Cruise jobs:
Upholsterer

Requirements:

Related experience or apprenticeship program/training.

Responsibilities:

Make, repair, or replace upholstery onboard.

Repair frame of work piece.

Measure and cut new covering material, using pattern and measuring and cutting instruments.

Stack, align, and smooth material on cutting table.

Examine upholstery to locate defects.

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

Refinish wood surfaces on upholstered or reupholstered furniture.

Adjust or replace webbing, padding, and springs and secures them in place.

May sew rips or tears in material, or create tufting using needle and thread.

Read order and apply knowledge and experience with materials to determine type and amount of material required to cover work piece.

Maintain records of time required to perform each job.

Design upholstery cover patterns.

Remove covering, webbing, padding, and defective springs from workpiece.

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

Attach binding or apply solutions to edges of cut material to prevent raveling.

Fit, install, and secure material on workpiece using hand tools, power tools, glue, cement, or staples.

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

Drill or punch holes in material.

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