upholsterer

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Work site environment

• Dusty

Work setting

• Warehouse
• Restaurant

Tasks

• Discuss upholstery fabric, colour and style with customers
• Provide cost estimate for upholstering furniture or other items
• Replace worn-out webbing, springs and other furniture parts
• Lay out, cut, fabricate and install upholstery
• Tack, glue or sew ornamental trim, braids or buttons
• Repair furniture frames and refinish wood surfaces
• Operate sewing machines or sew by hand
• Garnish the bottom and the back of a seat with interoven rattan
• Lay out master pattern on fabric and cut sample pattern
• Lay out patterns

Type of materials

• Leather

Patternmaking experience

• Master patterns

Type of industry experience

• Furniture and fixtures manufacturing company
• Furniture upholstery and repair shop
• Specialty seat manufacturing company

Specialization or experience

• Antique furniture and furnishings
• Seats for stadiums, halls etc.
• Furniture

Area of specialization

• Sewing

Transportation / travel information

• Public transportation is available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling

Screening questions

• Are you authorized to work in Canada?
• Are you willing to relocate for this position?
• Do you have experience working in this field?

Experience

• 5 years or more

Employment terms options

• Day

Other benefits

• Free parking available
• Learning / training paid by employer

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Recruits newcomers and / or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example : Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
• Supports newcomers and / or refugees with foreign credential recognition
• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
• Offers mentorship, coaching and / or networking opportunities for mature workers