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9534 – Furniture finishers and refinishers
Furniture finishers finish new wood or metal furniture to specified colour and finish. They are employed in furniture manufacturing plants, retail furniture stores or refinishing and repair shops. Furniture refinishers refinish repaired, used or old furniture. They are employed in furniture refinishing and repair shops or they may be self-employed.
Profile
Example titles
- Finishing machine operator - furniture manufacturing
- Furniture finisher
- Furniture polisher - furniture finishing
- Furniture refinisher
- Furniture stainer
- Furniture stripper
- Touch-up person - furniture finishing
- Trimmer - furniture finishing
- Wash-off operator - furniture finishing
- Wood finisher - furniture finishing and refinishing
Main duties
This group performs some or all of the following duties:
Furniture finishers
- Set up and operate finishing machines or finish furniture by hand
- Stain or finish wood to specified colour with stains, paints or other materials using brush or spray gun
- Apply toners, highlights, glazes or shaders to obtain desired finish
- Apply lacquer or other sealers
- Decorate wood surfaces or mark surfaces to create antique or other effects using hand and power tools
- Clean and polish furniture
- Sand metal furniture to prepare for finish and spray with paint or other materials.
Furniture refinishers
- Strip old finish from wood surfaces using steel wool, sandpaper and solvents
- Smooth gouges with wood filler and sand wood
- Match colours to obtain original finish and apply appropriate finish to stripped wood
- Polish and wax refinished surfaces
- Sand or grind metal surfaces to prepare for coating, and paint metal surfaces using electrostatic method, spray gun or other painting equipment
- Make minor repairs to furniture
- May perform duties of furniture finisher.
Employment requirements
- Some secondary school education is required.
- College, high school or industry courses in furniture finishing or refinishing may be required.
- On-the-job training is provided.
Additional information
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Breakdown summary
- Broad occupational category
- 9 – Occupations in manufacturing and utilities
- Skill level
- C – Occupations usually require secondary school and/or occupation-specific training.
- Major group
- 95 – Assemblers in manufacturing
- Minor group
- 953 – Other assembly and related occupations
- Associated Career Handbook profiles
- 9534.1 – Furniture finishers 9534.2 – Furniture refinishers
- Version
- NOC 2016 Version 1.3