Job Description:

• 1) Upholsters chairs having no springs: Cuts out and molds padding material in place on arms, seats, or backs, and covers padding with cotton wadding.

• 2) Stretches and tacks or staples canvas, burlap, or denim over wadding, leaving opening for further filling.

• 3) Molds and packs wadding under cover, using hands or rod to eliminate lumps.

• 4) Closes opening with tacks when packing is completed.

• 5) Stretches precut upholstery covering over covered padding and tacks it in place.

• 6) Sews or glues trimming over tacks and raw edges of upholstery.

• 7) May glue foam cushions to particleboard backing to form seat cushions for chairs.

• 8) May glue upholstery material onto shaped foam to make cushions for upholstered furniture.