Cabinetmaker

Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 40 hours per week
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Will train
**Work site environment**:

- Non-smoking
- Dusty
**Work setting**:

- In shop
- Custom cabinet shop
- Millwork shop
- Residential
**Tasks**:

- Study plans, specifications or drawings of articles to be made, or prepare specifications
- Operate CADD and other computer software systems
- Trim joints and fit parts and subassemblies together to form complete unit and reinforce joints
- Maintain clean and safe work environment
- Operate woodworking machines and use hand tools to cut, shape and form parts and components
- Work with mínimal supervision
- Professionalism in customer service
- Fit and install windows, doors, stairs, mouldings and hardware
- Read and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches to determine specifications and calculate requirements
- Measure, cut, shape, assemble and join materials made of wood, wood substitutes, lightweight steel and other materials
**Certificates, licences, memberships, and courses**:

- Cabinetmaker Trade Certification
- Joiner (Cabinetmaker) Trade Certification
- Cabinetmaker Red Seal Certificate
**Area of specialization**:

- Cabinets
- Built-in units
- Furniture
- Millwork
- Construction
**Transportation/travel information**:

- Own transportation
- Willing to travel
- Valid driver's licence
**Work conditions and physical capabilities**:

- Attention to detail
- Handling heavy loads
- Physically demanding
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
**Own tools/equipment**:

- Tools
- Steel-toed safety boots
**Personal suitability**:

- Accurate
- Efficient interpersonal skills
- Excellent oral communication
- Excellent written communication
- Organized
- Team player
- Judgement
- Reliability
**Screening questions**:

- Do you currently reside in proximity to the advertised location?
- Do you have previous experience in this field of employment?
**Other benefits**:

- Learning/training paid by employer
- Team building opportunities
- Wellness program