What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Cabinet Maker, Facilities – Lakeland position at Publix?
Description
The purpose of this position is to coordinate and produce cabinets/fixtures for divisional retail stores, warehouses and offices. The Cabinet Maker is responsible for reading blueprints, designing and creating cut sheets for cabinet/fixture production, training new associates, executing the direction of Facility Services Production leadership and participating in cost savings activities as needed. This position is also responsible for maintaining and operating all Cabinet Shop tools and equipment.
The impact this position has on Publix carries long and short term financial and service consequences. If this position is performed well, Publix will spend the correct amount of money for timely, well-built millwork for our retail locations to execute our strategy. Furthermore, when this position is performed well our associates and customers will be protected from injury due to poorly built cabinets and millwork and our associates will have a reduced risk of injury from in-house machinery and tools. If this position is not performed well, Publix will spend too much for poor quality and possibly not have the internal workforce working towards our strategic objectives. Incorrect decisions here will have long lasting impacts to our retail operations in customer service, new store openings and project/remodel completions.
Primary Responsibilities:
- Manufacturing store and office fixtures while optimizing raw materials using equipment within the Cabinet Shop and utilizing batching techniques
- Reading blueprints, designing and creating cut sheets to generate optimal yield for cabinet/fixture production
- Collecting data and entering them using SAP Process Orders
- Coordinating special requests and stock items requests
- Assisting with the training of new associates
- Maintaining equipment within the Cabinet Shop
- Initiating and helping with cost saving initiatives
Required Qualifications
- High school diploma or its equivalent.
- At least two (2) years of experience building cabinets, carpentry work, in a production environment or equivalent
- Knowledge of construction specification documents and plans
- Knowledge of production equipment and tools
- Ability to prioritize projects or initiatives and plan labor efforts and materials
- Ability to multi-task and handle large amounts of work effectively and efficiently
- Ability to resolve customer needs and optimize efficiencies
- Basic knowledge of Microsoft Office; Word, Outlook, Excel
- Excellent communication skills; both verbal and written
- Willingness to work a varying schedule; including nights, holidays and weekends when required
Preferred Qualifications
- Four (4) or more years of experience building cabinets, carpentry or equivalent
- Knowledge of retail designs, equipment, millwork and operations
- Mechanical knowledge
- Intermediate knowledge of Microsoft Office; Word, Outlook, Excel
- Knowledge of Publix Strategy
- Knowledge of CQI Methodologies
- Knowledge of Retail Store Operations
- Knowledge of Facilities organization structure and departmental processes
- Knowledge of company and departmental policies
Benefits
- Employee stock ownership plan that contributes Publix stock to associates each year at no cost
- An opportunity to purchase additional shares of our privately-held stock
- 401(k) retirement savings plan
- Group health, dental and vision plans
- Paid Time Off
- Paid Parental Leave
- Short- and long-term disability insurance
- Tuition reimbursement
- Free hot lunches (buffet-style) at facilities with a cafeteria
- Visit our website to see all of our benefits: Benefits – Jobs (publix.com)
Year End Bonus
To reward associates for their contributions to the company for the calendar year, Publix provides a Holiday Bonus in November. In the first year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to 15 hours of pay, and in the second year of continuous employment the bonus is equal to one week’s pay if associate remains employed through issue date of the bonus check. In subsequent years, the bonus is equal to two weeks’ pay.
Additional Information
Your application may have additional steps that you will need to complete in order to remain eligible for consideration. Please be sure to monitor your email, including your spam folder, on a daily basis for critical, time-sensitive emails that could require action within 24-48 hours.
Please do not use your Publix email address when applying. Once your application has been successfully submitted you will receive a confirmation email.
For this position, Publix does not and will not file a petition or application with the USCIS or Department of State on behalf of any noncitizen for any immigration-related benefit to work and/or to continue to work in the United States, e.g., an H-1B or TN petition or permanent residence.
