JORI - innovative seating comfort since 1963
Belgian company JORI creates perfect seating comfort. JORI has designed contemporary sofas, lounge & reclining chairs, chairs, tables and interior accessories since 1963. Each piece of furniture is created in close cooperation with international designers and is developed at our own workshop with the greatest care. JORI stands for 100% Belgian craftsmanship. Both our collections and custom furniture focus on a high-quality, honest selection of materials and a sublime finish. Our ambition is always your comfort.
Please consult our latest job opportunities (m/f): (Some are only available in Dutch)
- Preparing, assisting, and reporting of confidential management files: Board of Directors’ meetings determining, for example, the marketing, purchasing, HR, and design policies, etc.
- Preparing, organising, and elaborating external management meetings, including planning, making appointments, flight and hotel reservations, etc.
- Coordinating the selection and recruitment process for office staff in close liaison with the managers concerned.
- Converting numerical data into easily readable documents for analysis and reporting.
- Communication and correspondence in Dutch, French, English, and German.
- Managing and planning the work of about thirty operators.
- Coaching and monitoring the operators in the department.
- Supervision, follow-up and optimization of the workplace organisation.
- Supervision, follow-up and optimization of the machine park and tooling.
- Supervision, follow-up and optimization of the provisioning of auxiliary materials and raw materials, in collaboration with the logistical department (warehouse).
- Proposal/implementation of improvement projects relating to productivity, quality and safety.
- Integrating product designs in machine language to ensure proper execution of the milling operations in production.
- Managing and updating the database and control programs of the CNC machines.
- Management and implementation of updates to the software of the CNC machines.
- First-line contact with the machine supplier in case of malfunction.
- Supervision, maintenance, follow-up and optimization of machine park and tooling.
- Proposition/implementation of improvement paths in terms of productivity, quality and safety.
- You use a CNC-operated woodworking machine to carry out the drilling and milling operations on parts that will be used to build the frame of our designer seating furniture.
- You are responsible for the settings and loading of the CNC machine and subsequently sort the milled parts.
- You carry out first-line maintenance and independently mount the correct machine tools.
- You help maintain the order, cleanliness and safety of the machines and the work area.
- You report to the team leader of the woodworking department.
- You upholster the frames of our seating furniture with a leather or fabric cover. Afterwards, the assembly department can start to assemble all parts into a seating furniture of perfect quality. Occasionally, you will be deployed in the assembly department.
- You report to the foreman.
- You are responsible for stitching the exclusive leather hides and fabrics into covers for our design furniture.
- You take responsibility for the quality of the finished cover.
- You receive a planning on a daily basis of the material to be processed.
- You report to the foreman.
- The R&D product developer reports to R&D manager and is in charge of developing new models and the search for new materials and technologies.
- The R&D product developer is and remains the “Product Champion” throughout the full Life Cycle of the model.
During this entire Life Cycle, the “Product Champion” thus ensures the coordination relating to this model with all relevant departments (Sales, Marketing, Production and Purchasing). This includes amongst other things:- Product portfolio development
- optimizations in purchasing
- optimizations in production
- internal and external complaint handling
The R&D product developer coordinates the development process of new models and accomplishes the following tasks :
- Translating design proposals of external designers into technically elaborate, feasible concepts.
- Building prototypes using various prototype technologies (2D/3D-CAD tools, 3D-printing, virtual prototyping, comfort models, …) in order to obtain a concept approval of the marketing team.
- Project based coordination of the multidisciplinary development process, while monitoring quality, timing milestones and target cost.
- Making ready for production and ensuring product validation (Industrial Release) of a new model.
- The R&D product developer develops an average of 2 to 3 new models per year.
- After the launch of the new model, the R&D product developer remains responsible for further follow-up and optimization as well as support for all after-sales services.
If you are interested in (one of) the job opportunities listed above, please send your comprehensive cv to:
JORI n.v.
HR Department
Hoogweg 52
B-8940 Wervik
Tel. +32-(0)56-31.35.01
E-mail [email protected].
All job applications are handled with discretion.
