What are the responsibilities and job description for the Cabinet maker position at NABHOLZ?
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Originally founded as a small construction company in 1949, Nabholz is now a team of more than 1200 industry leading professionals working together to serve our clients, communities, and each other.
Over the last 75 years, we've grown into a national multi-service contractor offering a full range of construction, industrial, civil, and environmental services.
We are proud to offer you :
- Medical, Dental and Vision Care
- 401(k) Retirement Savings Plan with Company Matching Contributions
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Company-Paid Life Insurance
- Supplemental Voluntary Life and Accidental Death and Dismemberment Insurance
- Dependent Voluntary Life Insurance
- Accident Recovery
- Flexible Spending Accounts
- Paid Holidays and Vacation
- Direct Deposit
- Wellness Program with Incentives
Summary :
Sets up and operates variety of woodworking machines and uses various hand-tools to fabricate and repair wooden cabinets and high-grade furniture.
Studies blueprints or drawings of articles to be constructed or repaired and plans sequence of cutting or shaping operations to be performed.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities :
- Attach parts and subassemblies together to form completed units, using glue, dowels, nails, screws, and / or clamps.
- Bore holes for insertion of screws or dowels by hand or using boring machines.
- 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.
- Dip, brush, or spray assembled articles with protective or decorative finishes such as stain, varnish, paint, or lacquer.
- Establish the specifications of articles to be constructed or repaired; and plan the methods and operations for shaping and assembling parts based on blueprints, drawings, diagrams, and oral or written instructions.
- Install hardware such as hinges, handles, catches, and drawer pull, using hand tools.
- Match materials for color, grain, and texture giving attention to knots and other features of the wood.
- Measure and mark dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting following blueprints to ensure a tight fit and quality product.
- Perform final touch-ups with sandpaper and steel wool.
- Produce and assemble components of articles such as store fixtures, office equipment, cabinets, and high-grade furniture.
- Reinforce joints with nails or other fasteners to prepare articles for finishing.
- Repair or alter wooden furniture, cabinetry, fixtures, paneling, and other pieces.
- Set up and operate machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, and shapers, to cut, mold, and shape woodstock and wood substitutes.
- Trim, sand, and scrape surfaces and joints to prepare articles for finishing.
- Verify dimensions and check the quality and fit of pieces to ensure adherence to specifications.
- Apply Masonite, Formica, and Vinyl surfacing materials.
- Design furniture using computer-aided drawing programs.
- Discuss projects with customers and draw up detailed specifications.
- Estimate the amounts, types, and costs of needed materials.
- This job is safety sensitive for medical marijuana purposes.
- All other tasks as assigned.
Education / Skill Requirements :
- Highly proficient with different work tools, wood-cutting equipment, and machinery.
- Some of these skills include finish-sanding, staining, and sealing wood cabinets.
- Exhibit creative skills; able to interpret and develop cabinet designs and layouts.
- As a designer, cabinet makers should be flexible and ready to adapt designs based on customer requests and preferences.
Physical Demands :
- Ability to continuously sit, stand, or walk.
- Ability to bend, squat, climb stairs, and lift frequently.
- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds often and up to 100 occasionally.
- Ability to work in heat or cold, work outside, work in high elevations.
Work environment :
- Stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl in awkward positions continuously.
- Some jobs expose workers to harmful materials or chemicals, fumes, odors, loud noise, or dangerous machinery.
- To avoid injury, workers in these jobs wear safety clothing, such as gloves, hardhats, protective chemical suits, and devices to protect their eyes, respiratory system, and hearing.
Last updated : 2024-07-14