Furniture Technician — Hastings and Tunbridge Wells

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 Hastings and Tunbridge Wells, 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.

Seafront Hastings and Bexhill-on-Sea, the spa town elegance of Tunbridge Wells and the Wealden market towns of Tonbridge, Crowborough and Uckfield give this East Sussex and Kent border round a mixed character. The A21 ties the coast to Tunbridge Wells and Tonbridge, the A259 follows the shoreline, and the A26 and A22 serve the High Weald villages. Homes range from Victorian villas and coastal flats to period cottages and newer estates. Because work is booked one postcode area per day, a local upholsterer or furniture repairer living between the coast and the Weald would spend more time repairing and less time driving.

Area covered: Hastings, Bexhill-on-Sea, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Crowborough and Uckfield. Work is organised by postcode area, one area per day, so you are working close to home around Hastings (TN34 2EF) 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 Hastings, Bexhill-on-Sea, Tunbridge Wells, Tonbridge, Crowborough and Uckfield
• 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 Hastings

Ready to apply?

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

---

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

Apply for this role