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Custom Upholsterer
Employer
Dick's Furniture and UpholsteryDate Posted
April 30, 2025Languages
English-
Location Calgary, AB
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Earnings $24.00 to $26.00 hourly (to be negotiated)
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Work Hours 40 to 50 hours per week
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Position Permanent Full Time
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Vacancies 1  Vacancy
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Closing Date May 30, 2025
Employer
Dick's Furniture and Upholstery
Languages
English
Education
No degree, certificate or diploma
Work site environment
Dusty
Work setting
- Warehouse
- Restaurant
Tasks
- Discuss upholstery fabric, colour and style with customers
- Provide cost estimate for upholstering furniture or other items
- 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
- Replace damaged windows and repair upholstery
Type of materials
Leather
Type of industry experience
- Furniture and fixtures manufacturing company
- Furniture upholstery and repair shop
- Specialty seat manufacturing company
Specialization or experience
- Antique furniture and furnishings
- Seats for stadiums, halls etc.
- Furniture
Transportation/travel information
Public transportation is available
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Manual dexterity
- Attention to detail
- Hand-eye co-ordination
- Ability to distinguish between colours
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
Screening questions
- Are you currently legally able to work in Canada?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
Experience
3 years to less than 5 years
Other benefits
- Learning/training paid by employer
- Variable or compressed work week
Support for newcomers and refugees
- Recruits newcomers and/or refugees who were displaced by a conflict or a natural disaster (for example: Ukraine, Afghanistan, etc.)
- Supports newcomers and/or refugees with foreign credential recognition
- Does not require Canadian work experience
Support for mature workers
Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination
Important notice: This job posting has been provided by an external employer.The Government of Alberta and the Government of Canada are not responsible for the accuracy, authenticity or reliability of the content.
Interest Codes
- OBJECTIVE
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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
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Interest in compiling information to install padding and underlays and to fasten covering materials to furniture frames
- INNOVATIVE
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Interest in speaking with customers to discuss upholstery fabric, colour and style; may repair furniture frames and refinish wood surfaces
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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