16 Jul
Lead Furniture Wood Finisher (Kent)
Washington, Seattle-tacoma 00000 Seattle-tacoma USA

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Organization Name: J.H. Carr & Sons

Website: www.jhcarr.com

About Our Organization: Restaurant Furniture with Wood Finishing/Custom Wood Tabletops

Department: Finishing

Reports To: Production Manager

Job Location: Kent, WA-98032

Hours/Week: 40 Hours

Benefits:

401K

Dental Insurance

Health Insurance

Holidays

Sick Leave

Vacation

Production Bonus Program

Vision Insurance

Employee Assistance Program

FLSA Status: Non-Exempt

Prepared By: Stephanie Hartz

Prepared Date: July 10, 2020

Job Description:

Shape, finish, and refinish damaged, worn, or used furniture or new high-grade furniture to specified color or finish.

Mix finish ingredients to obtain desired colors or shades.

Brush, spray, or hand-rub finishing ingredients, such as paint, oil, stain, or wax, onto and into wood grain and apply lacquer or other sealers.

Smooth, shape, and touch up surfaces to prepare them for finishing, using sandpaper, pumice stones, steel wool, chisels, sanders, or grinders.

Select appropriate finishing ingredients such as paint, stain, lacquer, shellac, or varnish, depending on factors such as wood hardness and surface type.

Fill and smooth cracks or depressions, remove marks and imperfections, and repair broken parts, using plastic or wood putty, glue, nails, or screws.

Distress surfaces with woodworking tools or abrasives before staining to create an antique appearance, or rub surfaces to bring out highlights and shadings.

Paint metal surfaces electrostatically, or by using a spray gun or other painting equipment.

Recommend woods, colors, finishes, and furniture styles, using knowledge of wood products, fashions, and styles.

Remove old finishes and damaged or deteriorated parts, using hand tools, stripping tools, sandpaper, steel wool, abrasives, solvents, or dip baths.

Follow blueprints to produce specific designs.

Disassemble items to prepare them for finishing, using hand tools.

Wash surfaces to prepare them for finish application.

Remove accessories prior to finishing, and mask areas that should not be exposed to finishing processes or substances.

Treat warped or stained surfaces to restore original contours and colors.

Handling and Moving Objects

Inspecting Equipment, Structures, or Material

Monitor Processes, Materials, or Surroundings

Performing General Physical Activities

Controlling Machines and Processes

Identifying Objects, Actions, and Events

Coordinating the Work and Activities of Others

Judging the Qualities of Things, Services, or People

Estimating the Quantifiable Characteristics of Products, Events, or Information

Getting Information

Advise others on ways to improve processes or products.

Apply protective or decorative finishes to work pieces or products.

Clean work pieces or finished products.

Confer with customers or designers to determine order specifications.

Fill cracks, imperfections, or holes in products or work pieces.

Mix ingredients to create specific finishes.

Operate grinding equipment.

Operate painting or coating equipment.

Read work orders or other instructions to determine product specifications or materials requirements.

Remove accessories, tools, or other parts from equipment.

Repair furniture or upholstery.

Select production input materials.

Shape surfaces or edges of wood work pieces.

Physical Demands:

The employee is occasionally Stooping, kneeling, crouch, or crawl; the employee is on foot most of day;

Climbing or balance: the employee is regularly on his feet in an elevated position.

Lift Weight or Exert Force Work Environment:

The employee is occasionally asked to lift Up to 80 pounds; Regularly 10/25/50 pounds;

Vision:

Specific vision abilities required by this job including: Close vision; Distance vision; Peripheral vision; Depth of perception; Ability to adjust focus;

Work Environment:The employee is occasionally working near moving mechanical parts; the employee is frequently Fumes or airborne particles and must wear Masks/Breathing Apparatus.

Education and Experience

Years of Experience 3 to 5 years

Education High School/G.E.D

Basic Skills

Monitoring

Monitoring/Assessing performance of yourself, other individuals, or organizations to make improvements or take corrective action.

Critical Thinking

Using logic and reasoning to identify the strengths and weaknesses of alternative solutions, conclusions or approaches to problems.

Active Listening

Giving full attention to what other people are saying, taking time to understand the points being made, asking questions as appropriate, and not interrupting at inappropriate times.

Speaking

Talking to others to convey information effectively.

Active Learning

Understanding the implications of new information for both current and future problem-solving and decision-making.

Social Skills

Coordination

Adjusting actions in relation to others' actions.

Service Orientation

Actively looking for ways to help people.

Social Perceptiveness

Being aware of others' reactions and understanding why they react as they do.

Instructing

Teaching others how to do something.

Persuasion

Persuading others to change their minds or behavior.

Technical Skills

Equipment Maintenance: Performing routine maintenance on equipment and determining when and what kind of maintenance is needed.

Resource Management Skills

Time Management: Managing one's own time and respecting the time of others.

Management of Material Resources: Obtaining and seeing to the appropriate use of equipment, facilities, and materials needed to do certain work.

Desktop Computer Skills

Required

English Language - Read, Write and Understanding

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