Profession motor vehicle upholsterer

Motor vehicle upholsterers create manufacturing templates, manufacture and assemble interior components for cars, buses, trucks etc. They use power tools, hand tools and shop equipment to prepare and fasten materials. They also inspect incoming materials and prepare the vehicle interior for trim items.

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Personality Type

Knowledge

  • Upholstery tools

    Set of tools used for upholstering furniture, walls and floors such as staple gun, foam cutter, staple remover.

  • Quality standards

    The national and international requirements, specifications and guidelines to ensure that products, services and processes are of good quality and fit for purpose.

Skills

  • Use power tools

    Operate power driven pumps. Use hand tools or power tools. Use vehicle repair tools or safety equipment.

  • Carry out measurements of parts

    Operate measurement instruments to measure parts of manufactured objects. Take into consideration specifications of manufacturers to perform the measuring.

  • Use technical documentation

    Understand and use technical documentation in the overall technical process.

  • Apply health and safety standards

    Adhere to standards of hygiene and safety established by respective authorities.

  • Fasten components

    Fasten components together according to blueprints and technical plans in order to create subassemblies or finished products.

  • Align components

    Align and lay out components in order to put them together correctly according to blueprints and technical plans.

  • Apply preliminary treatment to workpieces

    Apply preparatory treatment, through mechanical or chemical processes, to the workpiece preceding the main operation.

  • Troubleshoot

    Identify operating problems, decide what to do about it and report accordingly.

  • Wear appropriate protective gear

    Wear relevant and necessary protective gear, such as protective goggles or other eye protection, hard hats, safety gloves.

  • Read standard blueprints

    Read and comprehend standard blueprints, machine, and process drawings.

  • Read engineering drawings

    Read the technical drawings of a product made by the engineer in order to suggest improvements, make models of the product or operate it.

Optional knowledge and skills

upholster transport equipment's interior pieces install car electronics provide customized upholstery install floor coverings inspect quality of products manufacture fabric furnishings keep records of work progress install wall coverings perform upholstery repair identify customer's needs mechanics of motor vehicles install automotive electrical equipment sew textile-based articles use manual sewing techniques install transport vehicle interior components cut fabrics analyse the need for technical resources sew pieces of fabric install transport equipment lighting

Source: Sisyphus ODB