Wood products assembler

• Overhead crane
• Nail guns
• Wooden fixtures

Overview Languages

• English

Education

• No degree, certificate or diploma

Experience

• 1 to less than 7 months

On site

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

Work site environment

• Dusty
• Hot
• Noisy
• Odours

Work setting

• Relocation costs not covered by employer
• Willing to relocate
• Wood products manufacturer
• Equipment operation
• Building construction materials

Responsibilities

• Assemble wood products such as window sashes, doors, boxes, pallets, ladders and barrels
• Make minor adjustments and repairs to wood products
• Record information on products inspected
• Assemble door panels, trusses or modular components to make prefabricated housing
• Read blueprints, written specifications and production drawings
• Pack items for shipping and distribution
• Reinforce assembled products with dowelling or other supports
• Install hardware such as knobs and hinges
• Inspect wood products for conformance to quality standards
• Mark defective parts or products for repair
• Trim, smooth, and shape surfaces
• Train staff
• Transport raw materials, finished products and scrap materials through the plant
• Repair glass doors and other glass structures
• Read blueprint, schemas and drawings
• Prepare, sand and trim wooden furniture and fixture parts
• Measure wood products to ensure conformance to specifications
• Decorate wood surfaces
• Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
• Operate woodworking machines, such as power saws, jointers, mortisers and shapers, to cut, shape and form parts and components

Credentials

• Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

• Wood

Type of product

• Wood products
• Aluminium doors, windows and awnings

Equipment and machinery experience

• Overhead crane
• Power tools
• Small hand tool
• Nail guns
• Pneumatic devices
• Precision measuring instrument
• Saws
• Routers
• Circular saws
• Door machine

Area of work experience

• Assembly line
• Truss manufacturing and building
• Doors and frame

Cleaning experience

• Windows

Parts specialization

• Carpentry/woodworking machinery

Area of specialization

• Window sashes
• Wooden fixtures
• Doors and door frames

Installation specialization

• Door panels
• Doors

Additional information

Security and safety

• Drug test
• Bondable

Transportation/travel information

• Own vehicle
• Valid driver's licence
• Own transportation
• Public transportation is not available

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Fast-paced environment
• Attention to detail
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Handling heavy loads
• Manual dexterity
• Physically demanding
• Repetitive tasks
• Standing for extended periods

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots
• Safety glasses/goggles

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player
• Dependability
• Creativity

Benefits Health benefits

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

Financial benefits

• As per collective agreement
• Life insurance

Other Benefits

• Free parking available
• Other benefits
• Parking available
• Travel insurance

Employment groups

This employer promotes equal employment opportunities for all job applicants, including those self-identifying as a member of these groups:

Support for newcomers and refugees

• Does not require Canadian work experience

Support for mature workers

• Applies hiring policies that discourage age discrimination