Job Description:

• 1) Designs furniture for manufacture, according to knowledge of design trends, offerings of competition, production costs, capability of production facilities, and characteristics of company's market: Confers with production, design, and sales personnel to obtain design suggestions and customer orders.

• 2) Evaluates orders and proposals to determine feasibility of producing item.

• 3) Sketches freehand design of article.

• 4) Obtains approval from customer, design committee, or authorized company officials, and originates scale or full size drawing, using drawing instruments.

• 5) Prepares itemized production requirements to produce item.

• 6) Traces drawing on material for use in production of blueprints, using drawing instruments.

• 7) Prepares or directs preparation of blueprints containing manufacturing specifications, such as dimensions, kind of wood, and upholstery fabrics to be used in manufacturing article.

• 8) Attends staff conference with plant personnel to explain and resolve production requirements.

• 9) May design and prepare detailed drawings of jigs, fixtures, forms, or tools required to be used in production.

• 10) May plan modifications for completed furniture to conform to changes in design trends and increase customer acceptance.

• 11) May design custom pieces or styles according to specific period or country.

• 12) May build or oversee construction of models or prototypes.

• 13) May design fixtures and equipment, such as counters and display cases, and be designated Fixture Designer.