Furniture Technician — Canterbury

We are recruiting on behalf of a long-established, nationwide furniture restoration business operating across both the domestic and commercial furniture restoration sectors. This is a field-based Furniture Technician role covering Canterbury, where you will be the face of the business in customers' homes, carrying out high-quality upholstery repairs, furniture restoration and clear inspection and liability reporting, while delivering excellent customer service.

East Kent mixes cathedral city streets in Canterbury with the coast at Whitstable, Herne Bay and Margate, the market town of Faversham and the expanding town of Ashford. The A2 and M2, the A299 Thanet Way, the A28 and the M20 connect the area, so each postcode day can be kept tight. Homes include medieval and Georgian properties, seaside flats, bungalows along the coast and large new estates around Ashford. A local upholsterer or cabinet repairer comfortable working in customers' homes would find a field role here that keeps travel to the towns they already know.

Area covered: Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Faversham, Ashford and Margate. Work is organised by postcode area, one area per day, so you are working close to home around Canterbury (CT1 2AA) rather than driving across the country.

This role is ideal for an experienced Upholsterer, Furniture Repair Technician, Furniture Technician, Service Technician, Trimmer, Furniture Restorer, Sofa Repair Technician or Mobile Furniture Technician, or anyone who has carried out in-home repairs and inspections on sofas, chairs, beds, mattresses or cabinetry. It is a genuine move into a stable, well-supported position with proper training, structure and progression.

Salary and benefits

• £30,368 to £34,528 per annum, based on a 40-hour week and rising with productivity
• Double time paid for all weekend work: a technician on the top rate working three weekend days a month earns around £44,000 a year
• Self-employed option also available at an approximately £45,000 package
• Company van provided, with all tools required to do the job
• Company uniform supplied
• Full training provided at the company's training centre, with hotel and travel covered
• Ongoing learning and development in new products and repair techniques
• Pension scheme and employee assistance programme

The role

• Attend pre-booked appointments across Canterbury, Whitstable, Herne Bay, Faversham, Ashford and Margate
• Upholstery repairs and furniture restoration to sofas, chairs, beds, cabinets and mattresses
• Inspection and liability reporting using a custom-built app
• Professional customer communication from arrival to completion
• High standards in both repair quality and report quality, keeping the furniture in the home, the customer happy and the client fully informed

Training and support

• Full training at the company's training centre, with hotel and travel covered, before you work independently
• Experienced training managers close any skill gaps
• Ongoing access to head-office based Technician Managers for technical support

Requirements

• Strong experience in upholstery and/or furniture repair (upholstery experience preferred)
• Full UK driving licence (required)
• Professional, customer-facing manner: calm, tidy, reliable and confident communicating in a home environment
• High standards of workmanship and written reporting
• Based in or within easy reach of Canterbury

Ready to apply?

If you are an Upholsterer, Furniture Technician, Furniture Restoration Technician, Furniture Repair Technician or Service Technician living around Canterbury and looking for a stable, well-paid, field-based role with genuine training and progression, we would love to hear from you.

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Closing date: 30 November 2026

Updated: 30 October 2026

To apply or find out more, contact The Talent Branch on 07792 797476 or carlos@thetalentbranch.com

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