Wood Veneer Specialist

PURPOSE
Perform all tasks necessary to complete daily schedules with full accountability in the most efficient and effective manner within the Veneer Department. Work consists of routine tasks, processes and performing operations prescribed by drawings, work orders and procedures. RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Directly responsible for the selection and lay-out of any and all veneer, inclusive of marking and preparation including the following:
  • Softening, punches, etc.
  • Cutting
  • Stitching & Taping
  • Pressing
• Directly responsible for the monitoring of pressed veneered panels for quality and accuracy to prints and layout sheets with labels for special instructions
• Directly responsible for set-up, clean-up, and maintenance of all veneering machinery, including glue rollers
• May be required to participate in the following: 
  • Feeding and catching on the edgebander, including inspection of parts for quality and alerting operator if necessary
  • Inserting dowels for cabinet and drawer construction
  • Boring of various parts on Agen for cabinet and drawer construction
  • Machining back dado and rabbits on shapers
  • Tag, mark, and apply labels to appropriate materials
  • Run the panel processing saw to include loading, unloading and tagging of cut parts
  • Work in the capacity of General Production Associate under other departments when the schedule necessitates such actions

QUALIFICATIONS:

• Prior experience with veneer Tools and Equipment (i.e. Frizz hot press and glue roller, Kuper stitchers, Ayen boring machine, Schelling panel saw) is preferred
• Prior experience working with veneer (crotch wood, bubinga kawazinga pomele, starburt patterns, diamond patterns, and chevron patterns) is preferred
• Possesses working knowledge of woodworking and manufacturing
• Skilled use of sprayers, staining techniques, hand tools
• Correctly performs all aspects of routine work, meeting quality standards and requirements
• Achieves results in an accurate and timely manner
• Maintain awareness of shipping schedules and adjusts work capacity needs as required
• Keeps work areas clean and safe
• Communicates effectively with co-workers, managers and others
• Shares knowledge and ideas
• Performs activities that directly support team outcomes
• Flexible in cross-training
• Performs duties based on instructions/past practices
• Responds to direction to provide assistance to others
• Requires some follow-up in new areas
• Takes responsibility for own contributions to team/unit goals
• Maintain a safe, ergonomic work environment

About Merritt:

Merritt is the artist’s atelier. We are innovators. We plan with precision, craft with care and build boldly knowing that our work lives on for generations of tomorrow. We only work with the finest designers, builders and craftsmen, and deliver woodwork that is unparalleled in our industry.Merritt is changing the definition of woodwork and joinery from the inside out. By constantly innovating, we stay steps ahead of both our competition and our clients to ensure that the future of our craft will be brighter, stronger and more powerful than ever before. As a family run company, Merritt is led by strong ideals that have remained at our core for fifty years. We believe in solid partnerships with our clients. We never miss a detail, a delivery or a deadline. We employ both cutting edge technology and age old techniques in cultivating our craft. Our approach is uncompromising and the result is the perfect alignment of beauty and precision.

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