Reference Quantity: ST0639
Particulars of ordinary
Occupation abstract
This occupation is discovered within the furnishings, furnishings and interiors manufacturing business. The UK furnishings, mattress and furnishings manufacturing business has seen substantial progress over latest years and makes a major contribution to the nation’s GDP. There are over 1 / 4 of one million folks in jobs regarding the business, with 118,000 in manufacturing alone. In addition to manufacturing furnishings for residential lodging, there’s additionally a big marketplace for workplace and industrial furnishings.
The broad goal of the occupation is to supply and assemble bespoke items of furnishings to satisfy particular person clients’ necessities. This may cowl items corresponding to tables, chairs, cupboards, workplace furnishings, kitchens and bedrooms. Bespoke Furnishings Makers work with and want to know a wide range of supplies – together with wooden, metals, glass, plastics, cloth, finishes and different related supplies.
Of their each day work, an worker on this occupation interacts with a variety of colleagues together with designers, manufacturing/manufacturing managers, high quality technicians, manufacturing leaders and product builders. They might want to work intently with designers and set up groups. Bespoke Furnishings Makers will work alone or inside small groups with different makers and can be accountable for liaising with colleagues and suppliers and in some roles with clients. They have an inclination to work in small craft workshops however may work in bigger factories. The often report back to a senior colleague such because the managing director.
An worker on this occupation can be accountable for deciphering and difficult designs and providing options, deciding on applicable supplies, making the parts and assembling items of furnishings utilizing equipment and hand manufacturing methods. Bespoke Furnishings Makers additionally produce prototypes to convey designs to life, they are going to produce complicated jigs and templates. They attend design conferences to contribute to designs concerning feasibility and prices.
Bespoke Furnishings Makers can even want to teach and mentor apprentices, trainees and different colleagues.
Typical job titles
Bespoke Furnishings Maker, Furnishings Maker, Cupboard Maker, Bespoke Furnishings Producer
Occupation duties
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Obligation
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Standards for measuring efficiency
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KSBs
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Obligation 1 work safely always following related laws and rules guaranteeing self and others security
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well being and security data
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K1
S1, S2, S1
B1
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Obligation 2 interpret and problem furnishings designs and provide options to any points or issues that will happen
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the tip product delivered consistent with buyer expectations/specs
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K2, K3
S4, S5, S6
B2, B3, B4, B5
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Obligation 3 choose applicable supplies for bespoke furnishings designs to be produced
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delivered consistent with agreed timescale/price/firm requirements
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K4, K5
S7, S8
B6, B7, B8
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Obligation 4 develop work schedules to satisfy firm aims and bespoke furnishings to be produced
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delivered consistent with agreed timescale/firm requirements
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K6
S9
B2, B5
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Obligation 5 make furnishings parts to satisfy specs
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delivered consistent with agreed timescale/price/firm requirements
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K7, K8, K9
S12, S13
B2, B5, B7
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Obligation 6 arrange and function equipment, instruments and tools to make bespoke furnishings
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to satisfy furnishings specs and firm requirements
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K10, K11, K12, K13, K14
S12, S13, S14, S15, S16
B1, B5, B7
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Obligation 7 assemble furnishings parts to satisfy specs
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following commonplace working procedures and producers directions
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K15, K16, K17, K18
S17, S18, S19, S20
B2, B5, B7
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Obligation 8 determine any high quality points with bespoke furnishings and parts produced
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delivered consistent with firm requirements
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K19, K20
S21, S22, S23
B5, B9
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Obligation 9 End furnishings merchandise to satisfy buyer expectations
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delivered consistent with agreed timescale/price/firm requirements
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K21, K22
S24, S25, S26
B1, B5, B7, B10
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Obligation 10 liaise with colleagues and different related folks to attain work aims
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merchandise delivered to clients to specification and inside agreed timescales
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K23
S27
B4, B11, B12, B13
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Obligation 11 Develop self and others
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delivered consistent with firm insurance policies and procedures.
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K24
S28, S29, S30, S31, S32
B14
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KSBs
Data
K1 well being, security and environmental administration and threat evaluation for instance Management Of Substances Hazardous to Well being (COSHH), Provision and Use of Work Gear Laws (PUWER), Well being And Security At Work Act (HASAWA), Reporting of Accidents, Ailments and Harmful Occurrences Laws (RIDDOR) and guide dealing with
K2 furnishings making drawings, specs, scales, technical phrases associated to furnishings making, for instance phrases corresponding to bunching, beading, chamfer, marquetry and sauvage
K3 visualisation of ultimate furnishings making designs
K4 furnishings making business supplies – limitations and makes use of of supplies, defects – traits together with wooden and timber, artifical composite supplies together with plywood, MDF (Medium Density Board) and MFC (Melamine Confronted Chipboard), veneers, laminates, edging supplies, stains and finishes, fixtures and fittings (together with glass, plastics, electrical parts and fittings), materials, springs, artifical and pure fillings and adhesives
K5 find out how to scale back waste in furnishings making
K6 furnishings manufacturing/manufacturing strategies for instance slicing, bending, molding, laminating and meeting
K7 drawings, specs, scales, technical phrases associated to furnishings making
K8 development strategies for furnishings produced for instance doweling, jointing, gluing
K9 high quality requirements and management strategies for instance British and European requirements
K10 present laws associated to furnishings equipment and tools utilized in your office for instance Secure Use of Woodworking Equipment Accredited Code of Observe
K11 Secure Methods of Work, the formal procedures for protected strategies and procedures adopted throughout work actions, for related processes, together with use and upkeep of equipment used
K12 find out how to create complicated jigs and templates to satisfy furnishings making specs
K13 machine tooling used for instance drills, blades or profile cutters
K14 find out how to function furnishings making equipment, instruments and tools used
K15 fixtures and fittings utilized in furnishings making, for instance brackets, hinges, runners and handles
K16 meeting strategies utilized in furnishings making
K17 joints utilized in furnishings making
K18 adhesives utilized in furnishings making
K19 high quality requirements it is advisable meet
K20 faults and issues that might happen and problem-solving methods for instance plan-do-check-act or root trigger evaluation
K21 furnishings ending preparation strategies for instance sanding
K22 totally different furnishings finishes, their limitations and makes use of for instance stains, sealers, lacquers/UV (ultravoilet), primers, solvents and water-based supplies, paints, waxes, oils, grain fillers, patinas, varnish and polish
K23 efficient communication expertise and methods together with verbal, written and bodily non-verbal
K24 teaching, mentoring and suggestions methods
Expertise
S1 work safely always, carrying applicable PPE, adhering to COSHH data and finishing well being and security data and studies
S2 function tools to PUWER rules
S3 perform well being and security threat assessments
S4 create furnishings making specs, slicing lists and different related info from designs
S5 determine any issues and points that will happen corresponding to feasibility or price
S6 problem furnishings making designs and provide options to any issues recognized, for instance can the design be made, is it the flawed wooden species
S7 determine supplies utilized in furnishings making for instance wooden and timber, artifical composite supplies
S8 choose applicable supplies to satisfy furnishings making specification for instance wooden and timber, artifical composite supplies
S9 handle furnishings manufacturing together with setting timescales and priorities to satisfy firm aims and delegating furnishings making work duties to others
S10 lower, sand, bore, drill, create joints, mould, noticed and airplane wooden and parts
S11 calibrate measuring tools and use precisely
S12 create complicated jigs and templates to satisfy furnishings making specs for instance Lock Jigs, Jigs for making Arcs in addition to Jigs for making Frieze and Dentil Moulding
S13 arrange applicable tooling to satisfy furnishings making specs
S14 arrange equipment, instruments and tools to satisfy furnishings making specs
S15 function and use equipment, instruments and tools to satisfy furnishings making specs
S16 keep furnishings equipment, instruments and tools inside limits of accountability for instance lubricating equipment, retaining equipment clear, sharpening instruments
S17 match, repair and assemble parts to satisfy furnishings making specs
S18 use cramps to assemble parts
S19 connect fixtures and fittings to satisfy furnishings making specs
S20 create joints to satisfy furnishings making specs
S21 check and examine furnishings and parts in opposition to specs for instance open and shut drawers
S22 rectify and treatment any faults, for instance marking and blisters, defects, scratches, marks, density, holes, weave
S23 determine traits in furnishings making faults
S24 put together surfaces for furnishings finishes for instance sanding
S25 restore any defects recognized for instance blooming, moisture, temperature, blotching, runs, streaks, curing, and silicones – orange peel, fish eye
S26 apply applicable finishes together with by hand and by spray gun for instance stains, sealers, lacquers/UV, primers, solvents and water-based supplies, paints, waxes, oils, grain fillers, patinas, varnish and polish
S27 apply efficient communication methods in any respect ranges together with written and verbal communication expertise
S28 determine coaching wants of self and others
S29 keep personal continued skilled growth (CPD)
S30 give applicable suggestions and help to others
S31 search constructive suggestions on personal expertise and methods in opposition to present requirements
S32 consider personal expertise and experience
Behaviours
B1 have a safety-first angle, guaranteeing the security of self and others as applicable
B2 be versatile in altering surroundings and calls for
B3 keep focus and focus throughout furnishings making actions
B4 demonstrates a constructive can-do angle by taking a look at each scenario with a way of enthusiasm
B5 has a methodical strategy to furnishings making duties
B6 is decisive when undertaking furnishings making duties
B7 thorough and correct when undertaking furnishings making duties
B8 exhibits integrity, goals for excellence and manages time successfully
B9 works safely always
B10 units an instance to others, is honest, constant and dependable
B11 be pleasant and approachable in a furnishings making surroundings
B12 keen to assist and help others
B13 actively participates in discussions
B14 exhibits ambition, drive and is self-motivated
{Qualifications}
English and Maths {qualifications}
Apprentices with out stage 2 English and maths might want to obtain this stage previous to taking the Finish-Level Evaluation. For these with an schooling, well being and care plan or a legacy assertion, the apprenticeship’s English and maths minimal requirement is Entry Stage 3. A British Signal Language (BSL) qualification is an alternative choice to the English qualification for these whose major language is BSL.
Extra particulars
Occupational Stage: 3
Period (months): 24
Evaluate
This commonplace can be reviewed after three years.
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