Furniture Production Specialist
About the role
Rough Rider Industries is offering a unique and rewarding opportunity for a Furniture Production Specialist at the North Dakota State Penitentiary in Bismarck, ND. This role focuses on supervising and assisting residents in the manufacturing of quality furniture within a structured production environment.
About Rough Rider Industries: Rough Rider Industries serves as the job skills training program for the State of North Dakota. Our mission is to provide meaningful work opportunities that promote skill development, productivity during incarceration, and successful reintegration into society. If you're passionate about woodworking, production leadership, and making a meaningful impact on your community, we encourage you to apply!
Closing date: October 18, 2026.
Responsibilities
- Supervise an inmate work crew to perform duties common to a furniture manufacturing setting
- Interpret and develop blueprints, drawings and cut lists
- Maintain equipment
- Oversee inventories and material pick lists
- Specialize in production flow of furniture and case goods assembly management
- Assist with hiring, coaching, and motivating inmate workers
- Maintain inmate personnel records
- Enforce safety and security policies and procedures as they relate to a prison industry program
Requirements
Requires two years of vocational training or a certificate of training in woodworking OR a high school diploma or GED and one year of carpentry or cabinet building experience in woodworking.
Skills
- Experience with AutoCAD, Cabinet Vision or other woodworking design software
- Experience in organizing, implementing, and conducting training courses in safety, assembly procedures, or inventory control
Benefits
- Fully paid single/family health insurance plan
- Paid annual and sick leave
- 10 paid holidays
- Generous retirement plan
Pay
Salary: $4,258.00 per month (range $4,258.00 – $4,258.00)
Schedule
Full‑time, regular position; FLSA status: Nonexempt.