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Job Details

Upholsterer

Employer

Skyline Furniture

Date Posted

May 08, 2024

Languages

English
  • Location Calgary, AB
  • Earnings $20.50 hourly
  • Work Hours 35 to 40 hours per week
  • Position Permanent Full Time
  • Vacancies 4  Vacancies
  • Closing Date Jun 07, 2024
Job Requirements

Employer

Skyline Furniture

Languages

English

Education

Secondary (high) school graduation certificate

Tasks

  • 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

Transportation/travel information

Public transportation is available

Experience

1 year to less than 2 years

Support for newcomers and refugees

Provides diversity and cross-cultural trainings to create a welcoming work environment for newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

Provides awareness training to employees to create a welcoming work environment for youth

Support for Indigenous people

Provides cultural competency training and/or awareness training to all employees to create a welcoming work environment for Indigenous workers


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Interest Codes & Abilities
The Upholsterer is part of the following larger National Occupational Classification (NOC).

Interest Codes

Upholsterers
OBJECTIVE

Interest in precision working to lay out, cut, fabricate and install upholstery in aircraft, motor vehicles, railway cars, boats and ships; may install, fabricate, maintain and repair interior components of aircraft, such as seats, coverings, drapes, cargo nets, flooring, closets, bins and panels

METHODICAL

Interest in compiling information to install padding and underlays and to fasten covering materials to furniture frames

INNOVATIVE

Interest in speaking with customers to discuss upholstery fabric, colour and style; may repair furniture frames and refinish wood surfaces

Reading Interest Codes
A Quick Guide

The interest code helps you figure out if you’d like to work in a particular occupation. 

It’s based on the Canadian Work Preference Inventory (CWPI), which measures 5 occupational interests: Directive, Innovative, Methodical, Objective, and Social.

Each set of 3 interest codes for this NOC group is listed in order of importance.

A code in capital letters means it’s a strong fit for the occupation.

A code in all lowercase letters means the fit is weaker.

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