cabinetmaker
About this job
Overview
Languages
English or French
Education
- No degree, certificate or diploma
Experience
2 years to less than 3 years
On site
Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.
Work site environment
- Noisy
- Dusty
Work setting
- Custom cabinet shop
- Residential
- Renovation
- Millwork/pre-fab shopwork
- Construction
Level of expertise
- Maintenance and repair
Responsibilities
Tasks
- Operate woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, mortisers and shapers, to cut, shape and form parts and components
- Prepare specifications of custom-made cabinets that maximize storage
- Shape surfaces or edges of wood workpieces, using hand tools, such as planes, chisels, or wood files.
- Instruct apprentices
- Sand wooden surfaces and apply veneer, stain or polish to finished products; prepare and apply laminated plastics
- Estimate costs and materials
- Prepare tenders and quotations
- Work with minimal supervision
- Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs
- Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
- Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
- Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
- Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
- Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements
Experience and specialization
Equipment and machinery experience
- Hand tools
Area of specialization
- Cabinets
- Built-in units
- Millwork
- Kitchen cabinets and vanities
Additional information
Transportation/travel information
- Willing to travel regularly
Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
- Large workload
Personal suitability
- Team player
- Client focus
- Reliability
Benefits
Financial benefits
- Mileage paid
Other benefits
- Other benefits
- Team building opportunities
- Parking available
Market insight
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