Car saddler
The vehicle saddler or car saddler , known as the car body saddler in Switzerland , manufactures all parts of the vehicle equipment that are made with leather , Alcantara (R), fabric, synthetic leather, vinyl , top fabrics and other materials. Not only motor vehicles, but also carriages or the like are equipped by vehicle saddlers. In Germany and Switzerland you learn this profession with a 3-year apprenticeship with an accompanying vocational school . After successfully completing the training, you will receive a federal certificate of proficiency in Switzerland . In Germany, the saddler specializing in vehicle upholstery is a training occupation regulated in the saddler training ordinance with a three-year dual training that concludes with the journeyman's examination and is uniformly regulated nationwide. As the vehicle saddler's profession is a craft , in Germany there is the possibility of taking the master's examination as a vehicle saddler and becoming a member of an interior decorator and saddler's guild .
Origin of the car upholsterer
The car or bodywork saddler is a spin-off from the saddler . Originally the saddler worked and manufactured all articles of daily use. Upholstery, mattresses , carpets, pillows, blankets, tarpaulins , leather items such as saddles, hems and guides, carriage linings and others. With the mobility of the population through the automobile, the job description of the saddler changed and specialists in the vehicle sector were trained. These "specialists" are responsible for the glazing of the vehicles, their tightness, sound insulation, the interior lining and the roof of the car . The same applies to trucks , with the tarpaulin for the loading structure being added. In the case of boats (motor ship and sailing ship), in addition to the interior , the boat covers, canopies etc. are also manufactured. With a motorcycle, it's the motorcycle saddle .
Adjustment of the production offer
The economic situation, caused by globalization , cheap imports, the decline in classic car restorations , forces the bodywork saddlers to offer their services again in the entire, original field of work. Today you can have all products made or repaired in almost every “saddlery”, from sofas to car seats.
Related professions
- Vehicle Interior Fitter (Germany)
Web links
- Job description at the Swiss career guidance
- Sattler Training Ordinance
- Sattler / -in specialty vehicle upholstery in Berufenet the Federal Employment Agency
- Job description Sattler at the German Federal Ministry of Economics and Technology