furniture and fixtures assembler

Overview

Languages

English

Education

• Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
• or equivalent experience

Experience

7 months to less than 1 year

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

• Furniture manufacturing company

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Prepare, sand and trim wooden furniture and fixture parts
• Set up and operate finishing machines or finish furniture by hand
• Assemble wooden or metal furniture and fixture parts to form subassemblies and complete articles
• Read blueprints and drawings
• Stain or finish wood to specified colour
• Apply toners, highlights, glazes or shaders to obtain desired finish
• Reinforce assembled furniture and fixtures with dowels or other supports
• Apply lacquer or other sealers
• Install hardware on furniture and fixtures
• Clean, polish and wax furniture
• Sand metal furniture to prepare for finish and spray with paint or other materials
• Smooth gouges with wood filler and sand wood
• Make minor repairs to furniture
• Make minor adjustments and repairs

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

• Metal
• Wood

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated spray painting
• Grinding machine
• Power tools
• Hand tools

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Attention to detail
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Ability to distinguish between colours

Personal suitability

• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for persons with disabilities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports persons with disabilities

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports newcomers and/or refugees

Support for youths

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports youth employment

Support for Veterans

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Veterans

Support for Indigenous people

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports Indigenous people

Support for mature workers

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports mature workers

Supports for visible minorities

• Participates in a government or community program or initiative that supports members of visible minorities

Employment groups - Help

Membership in a group is not a job requirement. All interested applicants are strongly encouraged to apply.

This employer is committed to providing all job applicants with equal employment opportunities, and promoting inclusion. If you self-identify as a member of any employment group, you are encouraged to indicate it in your application.

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