Filigree maker jobs in Finland
Filigree makers create a delicate kind of jewellery, usually of gold and silver, called a filigree. They solder together tiny beads, twisted threads or a combination of the two to the surface of an object in the same metal, arranged in an artistic motif.
Filigree maker - Which skills are essential?
Handle, modify, or repair jewellery-making equipment such as jigs, fixtures, and hand tools such as scrapers, cutters, gougers, and shapers.
Make jewellery repairs, such as enlarging or reducing ring sizes, soldering pieces of jewellery back together, and replacing broken or worn-out clasps and mountings.
Mark or engrave designs on metal pieces or pieces of jewellery, closely following design specifications.
Use welding equipment to melt and join together pieces of metal or steel; wear protective eyewear during the working process.
Reshape jewellery mountings.
Smoothen rough parts of pieces of jewellery using hand files and emery paper.
Create pieces of jewellery using precious materials such as silver and gold.
Heat, melt and shape metals for jewellery making.
Select and purchase gems to use in jewellery pieces and designs.
Examine finished jewellery products to ensure that they meet quality standards and design specifications. Use magnifying glasses, polariscopes or other optical instruments.
Select and purchase precious metals and alloys to use in jewellery pieces
Comply with precision standards specific to an organisation or product in metalworking, involved in processes such as engraving, precise cutting, welding.
Materials and processes involved in creating jewellery items like earrings, necklaces, rings, brackets, etc.
Use electronic, mechanical, electric, or optical precision tools for precision work.
Perform the art of inserting contrasting materials, such as different types of metal, into one another in order to create detailed patterns.
Work with metal and iron materials in order to assemble individual pieces or structures.
Mount gemstones in pieces of jewellery closely following design specifications. Place, set and mount gemstones and metal parts.
Clean and polish metal items and pieces of jewellery; handle mechanical jewellery-making tools such as polishing wheels.
Use soldering equipment, such as a soldering gun, a soldering torch or a gas-powered iron, to melt and join together pieces of metal or steel.
Filigree maker - Which skills are useful but not essential?
Pass on knowledge and skills, explain and demonstrate the application of equipment and materials and answer questions about trade techniques for the manufacturing of products.
Select and apply appropriate restoration techniques in order to achieve the required restoration goals. This encompasses preventive measures, remedial measures, restoration processes and management processes.
Provide customers with detailed advice on watches and pieces of jewellery available in the store. Explain about different brands and models and their characteristics and features. Recommend and provide personal advice on pieces of jewellery, according to the customer's needs and preferences.
Evaluate the outcome of conservation and restoration procedures. Evaluate the degree of risk, success of treatment or activity and communicate the results.
Heat and melt jewellery materials; pour in moulds to cast jewellery models. Use jewellery-making material such as spanners, pliers or presses.
Apply enamel paint on surface using brushes.
Wrap metal, steel or similar wires around jewellery and connect them to each other using mechanical techniques to create a decorative shape.
Record the amount of time it took to process an item of jewellery.
Estimate the cost implications of restoring and replacing products or parts.
The process of creating pearls by inserting a piece of tissue in the centre of the oyster to help create pearls under controlled conditions, instead of the accidentally occurring natural pearls.
Construct preliminary jewel models using wax, plaster or clay. Create sample castings in moulds.
Record the weight of finished jewellery pieces.
The materials and processes used to create imitation jewellery, and how to manipulate the materials.
The offered watches and jewellery products, their functionalities, properties and legal and regulatory requirements.
Develop new jewellery designs and products, and modify existing designs.
Estimate the total cost for the maintenance of watches or pieces of jewellery.
Determine restoration needs and requirements and plan the activities. Consider the desired results, the level of intervention required, evaluation of alternatives, constraints on actions, stakeholder demands, possible risks and future options.
Use cleaning equipment to properly care for jewellery and watches, as per customer request. This might involve cleaning and polishing watches and pieces of jewellery.
Categories in which various types of jewellery can be found such as diamond fashion jewellery or diamond bridal jewellery.
The process of shaping metal parts with a high relief or very fine features, such as coins, medals, badges or buttons, by pressing the surface of the metal between two dies.