Bespoke furniture maker

Knowledge

K1: Health, safety and environmental management and risk assessment for example Control Of Substances Hazardous to Health (COSHH), Provision and Use of Work Equipment Regulations (PUWER), Health And Safety At Work Act (HASAWA), Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations (RIDDOR) and manual handling Back to Duty

K2: Furniture making drawings, specifications, scales, technical terms related to furniture making, for example terms such as bunching, beading, chamfer, marquetry and sauvage Back to Duty

K3: Visualisation of final furniture making designs Back to Duty

K4: Furniture making industry materials - limitations and uses of materials, defects - characteristics including wood and timber, manmade composite materials including plywood, MDF (Medium Density Board) and MFC (Melamine Faced Chipboard), veneers, laminates, edging materials, stains and finishes, fixtures and fittings (including glass, plastics, electrical components and fittings), fabrics, springs, manmade and natural fillings and adhesives Back to Duty

K5: How to reduce waste in furniture making Back to Duty

K6: Furniture manufacturing/production methods for example cutting, bending, molding, laminating and assembly Back to Duty

K7: Drawings, specifications, scales, technical terms related to furniture making Back to Duty

K8: Construction methods for furniture produced for example doweling, jointing, gluing Back to Duty

K9: Quality standards and control methods for example British and European standards Back to Duty

K10: Current legislation related to furniture machinery and equipment used in your workplace for example Safe Use of Woodworking Machinery Approved Code of Practice Back to Duty

K11: Safe Systems of Work, the formal procedures for safe methods and procedures adopted during work activities, for relevant processes, including use and maintenance of machinery used Back to Duty

K12: How to create complex jigs and templates to meet furniture making specifications Back to Duty

K13: Machine tooling used for example drills, blades or profile cutters Back to Duty

K14: How to operate furniture making machinery, tools and equipment used Back to Duty

K15: Fixtures and fittings used in furniture making, for example brackets, hinges, runners and handles Back to Duty

K16: Assembly methods used in furniture making Back to Duty

K17: Joints used in furniture making Back to Duty

K18: Adhesives used in furniture making Back to Duty

K19: Quality standards you need to meet Back to Duty

K20: Faults and problems that could occur and problem-solving techniques for example plan-do-check-act or root cause analysis Back to Duty

K21: Furniture finishing preparation methods for example sanding Back to Duty

K22: Different furniture finishes, their limitations and uses for example stains, sealers, lacquers/UV (ultravoilet), primers, solvents and water-based materials, paints, waxes, oils, grain fillers, patinas, varnish and polish Back to Duty

K23: Effective communication skills and techniques including verbal, written and physical non-verbal Back to Duty

K24: Coaching, mentoring and feedback techniques Back to Duty

Skills

S1: Work safely at all times, wearing appropriate PPE, adhering to COSHH records and completing health and safety records and reports Back to Duty

S2: Operate equipment to PUWER regulations Back to Duty

S3: Carry out health and safety risk assessments Back to Duty

S4: Create furniture making specifications, cutting lists and other relevant information from designs Back to Duty

S5: Identify any problems and issues that may occur such as feasibility or cost Back to Duty

S6: Challenge furniture making designs and offer solutions to any problems identified, for example can the design be made, is it the wrong wood species Back to Duty

S7: Identify materials used in furniture making for example wood and timber, manmade composite materials Back to Duty

S8: Select appropriate materials to meet furniture making specification for example wood and timber, manmade composite materials Back to Duty

S9: Manage furniture production including setting timescales and priorities to meet company objectives and delegating furniture making work tasks to others Back to Duty

S10: Cut, sand, bore, drill, create joints, mould, saw and plane wood and components Back to Duty

S11: Calibrate measuring equipment and use accurately Back to Duty

S12: Create complex jigs and templates to meet furniture making specifications for example Lock Jigs, Jigs for making Arcs as well as Jigs for making Frieze and Dentil Moulding Back to Duty

S13: Set up appropriate tooling to meet furniture making specifications Back to Duty

S14: Set up machinery, tools and equipment to meet furniture making specifications Back to Duty

S15: Operate and use machinery, tools and equipment to meet furniture making specifications Back to Duty

S16: Maintain furniture machinery, tools and equipment within limits of responsibility for example lubricating machinery, keeping machinery clean, sharpening tools Back to Duty

S17: Fit, fix and assemble components to meet furniture making specifications Back to Duty

S18: Use cramps to assemble components Back to Duty

S19: Attach fixtures and fittings to meet furniture making specifications Back to Duty

S20: Create joints to meet furniture making specifications Back to Duty

S21: Test and check furniture and components against specifications for example open and close drawers Back to Duty

S22: Rectify and remedy any faults, for example marking and blisters, defects, scratches, marks, density, holes, weave Back to Duty

S23: Identify trends in furniture making faults Back to Duty

S24: Prepare surfaces for furniture finishes for example sanding Back to Duty

S25: Repair any defects identified for example blooming, moisture, temperature, blotching, runs, streaks, curing, and silicones - orange peel, fish eye Back to Duty

S26: Apply appropriate finishes including by hand and by spray gun for example stains, sealers, lacquers/UV, primers, solvents and water-based materials, paints, waxes, oils, grain fillers, patinas, varnish and polish Back to Duty

S27: Apply effective communication techniques at all levels including written and verbal communication skills Back to Duty

S28: Identify training needs of self and others Back to Duty

S29: Maintain own continued professional development (CPD) Back to Duty

S30: Give appropriate feedback and support to others Back to Duty

S31: Seek constructive feedback on own skills and techniques against current standards Back to Duty

S32: Evaluate own skills and expertise Back to Duty

Behaviours

B1: Have a safety-first attitude, ensuring the safety of self and others as appropriate Back to Duty

B2: Be flexible in changing environment and demands Back to Duty

B3: Maintain focus and concentration during furniture making activities Back to Duty

B4: Demonstrates a positive can-do attitude by looking at every situation with a sense of enthusiasm Back to Duty

B5: Has a methodical approach to furniture making tasks Back to Duty

B6: Is decisive when accomplishing furniture making tasks Back to Duty

B7: Thorough and accurate when accomplishing furniture making tasks Back to Duty

B8: Shows integrity, aims for excellence and manages time effectively Back to Duty

B9: Works safely at all times Back to Duty

B10: Sets an example to others, is fair, consistent and reliable Back to Duty

B11: Be friendly and approachable in a furniture making environment Back to Duty

B12: Willing to help and support others Back to Duty

B13: Actively participates in discussions Back to Duty

B14: Shows ambition, drive and is self-motivated Back to Duty