Production Upholsterer

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Areas Of Interest:   Floors, Wall Coverings & Soft Furnishings
Certificate Level:  Certificate III
Certificate Name:  Certificate III in Upholstery
Certificate Description:  Employees undertake production upholstery work which involves upholstering mass produced furniture in sections for the domestic or commercial market. They dismantle and reassemble furniture, select, cut, sew and fit fabric and leather upholstery materials.
Code:  MSF30713
Work Type:  Creative & Artistic Practical & Manual

Skills & Knowledge you will learn

Participate in environmentally sustainable work practices
Work safely
Communicate in the workplace
Work in a team
Make measurements and calculations
Read and interpret work documents
Estimate and cost job
Use upholstery sector hand and power tools
Fit upholstery components
Machine sew basic upholstery final cover materials
Develop cutting plan and cut single layer upholstery fabric
Dismantle and reassemble furniture for upholstering
Fit and apply final cover materials to furniture using basic techniques
Handle dangerous goods/hazardous substances
Apply contemporary foundations to upholstered furniture
Apply finishing techniques to upholstered furniture
Fit and apply leather to furniture
Fit and apply final cover materials to furniture using decorative techniques
Develop cutting plan and cut multiple layer upholstery fabric
Move and store materials and products
Organise production processes
Layout patterns and cut leather
Set up, operate and maintain computer numerically controlled (CNC) cutting machines
Machine sew complex upholstery final cover materials
Apply quality standards