Woodshop Technician

**ABOUT US**

Barricades and Signs is the industry leader for all traffic safety needs in Western Canada. Since 2004, Barricades and Signs has experienced steady growth and can support small scale projects to large scale infrastructure needs. We offer a full range of roadside safety products and onsite traffic services to our customers. We treat our employees like our family and with such significant growth there is ample room for growth and professional development. Come be a part of our growing team

**POSITION OVERVIEW**

We are looking for a Wood Shop Technician to join our team As a vital member of the production team, the Wood Shop Technician is responsible cutting and preparing materials for sign production and also manufacturing in-house wood barricades and products.

**WHAT WE CAN OFFER**
- Full benefits package (health, vision, dental, disability, etc.)
- Employee assistance program
- Health Savings Account
- Competitive compensation
- Strong vacation entitlement with bonus paid leave over Christmas
- Growing Company with room for professional development and advancement

**KEY RESPONSIBILITIES**
- Cut and prepare wood, metal, and various materials and substrates
- Assemble and paint various fabricated products such as wood barricades
- Operation of equipment and tools such as band saws, drills, etc.
- Assist in quality control of all production
- Maintain accurate stock and materials records
- Perform general labour in the production department and other areas
- Other tasks as needed/required

**QUALIFICATIONS**
- Dependability and reliability
- Ability to lift up to 50 lbs repeatedly
- Ability to follow verbal and written plans/specifications
- Experience with power tools, band saws, drill presses, etc.
- General working knowledge of computers, spreadsheets, google docs
- Ability to balance quality, speed, and attention to detail

**HOURS OF WORK**

This role is looking for additional team members to work evening or weekend based so as to maintain production flows outside of our normal hours of operation.

Evening hours would be (10:00AM -6:30PM)

The typical work schedule will be Monday through Friday 7:30AM - 4:00pm with a 30-minute lunch break. As we are in the busy season, Additional hours and overtime are available.