Job details
- JobBank Id: 44685964
- JobSeekr Id: 390003
- Upholsterer
- Calgary, AB
- Full time
- Dick's Furniture and Upholstery
- $24.00 to $26.00
- 40 to 50 hours per week
Overview
Languages
English
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
5 years or more
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Dusty
Work setting
- Warehouse
- Restaurant
Responsibilities
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
- Replace damaged windows and repair upholstery
Experience and specialization
Type of materials
- Leather
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
Additional information
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