week, at our base in New York.
TermsGiven to you in writing for Connecticut before you agree to anything.

Owners looking on as a leather sofa is repaired in their home

Who we are looking for

The person who fits this role

Above all, we look for sewing. Everything else can be taught if you care about how a piece looks when you hand it back.

Close-up of a needle pulling thread through a leather seam — **Sewing**We value it above everything else. Hand sewing and machine sewing both count.

Cream upholstery with deep button tufts — **Upholstery**Background in auto interiors, tailoring or furniture? It carries over.

Specialist refinishing the leather top of a writing desk — **Patience**Good color and finish work comes from people who take their time.

Covered furniture being loaded into a work van — **Driving**You go to the furniture, so you need a vehicle and a valid license.

Homeowner approving completed work on a tablet — **People**Before you start and after you finish, you talk the owner through it.

Wrapped office chair rolled out to a van — **Reliability**Customers plan their day around you. Arrive at the time you gave them.

How it works

Four steps to your first repair

01Apply

Send an email or give us a call. Name your Connecticut town and the hands-on work you have done.

02Talk

We go over the role, the territory you would handle and the terms, and you receive those terms in writing.

03Train

Roughly one week of practical training, working on real pieces at our base in New York.

04Start

You take on customer repairs close to home, held to the standard every Leather Restore Pro job meets.

In training

Skills we teach

These are the techniques behind every photo pair on our before and after page.

Two leather hides, one black and one tan — **Color matching**

Brown leather with a sewn seam and piping — **Seams and welts**

Pattern pieces chalked out on a leather hide — **Panel replacement**

Spray gun applying color to a leather chair — **Spray finishing**

Before you apply

Common questions

Do I need upholstery or leather experience?

No, the methods are taught. If you sew, tailor, upholster or do other precise work with your hands, you will pick it up faster.

Where does the training happen?

Our New York base. Plan on roughly a week there, working hands-on with real furniture.

Which parts of Connecticut are you hiring for?

It depends on where you live and how far you will drive. We settle your territory with you before day one.

Is it a job or a partnership?

You get the Connecticut terms in writing before you agree to anything. Raise the question in your first email and we will answer it.

Do I need a car?

Yes. You will be driving to homes and businesses, so we need you to have a reliable vehicle and a valid license.

What should I send?

Your town, any sewing or hands-on work, whether you have a license and vehicle, and why this trade appeals to you.

Apply

Introduce yourself in a few lines.

Put “Careers” and your town in the message; no long letter needed. Every note we get about upholstery jobs CT candidates send is read by a real person.

Apply by email Call us

office@leatherrestorepro.com