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Cabinet assembler and wood furniture maker foreman/woman

  • Work Term: Permanent
  • Work Language: English or French
  • Hours: 40 hours per week
  • Education: Other trades certificate or diploma
  • Experience: 2 years to less than 3 years

Work site environment

  • Noisy
  • Dusty
  • Odours

Work setting

  • Urban area
  • Custom cabinet shop

Tasks

  • Prepare and submit reports
  • Recommend measures to improve productivity
  • Resolve work problems, provide technical advice and recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
  • Train or arrange for training
  • Oversee safety of operations
  • Recommend personnel actions
  • Supervise, co-ordinate and schedule (and possibly review) activities of workers
  • Requisition or order materials, equipment and supplies
  • Recommend measures to improve productivity and product quality
  • Set up machines and equipment
  • Supervise staff
  • Supervisory Experience

Supervision

  • 3-4 people

Parts specialization

  • Carpentry/woodworking machinery

Work conditions and physical capabilities

  • Repetitive tasks
  • Handling heavy loads
  • Physically demanding
  • Manual dexterity
  • Attention to detail
  • Hand-eye co-ordination
  • Ability to distinguish between colours
  • Combination of sitting, standing, walking

Own tools/equipment

  • Safety equipment/gear
  • Steel-toed safety boots
  • Gloves

Personal suitability

  • Efficient interpersonal skills
  • Excellent oral communication
  • Excellent written communication
  • Flexibility
  • Judgement
  • Organized
  • Reliability
  • Team player
  • Values and ethics

Screening questions

  • Are you authorized to work in Canada?
  • Are you available for shift or on-call work?
  • Are you available to start on the date listed in the job posting?
  • Do you have experience working in this field?
  • Do you live near the job location?
  • Do you meet the language requirements listed in the job posting?

Employment terms options

  • Early morning

Employment terms options

  • Morning
  • Day
  • Overtime available

Health benefits

  • Dental plan
  • Disability benefits
  • Health care plan
  • Paramedical services coverage
  • Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

  • Group insurance benefits
  • Life insurance

Long term benefits

  • Long-term care insurance

Other benefits

  • Free parking available
  • Paid time off (volunteering or personal days)