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Work setting

• Custom cabinet shop
• Furniture manufacturing company

Level of expertise

• Maintenance and repair

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
• Trim joints and fit parts and subassemblies together to form complete unit and reinforce joints
• Operate woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, mortisers and shapers, to cut, shape and form parts and components
• Maintain clean and safe work environment
• Study plans, specifications or drawings of articles to be made
• Apply varnish, veneer, stain or polish to finished products
• Sand wooden surfaces and apply veneer, stain or polish to finished products; prepare and apply laminated plastics
• Repair or restyle wooden furniture, fixtures and related products

Experience and specialization

Area of specialization

• Cabinets
• Furniture
• Built-in units

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan