Job Family: 51-0000 Production

Occupational Group: 51-6090 Production

OCCUPATION PROFILE

JOB FAMILY: PRODUCTION

OCCUPATIONAL GROUP: PRODUCTION

OCCUPATION: UPHOLSTERERS

51-6093

BROADBAND LEVELS: Level 1 – Pay Band 002

DESCRIPTION

This is work making, repairing, or replacing upholstery for household furniture or transportation vehicles.

EXAMPLES OF WORK

Measures and cuts new covering material, using pattern and measuring and cutting instruments.

Operates sewing machine to seam cushions and join various sections of covering material.

Fits, installs, and secures material on workpiece, using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.

Adjusts or replaces webbing, padding, and springs and secures them in place.

Attaches binding or applies solutions to edges of cut material to prevent raveling.

Sews rips or tears in material, or creates tufting, using needle and thread.

Reads order and applies knowledge and experience with materials to determine type and amount of material required to cover workpiece.

Draws cutting lines on material following pattern, templates, sketches, or blueprints, using chalk, pencil, paint, or other method.

Attaches fasteners, grommets, buckles, ornamental trim, and other accessories to cover or frame, using hand tools.

Examines upholstery to locate defects.

Removes covering, webbing, padding, and defective springs from workpiece, using hand tools.

Repairs frame of workpiece.

Stacks, aligns, and smoothes material on cutting table.

Drills or punches holes in material.

Designs upholstery cover patterns.

Maintains records of time required to perform each job.

Refinishes wood surfaces on upholstered or reupholstered furniture.

EXAMPLES OF JOB CHARACTERISTICS

Handling and Moving Objects / Using one's own hands and arms in handling, installing, forming, positioning, and moving materials, or in manipulating things, including the use of keyboards.
Getting Information Needed to Do the Job / Observing, receiving, and otherwise obtaining information from all relevant sources.
Thinking Creatively / Originating, inventing, designing, or creating new applications, ideas, relationships, systems, or products, including artistic contributions.
Drafting and Specifying Technical Devices, etc. / Providing documentation, detailed instructions, drawings, or specifications to inform others about how devices, parts, equipment, or structures are to be fabricated, constructed, assembled, modified, maintained, or used.
Estimating Needed Characteristics / Estimating the Characteristics of Materials, Products, Events, or Information: Estimating sizes, distances, and quantities, or determining time, costs, resources, or materials needed to perform a work activity.
Performing General Physical Activities / Performing physical activities that require moving one's whole body, such as in climbing, lifting, balancing, walking, stooping, where the activities often also require considerable use of the arms and legs, such as in the physical handling of materials.
Inspecting Equipment, Structures, and/or Materials / Inspecting or diagnosing equipment, structures, or materials to identify the causes of errors or other problems or defects.
Implementing Ideas, Programs, etc. / Conducting or carrying out work procedures and activities in accord with one's own ideas or information provided through directions/instructions for purposes of installing, modifying, preparing, delivering, constructing, integrating, finishing, or completing programs, systems, structures, or products.
Judging Qualities of Things, Services, and/or People / Making judgments about or assessing the value, importance, or quality of things or people.
Making Decisions and Solving Problems / Combining, evaluating, and reasoning with information and data to make decisions and solve problems. These processes involve making decisions about the relative importance of information and choosing the best solution.

EXAMPLES OF KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Monitoring / Assessing how well one is doing when learning or doing something
Equipment Selection / Determining the kind of tools and equipment needed to do a job
Product Inspection / Inspecting and evaluating the quality of products
Repairing / Repairing machines or systems using the needed tools
Problem Identification / Identifying the nature of problems
Building and Construction / Knowledge of materials, methods, and the appropriate tools to construct objects, structures, and buildings
Production and Processing / Knowledge of inputs, outputs, raw materials, energy, waste, quality control, costs, and techniques for maximizing the efficient manufacture and distribution of goods and services
Mechanical / Knowledge of machines and tools, including their designs, uses, benefits, repair, and maintenance

LICENSURE, CERTIFICATION OR REGISTRATION REQUIREMENTS

EFFECTIVE: 07/01/2002

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