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Furniture Finisher

OFO Code: 682301

Last checked 3 October 2026

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1. Occupation identity

OFO code
682301
Occupation
Furniture Finisher
Classification
OFO 2021
Major group
SKILLED AGRICULTURAL, FORESTRY, FISHERY, CRAFT AND RELATED TRADES WORKERS
Unit group
6823 · Woodworking Machine Tool Setters and Operators

Official description
Woodworking machine tool setters and operators set-up or operate and monitor automatic or semi-automatic woodworking machines, such as precision sawing, shaping, planning, boring, turning and woodcarving machines to fabricate or repair wooden parts for furniture, fixtures and other wooden products.

More official OFO detail

Specialisations: Furniture Production Machine Operator, Furniture Polisher, Furniture Restorer, French Polisher

  • Installing and adjusting blades, cutterheads, boring-bits and sanding-belts, and using hand tools and rules
  • Selecting knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits, or belts according to work piece, machine functions and product specifications
  • Setting and adjusting various kinds of woodworking machines for operation by others
  • Operating preset special-purpose woodworking machines to fabricate wooden products such as coat hangers, mop handles, clothes pins and other products
  • Reading and interpreting specifications or following verbal instructions

2. Demand status

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