upholsterer

Code 7534.3

The upholsterer (tapicera) upholsters and repairs furniture: frames, fabrics and finish. Use this Job Dictionary profile to furniture and restoration trade. It includes the dictionary skills map to build the ad and the assessment.

Essential skills

Knowledge

  • manufacture of small metal parts
  • upholstery tools
  • properties of textile materials
  • upholstery fillings
  • types of spring

Skills and competences

  • sew textile-based articles
  • sew pieces of fabric
  • create patterns for textile products
  • install spring suspension
  • provide customized upholstery
  • perform upholstery repair
  • fasten components

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What to assess for this role

Assess stitch/finish quality and timing.

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Common questions about this role when you are hiring or writing the job profile.

What does a upholsterer do?
Practises the trade to the ad's standard: production, service or maintenance with a focus on quality and safety.
What synonyms does the Chilean market use?
Besides the formal title, ads use forms like tapicera. The dictionary indexes them so search does not fail.
What to assess when hiring a upholsterer?
Assess stitch/finish quality and timing.

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Sources

This service uses the ESCO classification of the European Commission and the Mapha Taxonomy developed by OTIC SOFOFA (CC BY 4.0), in an adapted version. Group codes come from the ILO's ISCO-08. See sources and licences