Job Duties:
Verify dimensions or check the quality or fit of pieces to ensure adherence to specifications. Produce or assemble components of articles, such as store fixtures, office equipment, cabinets, or high-grade furniture. Measure and mark dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting, following blueprints, to ensure a tight fit and quality product. Set up or operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes. Establish the specifications of articles to be constructed or repaired, or plan the methods or operations for shaping or assembling parts, based on blueprints, drawings, diagrams, or oral or written instructions. Attach parts or subassemblies together to form completed units, using glue, dowels, nails, screws, or clamps. Reinforce joints with nails or other fasteners to prepare articles for finishing. Install hardware, such as hinges, handles, catches, or drawer pulls, using hand tools. Trim, sand, or scrape surfaces or joints to prepare articles for finishing. Match materials for color, grain, or texture, giving attention to knots or other features of the wood. Cut timber to the right size, and shape and trim parts of joints to ensure a snug fit, using hand tools, such as planes, chisels, or wood files. Perform final touch-ups with sandpaper or steel wool. Bore holes for insertion of screws or dowels, by hand or using boring machines. Repair or alter wooden furniture, cabinetry, fixtures, paneling, or other pieces. Estimate the amounts, types, or costs of needed materials. Dip, brush, or spray assembled articles with protective or decorative finishes, such as stain, varnish, paint, or lacquer. Draw up detailed specifications and discuss projects with customers. Design furniture, using computer-aided drawing programs. Apply Masonite, formica, or vinyl surfacing materials. Program computers to operate machinery.
Special Requirements:
Must be able to lift 50 pounds repeatedly throughout a 10- hour work period, stand for long periods, Ability to carry and lift boxes while reaching, bending, climbing, walking/standing to move product through the plant. Must be able to work in hot temperatures. Must be able to work in a high-speed manufacturing environment. Must be able to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. During the busy season, Fridays and Saturdays are also included, following the same hours of 6:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m