cabinetmaker

Overview

Languages

English or French

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

2 years to less than 3 years

On site

Work must be completed at the physical location. There is no option to work remotely.

Work site environment

• Noisy
• Dusty

Work setting

• Custom cabinet shop
• Residential
• Renovation
• Millwork/pre-fab shopwork
• Construction

Level of expertise

• Maintenance and repair

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Operate woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, mortisers and shapers, to cut, shape and form parts and components
• Prepare specifications of custom-made cabinets that maximize storage
• Shape surfaces or edges of wood workpieces, using hand tools, such as planes, chisels, or wood files.
• Instruct apprentices
• Sand wooden surfaces and apply veneer, stain or polish to finished products; prepare and apply laminated plastics
• Estimate costs and materials
• Prepare tenders and quotations
• Work with minimal supervision
• Prepare estimates of labour and/or material costs
• Prepare layouts in conformance to building codes, using measuring tools
• Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
• Build foundations, install floor beams, lay subflooring and erect walls and roof systems
• Maintain, repair and renovate residences and wooden structures in mills, mines, hospitals, industrial plants and other establishments
• Read blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine work requirements

Experience and specialization

Equipment and machinery experience

• Hand tools

Area of specialization

• Cabinets
• Built-in units
• Millwork
• Kitchen cabinets and vanities

Additional information

Transportation/travel information

• Willing to travel regularly

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Physically demanding
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Large workload

Personal suitability

• Team player
• Client focus
• Reliability

Benefits

Financial benefits

• Mileage paid

Other benefits

• Other benefits
• Team building opportunities
• Parking available