Woodshop

Who We Are:

Lippert is a leading, global manufacturer and supplier of highly engineered products and customized solutions, dedicated to shaping, growing and bettering the RV, marine, automotive, commercial vehicle and building products industries. We combine our strategic manufacturing capabilities with the power of our winning team culture to deliver unrivaled customer service, award-winning innovation and premium products to all of our customers.

Why We are Different:

At Lippert, Everyone Matters. This is not just a tagline or empty promise; it is who we are. We have intentionally created a culture that values and celebrates our team members' unique and varied backgrounds, perspectives, and experiences. We strive to give our team members a deeper sense of purpose at work, and we continue to build a better work environment by aligning our cultural and business strategies with the needs of our team members.

What You will Get:

1. A unique, inclusive and supportive company culture.
2. Comprehensive benefit offerings including medical, dental, vision, 401k with employer match, vacation, and more!
3. Fair and competitive compensation.
4. Career development and mentoring and opportunities to grow.
5. Holiday, personal and vacation days.

Summary/Objective:

Responsible for producing, designing, crafting, setting up, framing and maintaining quality and safety standards; maintaining equipment and supplies. Woodworkers, craftsmen, and assemblers manufacture a variety of products such as cabinets and furniture, using wood, veneers, and laminates using specialized hand tools. They often combine and incorporate different materials into wood.

Duties and Responsibilities:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Essential Functions:

1. Performs any combination of following duties to facilitate cutting, finishing, storing, cleaning, and shipping wood products, and inspects products prior to shipment: Stacks lumber or wood products on floor or in bins to supply machine operators or assemblers,
2. Workers may use automated machinery, such as computerized numerical control (CNC) machines, to do much of the work
3. Plans machining by studying work orders, blueprints, engineering plans, materials, specifications, orthographic drawings, reference planes, locations of surfaces, and machining parameters; interpreting geometric dimensions and tolerances (GD&T).
4. Programs mills and lathes by entering instructions (not required by all operators).
5. Set-up, operate and tend, mills, lathes, drill presses, shapers, routers, sanders and wood nailing machines by using proper instructions & procedures.
6. Perform work in high production environment
7. The ability to add fasteners, adhesives and connect the pieces to form a complete unit.
8. Loads feed mechanism by lifting stock into position.
9. Verifies settings by measuring positions, first-run part, and sample work pieces.
10. Maintains specifications by observing drilling, grooving, and cutting, including turning, facing, knurling and thread chasing operations; taking measurements; detecting malfunctions; troubleshooting processes; adjusting and reprogramming controls; sharpening and replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes.
11. Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
12. Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.
13. Applies filler, putty, or other material, using brush, putty knife, and fingers to fill wood pores, holes, cracks, or other indentations.
14. Traces patterns on lumber stock as guide for machine operator.
15. Brushes surfaces with glue preparatory to covering surfaces with leather, paper, or other materials.
16. Examines materials and products for defects, finish, and grade, and accuracy of dimension and matching panels, using measuring instruments.
17. Maintains workstation in a neat, clean and orderly fashion, and performs job duties in a safe and efficient manner.
18. Ensure wood isn't warped cracked, or swollen; completing all stages of the woodworking process.

Other Key Responsibilities:

1. Maintains specifications by observing drilling, grooving, and cutting, including turning, facing, knurling and thread chasing operations; taking measurements; detecting malfunctions; troubleshooting processes; adjusting and reprogramming controls; sharpening and replacing worn tools; adhering to quality assurance procedures and processes.
2. Maintains safe operations by adhering to safety procedures and regulations.
3. Maintains equipment by completing preventive maintenance requirements; following manufacturer's instructions; troubleshooting malfunctions; calling for repairs.
4. Applies filler, putty, or other material, using brush, putty knife, and fingers to fill wood pores, holes, cracks, or other indentations.
5. Traces patterns on lumber stock as guide for machine operator.
6. Brushes surfaces with glue preparatory to covering surfaces with leather, paper, or other materials.

Working Conditions:

• Primarily working indoors, shop environment.
• May stand for several hours at a time.
• Exposure to fumes or airborne particles.
• Repetitive use of hands to operate hand tools and machinery.
• Exposure to moving mechanical parts and vibration
• Prolonged exposure to noise - proper PPE required

Qualifications:

1. High school diploma or equivalent

Competencies:

1. Ability to work with hand tools
2. Ability to work pneumatic tools
3. Ability to read a tape measure
4. Problem solving skills
5. Project management skills
6. Effective communication skills
7. Attention to detail

Supervisory Responsibility:

This position has no supervisory responsibilities upon hiring.

Physical Demands:
The characteristics described below are representative of those encountered while performing essential functions of this position. Reasonable accommodation will be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to manually lift and stack products that ranges from 5 pounds to 75 pounds. Must be capable of sitting, standing, bending, climbing, lifting, or walking for extended periods of time. Must be able to work additional hours and up to seven days a week, as needed. While performing the duties of this job, the team member is regularly required to talk and hear. This position is very active and requires standing, walking, bending, kneeling, stooping, crouching, crawling, and climbing all day. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision, peripheral vision and ability to adjust focus.

Position Type/Expected Hours of Work:

This is a full-time position, and the expected work hours are 40 hours per week, Monday through Friday; weekend and overnight work could also become necessary.

Travel:

No travel is required for this position.

Preferred Education and Experience:

1. Previous manufacturing experience
2. Woodworking or construction experience

Additional Eligibility Qualifications:

• The ability to find solutions to unexpected issues is valuable.
  

Work Authorization/Security Clearance:

Must be legally authorized to work in the United States.

Other Duties:
Please note this job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the Team Member for this job. Duties, responsibilities, and activities may change at any time with or without notice.

Lippert provides equal employment opportunity to all team members and applicants without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, pregnancy, national origin, ancestry, age, genetic information, disability, citizen status, protected veteran status, military service, marital status or any other legally protected category as established by federal, state, or local law. This policy governs all employment decisions, including recruitment, hiring, job assignment, compensation, training, promotion, discipline, transfer, leave-of-absence, access to benefits, layoff, recall, termination and other personnel matters. All employment and personnel-related decisions are based solely upon legitimate, job-related factors, such as skill, ability, past performance, and length of service with Lippert.

Lippert's strong commitment to equal employment opportunity requires a commitment by each individual team member. Compliance with the letter and spirit of this policy is required of all team members. Violations of this policy should be immediately reported to your leader or to any member of leadership. Team members who violate this policy will be subject to disciplinary action, up to and including termination of employment.

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