Senior Assembler/ Fabricator Job Description Position Summary:
Manufacturers of assorted products using various raw materials, tools, and their own hands. Their primary responsibilities include reading and understanding assembly instructions or shop drawings, ensuring that the required parts are present and meeting quality control standards. A senior assembler is also responsible for identifying assembly errors, performing basic maintenance tasks on machines, properly routing incoming materials, and ensuring a clean and safe working environment for all. Essential Functions (Other duties as assigned): Assembles millwork components such as doors, drawers, desktops, etc. Processes include insertion or positioning of materials, clamping, splicing, fitting parts and use of both hand and power tools. Common woodworking environment, chop saw, table saw, nail guns, tape measure. Plans and implements the assembly process by reading and understanding set-up sheets, work orders, drawings or blueprints and gathers necessary materials and tools to complete order. Ensures that assembled items meet specific quality specifications; may propose process improvements in order to increase finished quality or efficiency of assembly processes. Plans and paces own work efficiency in order to meet daily, weekly, project, or team related production goals. This position is a fast-paced assembly environment. Responds attentively to training from Supervisor or more senior assemblers in order to increase own knowledge of work processes. Understands and observes all safety procedures and practices in order to prevent injury to self or co-workers; attends periodic safety meetings as required; may recommend changes to improve safety procedures. Restock inventory and clean the shop on a daily basis or as directed by manager/supervisor.
Education and Required Skills:
Minimum education required—High school diploma or General Education Degree (GED). At least 5 years' experience in woodworking. Knowledge of and ability to use a variety hand and power tools to assemble millwork products Must be able to read a tape measure. Manual dexterity. Must be able to work at fast, steady pace to meet goals. Knowledge of safety procedures while performing assembly tasks. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Ability to read and understand simple diagrams or blueprints.
Working Environment:
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to noise levels consistent with a mill work factory environment. Appropriate personal protective equipment will be required.
Physical Demands:
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, and crouching all day. The employee must be able to lift and/or move items over 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
Job Type:
Full-time Benefits:
401(k) Dental insurance Health insurance Life insurance Paid time off Referral program Vision insurance Application Question(s): What are your salary requirements?
Experience:
millwork fabrication: 2 years (Required) woodshop: 2 years (Preferred) Blueprint reading: 1 year (Preferred)