About the role
A Carter Architectural Millwork Casework Assembler is responsible for assembling woodwork products accurately to ensure a quality product is produced. Completes tasks as directed by manufacturing schedules with minimal supervision. A strong belief in the mission and goals of the company are necessary to this position.
Qualifications and Skills:
* Previous cabinet, casework, furniture, fixture, millwork, or manufacturing assembly experience is preferred. * Ability to read shop drawings, work orders, cut lists, labels, and basic assembly details. * Ability to use a tape measure and verify dimensions accurately; basic shop math and understanding of fractions are required. * Working knowledge of hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools, clamps, adhesives, fasteners, and cabinet hardware is preferred. * Strong attention to detail with the ability to maintain quality while working to production schedules. * Dependable, team-oriented, and able to communicate problems before they affect downstream operations.
Responsibilities of the Position:
Work Preparation
* Review work orders, approved shop drawings, cut lists, labels, and production notes before beginning assembly. * Verify that parts, hardware, finishes, quantities, and drawing revisions match the assigned job; report missing, damaged, or incorrect items before assembly. * Organize the workstation, tools, clamps, adhesives, fasteners, and components to support safe and efficient production flow. * Confirm critical dimensions, grain direction, finished faces, edge treatments, and component orientation before fastening or gluing parts.
Casework Assembly
* Assemble cabinet boxes, bases, toe kicks, backs, shelves, drawers, doors, finished ends, fillers, and related subassemblies. * Fit and fasten components using approved joinery, dowels, screws, confirmat fasteners, staples, nails, adhesives, clamps, and other specified methods. * Use hand and power tools such as drills, impact drivers, pneumatic tools, routers, sanders, and measuring devices in accordance with training and manufacturer instructions. * Install hinges, drawer slides, pulls, locks, shelf standards, brackets, and other specified hardware accurately and consistently. * Adjust doors, drawers, and moving components for proper alignment, reveal, clearance, and operation. * Complete assigned units in the required production sequence and communicate constraints that could affect quality or schedule.
Quality and Production Control
* Measure and inspect completed assemblies for overall dimensions, square, fit, alignment, finish condition, hardware function, and conformity to drawings and project requirements. * Identify and segregate defective or nonconforming components and communicate rework or replacement needs promptly. * Protect completed work from scratches, chips, moisture, and handling damage and apply required job and unit identification. * Record production status, quantities, time, quality checks, and material issues in CAM's designated systems or work documentation. * Support downstream quality, packaging, and shipping teams by delivering complete, clean, and correctly identified assemblies.
Safety, and Continuous Improvement
* Follow machine, tool, adhesive, lifting, housekeeping, and personal protective equipment requirements at all times. * Inspect tools and equipment before use and immediately report unsafe conditions, incidents, defects, or maintenance needs. * Maintain an orderly workstation and participate in daily coordination, cross-training, and continuous-improvement activities.
Benefits Provided (full-time employees):
* Health, Dental, and Vision coverage (single and family plans) available after 30 days of employment * Short- and Long-Term Disability * Company-paid life insurance and AD&D * Optional supplemental life insurance * Company-match 401(k) * Vacation time and paid holidays * Vendor incentives * Room for growth; we promote from within! * Military encouraged to apply!