TESTING TECHNICIAN

Job Responsibilities:
• Conduct functional and performance tests on completed and semi-finished furniture products, including sofas, armchairs, dining chairs, tables, beds, and cabinets.
• Inspect product dimensions, structural stability, workmanship, finishing quality, assembly accuracy, and overall functionality.
• Perform appropriate stability, load-bearing, strength, and durability tests in accordance with approved test procedures and product specifications.
• Check moving components, joints, fasteners, hinges, drawer runners, reclining mechanisms, and other fittings where applicable.
• Identify defects such as loose joints, unstable frames, uneven surfaces, excessive movement, poor finishing, and component failures.
• Conduct repetitive-use and endurance tests on furniture components and mechanisms where required.
• Assess upholstered furniture for seat support, cushion recovery, foam deformation, frame movement, and other relevant performance characteristics.
• Support tests for fabric and upholstery performance, including seam integrity, abrasion resistance, and surface defects, where equipment and approved procedures are available.
• Record test conditions, sample identification, test duration, measurements, observations, and final results.
• Ensure testing is carried out consistently according to internal procedures and any applicable customer or industry standards.
• Inspect incoming materials, work-in-progress components, and finished furniture samples according to established inspection plans.
• Compare test results against approved product drawings, technical specifications, acceptance criteria, and quality standards.
• Identify non-conforming products and report defects to the Quality Control or Quality Assurance team.
• Assist with root-cause investigations involving frame construction, foam performance, upholstery, fittings, and assembly processes.
• Recommend corrective and preventive actions to reduce recurring defects, product returns, and manufacturing rework.
• Operate and maintain furniture testing equipment, measuring instruments, load-testing devices, and inspection tools.
• Perform routine equipment checks and verify that instruments are suitable for their intended measurements.
• Monitor calibration schedules and report equipment damage, malfunction, or inaccurate readings.
• Ensure testing equipment is used according to operating instructions and workplace safety requirements.
• Prepare product testing reports, inspection checklists, defect records, and non-conformance reports.
• Maintain accurate records of test samples, product specifications, inspection results, and corrective actions.
• Compile test findings for quality reviews, product development assessments, and production improvement meetings.
• Support product approval, sample validation, and pre-production testing activities before products are released for manufacturing or delivery.
• Work closely with Production, Design, Jig Maker & Framer, Foaming, Upholstery, and Assembly teams to resolve quality issues.
• Participate in investigations of customer complaints, product failures, and recurring manufacturing defects.
• Recommend improvements to inspection methods, test procedures, product specifications, and production controls.
• Support new product trials and the evaluation of alternative materials or components.
• Ensure all testing activities comply with factory safety procedures and applicable quality requirements.

Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Manufacturing Engineering, or Quality Engineering, Production Technology, or a related discipline with at least 5 years of relevant professional experience; OR
• Diploma in the same fields combined with a minimum of 10 years of hands-on working experience in a related role.