Furniture Builder Plant

Job Summary

AM SHIFT Monday - Friday 5:50am - 3:20pm.

This is a physically demanding, fast‑paced job involving independent or team‑based work to hand‑build quality upholstered furniture. Drive, urgency, and self‑motivation are needed to meet daily production goals. The role requires standing for long periods, lifting and moving at least 50 lbs, and using hands to grip, pull, and handle materials. Comfort with power tools, framing, and staple guns is essential.

• Work in a team atmosphere
• Perform any position within the cell as needed
• Proper use of Kan Ban containers

• Knock down all sharp corners of frame
• Use of staple gun to staple materials
• Use of hammer to insert tack strip, panels, etc.
• Use of staple puller to retract improper staples
• Use additional air tools (drill, hog ring gun, hot glue gun, etc.) to assemble components as necessary
• Ability to assemble furniture components by upholstery notes within specifications

• Use of frame gun to staple materials
• Proper glue and/or wax application per specification
• Use of additional air tools (drill, crimping gun, chisel tool, etc.) to assemble components as necessary
• Use of glue scraper for proper clean up

• Validate unit cover to ticket in each batch
• Coordinate workflow in cell
• Insert stuffing materials into cover components
• Use of machine to seal and quilt
• Use of staple gun to staple materials

• Assemble components into completed unit
• Use of staple gun to staple materials
• Use additional air tools (drill, tack gun, etc.) to assemble components as necessary
• Oil mechanism as required by specification
• Scan ticket to show unit complete

• Use of staple gun to staple materials
• Use additional air tools (drill, frame gun, crimp gun, etc.) to assemble components as necessary
• Use of banding and up ender equipment
• Use of tape gun to properly secure packaging materials
• Apply ticket to finished package in proper location
• Move unit to alternate location as needed

• Equivalent combination of education and experience to perform the above duties
• Basic reading and writing skills
• Completion of in‑house training curriculum
• Basic computer skills
• Strong coordination for routine, repetitive tasks
• Ability to stand for up to 10 hours per day with frequent bending, twisting, and reaching
• Capacity to push, pull, and lift a minimum of 50 lbs
• Skilled use of hands for gripping, pulling, and tugging

SUPERVISORY RESPONSIBILITIES:

None

Physical Demands/Work Environment:
Strong coordination for routine, repetitive tasks. Ability to stand for up to 10 hours per day on hard surfaces with frequent bending, twisting, and reaching. Capacity to push, pull, and lift a minimum of 50 lbs. Skilled use of hands for gripping, pulling, and tugging.

This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the incumbent for this job. Duties, responsibilities and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Weekly

Hours:

40

Benefit offerings to employees and their families include:
Medical, Vision, Dental and Basic Life Insurance, available 401k retirement plan with company match of up to 6%. Paid time off includes: 9-11 paid holidays each year, two weeks’ prorated vacation as a new hire and either personal time (non-exempt only) or state mandated sick time.

At La-Z-Boy Incorporated, we're an equal opportunity employer. We understand that our employees’ diverse backgrounds, experiences, perspectives, and viewpoints add value to our ability to create and deliver the best possible service, quality products, and is of utmost importance as we work together to build comfort. All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.

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