Woodworker

Bench Carpenter

General contractor with full service shop working on residential and commercial projects.

Responsibilities

• Read and interpret plans and shop drawings
• Maintain a work-space to produce the jobs in a timely and orderly manner
• Absorb new ideas and skills
• Teach others new skills
• Update daily job log
• Enter hours by job and task daily
• Note when glue, fasteners, or disposables are low or out and add them to the job list
• Set up work area with tools and supplies needed
• Check that electric tools have sharp blades, bits, abrasives, are ready to use, etc.
• Check plans to find special hardware needs
• Glue, fasteners, and disposables
• Have shop drawings and plans at work area
• Note any questions about assembly and install
• Collect all reference material needed- install instructions, MSDS sheets, etc.
• Set up a white board with a check list for tasks, materials, schedule
• Maintain tools
• Check saws, routers, planers, jointers, etc. blades and bits should be sharp and ready to use
• Specialty drill bits are available and in good condition
• Clamps and tables are clean and available
• Weekly and monthly maintenance on shop tools
• Clean, oil, grease as needed
• Change blades and bits when dirty or dull
• Put tools that need sharpening in “sharpening” pile
• Clean dirty blades and bits
• Make sure all tools are put away at the end of each day
• Mill and cut product
• Cut or process parts as needed for cabinets, furniture, etc.
• Edgebanding or face frame install on parts or cabinets
• Assemble boxes to be square and plumb
• Install doors, drawers, hardware, and adjust
• Set up toe kicks to assemble cabinet assemblies as they will fit to be adjusted correctly and find any problems
• Post-process parts from the CNC
• Quality control of parts and assembly
• Be on time and ready to work
• Keep track of time and projects
• Wear your apron or bags
• Let us know what you need

Qualifications

• Read plans and shop drawings
• Ability to interpret drawings well enough to add questions and note any errors or apparent errors, and bring those to the attention of the project manager in a timely manner
• Update daily job log
• Enter hours by job and task daily
• Note when glue, fasteners, or disposables are low or out and add them to the job list
• Set up work area with tools and supplies needed
• Check that electric tools have sharp blades, bits, abrasives, are ready to use, etc.
• Check plans to find special hardware needs
• Glue, fasteners, and disposables
• Have shop drawings and plans at work area
• Note any questions about assembly and install
• Collect all reference material needed- install instructions, MSDS sheets, etc.
• Set up a white board with a check list for tasks, materials, schedule
• Maintain tools
• Check saws, routers, planers, jointers, etc. blades and bits should be sharp and ready to use
• Specialty drill bits are available and in good condition
• Clamps and tables are clean and available
• Weekly and monthly maintenance on shop tools
• Clean, oil, grease as needed
• Change blades and bits when dirty or dull
• Put tools that need sharpening in “sharpening” pile
• Clean dirty blades and bits
• Make sure all tools are put away at the end of each day
• Mill and cut product
• Cut or process parts as needed for cabinets, furniture, etc.
• Edgebanding or face frame install on parts or cabinets
• Assemble boxes to be square and plumb
• Install doors, drawers, hardware, and adjust
• Set up toe kicks to assemble cabinet assemblies as they will fit to be adjusted correctly and find any problems
• Post-process parts from the CNC
• Quality control of parts and assembly
• Be on time and ready to work
• Keep track of time and projects
• Wear your apron or bags
• Let us know what you need