Upholsterer Job Description
Upholsterer
provides status updates about fabric availability to managers.
Upholsterer Duties & Responsibilities
To write an effective upholsterer job description, begin by listing detailed duties, responsibilities and expectations. We have included upholsterer job description templates that you can modify and use.
Sample responsibilities for this position include:
Lifts and places frames and materials on and off work table
Applies upholstery materials to frame with a staple gun using correct amount of material per specifications and upholding high quality standards that apply
Resets or replaces padding and cushion materials
Lays out, cuts, fits, and shapes materials
Repairs materials or fabrics
Advises customers regarding materials and style
Prepares service reports of job time and materials expended
Picks up, loads, moves, unloads, and delivers furniture, carpet, materials, and equipment
To repair and refurbish upholstery and supporting materials of vinyl, fabrics and leather
Responsible for multiple functions such as building frames and spring ups, upholstery of seats, arms and backs, and final closing of piece
Upholsterer Qualifications
Qualifications for a job description may include education, certification, and experience.
Licensing or Certifications for Upholsterer
List any licenses or certifications required by the position: OSHA, OSHA10
Education for Upholsterer
Typically a job would require a certain level of education.
Employers hiring for the upholsterer job most commonly would prefer for their future employee to have a relevant degree such as High School Degree in Education, Math, Manufacturing, Graduate, General Education
Skills for Upholsterer
Desired skills for upholsterer include:
Materials
Fabric and vinyl
Various tools and machines of the trade
Mechanical objects
Hazardous chemical handling and disposal
Fabrics and upholstery methods
Basic shop math
Multiple stich types used in manufacturing
Blueprints
Diagrams and schematics are mandatory
Desired experience for upholsterer includes:
Responsible for conducting initial inspections
Must be able to use all related tools and equipment effectively and safely
Basic computer skills would be an asset
8 years of Upholstery experience
Must be proficient and able to upholster all types of upholstery to include lounge, task and desk with minimum training or assistance
Ability to read, understand, communicate, and interpret written and verbal instructions, work documentation, policies and practices, , which are written in the English language
Upholsterer Examples
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Upholsterer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our company is growing rapidly and is hiring for an upholsterer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for upholsterer
- Research materials and tools needed, response needed
- Prepare kits of materials, standards or other parts in support of the manufacturing build process
- Report and resolve job discrepancies such as errors in materials, assembly procedures, tools, boards, sequences
- Applies ply grip with staple gun and tack strips with hammer
- Attaches fabric and/or leather using cardboard strips making sure stripes and patterns are aligned
- Applies fabric and/or leather seats, arms and backs to frame making sure all designs on the fabric/leather are lined up and flow matched
- Corrects any quality issues found
- Maintains equipment and work area in an orderly manner
- Repairs and rebuilds upholstered furniture, using appropriate tools
- Examines furniture, including chairs and sofas, to determine extent of damage
Qualifications for upholsterer
- Ability to work cooperatively within the team with members of other teams to meet goals
- Demonstrated willingness to adapt to a continually changing environment
- Demonstrated commitment to team success through reliable attendance
- Flexibility to work assignments and possible hours as business needs require
- Must be able to perform all essential functions with or without accommodations
- Attaching fabric patterns to wood frames using a compressed air staple gun
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Our company is growing rapidly and is searching for experienced candidates for the position of upholsterer. Please review the list of responsibilities and qualifications. While this is our ideal list, we will consider candidates that do not necessarily have all of the qualifications, but have sufficient experience and talent.
Responsibilities for upholsterer
- Sews seams, edges, welts, and piping manually or by machine
- Operates sewing machine, table saw, jig saw, drill press, hand tools, tack hammer, pliers, screw drivers, regulators, air staplers, rulers
- Paints, repairs, replaces, or rebraces furniture framework
- Removes and replaces broken or bent springs
- Glues and clamps broken parts of furniture
- Refinishes wooden surfaces of furniture
- Cleans assigned work areas, tools, and equipment
- Hangs and installs draperies
- Makes room dividers and picture frames and install paneling
- Steam cleans carpets
Qualifications for upholsterer
- Frequent bending, pulling, standing and lifting up to 25 pounds
- Minimum one year upholstery experience
- Building furniture from the frame up to completed lounge
- Use of air tools including staple guns, grinding wheels and drivers
- Building furniture from the wooden frame stage up to completed lounge
- Ideally with 2-3 years experience as Upholsterer in a hotel or workshop
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Upholsterer Job Description
Job Description Example
Our growing company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of upholsterer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for upholsterer
- Ensures sufficient stock of required materials/fabrics and supplies such as thread, needles, equipment are in stock onboard
- Repair or replace bus seat vinyl and seatbelts
- Remove graffiti from buses
- Replace broken safety glass on school buses
- Replace backrest and cushion covers
- Replace back foams and repair backrest frames
- Monitor inventory and request supplies as needed
- Responsible for the repair and maintenance of all upholstered material, furniture and finishes
- Execute projects and tasks as assigned and dispatched
- While the position does not perform maintenance on or operate gaming equipment, if the employee must access restricted areas, appropriate security escort will be provided
Qualifications for upholsterer
- Knowledge of tailoring, stitching, carpentry is a must
- Good practical, operational, interpersonal skills with a flair of creativity are a must
- At least 5 years’ experience as an Upholsterer
- At least 5 years’ experience stripping and installing new layouts on all table games and repairing or re-upholstering chairs, sofas, and upholstered wall panels
- Working knowledge of all phases of upholstery repair and renewal
- Read and comprehend required documents
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Our innovative and growing company is looking for an upholsterer. If you are looking for an exciting place to work, please take a look at the list of qualifications below.
Responsibilities for upholsterer
- Assist with HVAC, plumbing, carpentry, and electrical work when required or assigned
- To collect and return furniture, equipment and carpets to and from wards and departments
- To repair and refurbish upholstered furniture substructure
- To repair, removal and relaying of a range of floor coverings
- To repair or manufacture of specialist equipment as required by the customer within the scope of their trade
- Complete assigned work orders in a timely & efficient manner
- Carefully utilizes the required spare parts and request items as needed only
- Participates in energy saving plans and share best practices with the supervisor
- Ensures that the plant rooms, workshops and related areas are kept clean and tidy condition
- Attends to all Fire Life Safety Training Sessions when scheduled
Qualifications for upholsterer
- Four years of experience in upholstery or furniture repair
- Must have Industrial Upholstrey experience
- Must be able to interpret simple drawings
- Must be able to read a 30-foot tape measurer
- Ability to use hand cutting tools
- Ability to add fractions, decimals, and whole numbers accurately
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Our company is searching for experienced candidates for the position of upholsterer. Thank you in advance for taking a look at the list of responsibilities and qualifications. We look forward to reviewing your resume.
Responsibilities for upholsterer
- Derive measurements and related information from specifications or other information sources
- Check or verify completed work against quality specifications
- Perform fabrication, assembly and/or rework processes on the airplane as necessary to repair blankets
- Use prints, changes, schematic drawings, documents, position boards, assembly pages, photographs, makeup charts, work orders, production illustrations to accomplish the above
- May perform work without jigs, fixtures or tooling
- Provide appropriate communication on job status and completion to factory
- Operate and work with all types of information systems to perform tracking of parts and to identify or request work priority and sequencing, including printing plots
- Complete pickups and authorized changes
- Coordinate with Engineering, tooling, Production, Planning and/or other organizations as needed to solve assembly problems
- Coordinate with engineering to rework and investigate discrepancies on the installation of blankets and safety pads
Qualifications for upholsterer
- CAD is a plus
- Running computerized machines
- One to two years high school or equivalent preferred, plus demonstrated proficiency in upholstering a variety of items
- Two years� experience required to become familiar with the nature of the work, the quality standards for each product and to acquire the dexterity necessary to attain performance requirements
- Do appropriate set up for the part/unit to be upholstered
- Upholster the product per specifications