General Technician - Millwork/Casework/Cabinetry

Description

Summary/Objective
The General Technician must be a safety conscious, hardworking individual and is an entry level position in the process of assembly and fabrication of workplace equipment. Work will be performed at times in a team environment. Good communication skills are required and the ability to follow directions.

Essential Functions

Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Develops and maintains a maintenance schedule for the machines and conduct weekly inspections. Responsible for writing and adhering to procedures regarding maintenance. 
• Maintains work space and cleans up the machine and work area, including dust and workstation. 
• Organizes cut sheets and analyzes part requirements to minimize waste and increase output using proper utilization of cut off waste. Acceptable waste factor is less than 10%.
• Manages output to meet assigned deadlines and communicate any and all delays to supervisor. 
• Ensures proper quantities are delivered to next phase of assembly.
• Ensures proper sizing, grain direction, and hole locations are achieved.
• Monitors the operating machine at all times.
• Produces or assembles components of articles, such as store fixtures, office equipment, cabinets, or high-grade furniture.
• Verifies dimensions or checks the quality and/or fit of pieces to ensure adherence to specifications.
• Sets up or operates machines, including power saws, jointers, mortisers, tenoners, molders, or shapers, to cut, mold, or shape woodstock or wood substitutes.
• Measures and marks dimensions of parts on paper or lumber stock prior to cutting, and follows blueprints to ensure a tight fit and quality product.
• Reinforces joints with nails or other fasteners to prepare articles for finishing.
• Attaches parts or subassemblies together to form completed units, using glue, dowels, nails, screws, or clamps.
• Establishes the specifications of articles to be constructed or repaired, or plans the methods or operations for shaping or assembling parts based on blueprints, drawings, diagrams, or oral/written instructions.
• Cuts timber to the right size, and shapes/trims parts of joints to ensure a snug fit, using hand tools, such as planes, chisels, or wood files.
• Matches materials for color, grain, or texture, giving attention to knots or other features of the wood.
• Trims, sands, or scrapes surfaces or joints to prepare articles for finishing.  

Work Environment

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles, moving mechanical parts and vibration. The employee is occasionally exposed to a variety of extreme conditions at construction job sites. The noise level in the work environment and job sites can be loud. The employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts and the noise level in the work environment is within OSHA guidelines.

Physical Demands

The physical capabilities described here are representative of those that must be met by an employees to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands and fingers to handle, feel, or operate objects, tools, or controls, and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand, talk and hear. The employee is occasionally required to walk, sit, climb, balance, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, taste, and smell. 

The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 10 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Requirements

Required Qualifications

• High School Diploma /GED.
• Must have at least 2 years experience in a shop environment.
• Must have technical skills to proficiently run shop equipment like table saw, routers, and skill saw.
• Detail-oriented and capable of working on multiple tasks and deadlines.
• Must be dependable with a positive attitude & commitment for success.
• Must have effective communication skills, as well as excellent attendance and work principles.
• Must have good time management and organizational skills
• BA/BS in related field preferred.
• Minimum of five years of field experience in the repair of heavy construction equipment preferred.
• Experience in making technical presentations and demonstrating technology products preferred.

About Us

Corporate Interiors is a customer-focused organization specializing in workplace environments. From our foundation in 1985, our shape, progression and prosperity have been formed by listening to the marketplace and understanding the strategic direction of the clients we serve.

Corporate Interiors is widely recognized as the largest re-manufacturer of office furniture in the Philadelphia Region. The Company partners with clients to provide inspirational workplace environments. This encompasses an extensive collection of workspace furniture solutions; architectural solutions; custom millwork; flooring; audio visual integrations; comprehensive in-house design and project management capabilities; and manufacturer of eco-friendly new furniture.

Corporate Interiors offers industry leading benefits to eligible employees, including:

• Medical, Dental, and Vision Insurance
• Company Paid Life Insurance
• Company Paid Disability Insurance
• Paid Time Off
• Paid Holidays
• 401(K) and Profit Sharing Plan
• And More! Check out our benefits offerings on our careers page. 

EEO/AA Employer/Veteran/Disabled. If you require special assistance or an accommodation to apply due to a disability, please contact HR by email at hr@corporate-interiors.com.