Furniture Builder ($20 Starting Pay) Plant 06 AM

About the role

AM SHIFT Monday – Friday 5:50 am – 3:20 pm. This is a physically demanding, fast-paced job involving independent or team-based work to hand-build quality upholstered furniture. Drive, urgency, and self-motivation are needed to meet daily production goals. The role requires standing for long periods, lifting and moving at least 50 lbs, and using hands to grip, pull, and handle materials. Comfort with power tools, framing, and staple guns is essential.

Responsibilities

• Work in a team atmosphere
• Perform any position within the cell as needed
• Proper use of Kan Ban containers
• Upholster: knock down all sharp corners of frame; use staple gun to staple materials; use hammer to insert tack strip, panels, etc.; use staple puller to retract improper staples; use additional air tools to assemble components as necessary (drill, hog ring gun, hot glue gun, etc.); assemble furniture components by upholstery notes within specifications
• Frame: use frame gun to staple materials; apply proper glue and/or wax per specification; use additional air tools to assemble components as necessary (drill, crimping gun, chisel tool, etc.); use glue scraper for proper clean up
• Cushion Process: validate unit cover to ticket in each batch; coordinate workflow in cell; insert stuffing materials into cover components; use machine to seal and quilt; use staple gun to staple materials
• Final Assembly: assemble components into completed unit; use staple gun to staple materials; use additional air tools to assemble components as necessary (drill, tack gun, etc.); oil mechanism as required by specification; scan ticket to show unit complete
• Packaging: use staple gun to staple materials; use additional air tools to assemble components as necessary (drill, frame gun, crimp gun, etc.); use banding and up-ender equipment; use tape gun to properly secure packaging materials; apply ticket to finished package in proper location; move unit to alternate location as needed

Requirements

• Equivalent combination of education and experience to perform the above duties
• Basic reading and writing skills
• Completion of in-house training curriculum
• Basic computer skills
• Strong coordination for routine, repetitive tasks
• Ability to stand for up to 10 hours per day with frequent bending, twisting, and reaching
• Capacity to push, pull, and lift a minimum of 50 lbs
• Skilled use of hands for gripping, pulling, and tugging

Physical Demands / Work Environment

• Ability to stand for up to 10 hours per day on hard surfaces with frequent bending, twisting, and reaching
• Capacity to push, pull, and lift a minimum of 50 lbs
• Skilled use of hands for gripping, pulling, and tugging

Benefits

• Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance
• 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%
• Paid time off includes 9–11 paid holidays each year, two weeks’ prorated vacation as a new hire, and either personal time (non-exempt only) or state-mandated sick time