Boxco Lead Finisher
About Boxco
Boxco Studio is a small cabinetry company in Greenfield, MA making high quality modern plywood cabinetry. We believe in using the best materials intelligently and simply, and our cabinetry is modern, stunning, well-built and durable. Please visit our website (www.boxco.studio) to read more about our product and process.
As a company we strive to create a fun and rewarding work environment. We are a small team that is dedicated to our craft, and to learning and growing together, and are excited to find team members who are interested in helping us innovate, expand, and perfect our products.
We use Osmo wood-wax color finishes and Osmo Polyx-Oil for our clear finish. All of our finishes are applied by hand similar to a stain finish. We create our custom colors in house by mixing together the Osmo primary colors with with and black. Candidates for this role should have a strong attention to fine detail and a good eye for color. A background in painting or fine arts is very helpful.
Job Description
As the Boxco Studio lead finisher, you are responsible for the research, development, and execution of all finished products and materials. As a member of the shop team, you will work with the shop manager, designers, engineering, and cabinetmakers to complete projects. However, your role and responsibilities are unique and specific to finishing. Your role/tasks will include the following:
- Review project shop drawings and assembly sheets at the beginning of each new project
- Assess and look for potential issues with finishing
- Review project timeline with the shop manager and shop supervisor and set finishing timeline accordingly
- Sort and inventory all parts that require finishing (including laminate panels and doors that only need edge finishing, but not including prefinished case and drawer box parts)
- Identify parts that need to be recut due to damage or aesthetic defects
- Identify parts (such as filler returns and kick plates) that need to be cut on the table saw, create a part list and assign tasks to team members
- Perform face sanding, edge sanding, and chamfering of finished parts as needed or delegate to assistant finishers
- Perform finishing and handling/drying of finished parts
- Mix color finishes for each project and test to ensure consistency with samples
- Manage color finish database and finishing/color mixing knowledge bank
- Create new colors as requested by designers and custom colors for clients
- Train other shop team members in finishing techniques as requested/needed
- Oversee finishing being performed by other team members and ensure consistency
- Manage inventory of all finishing supplies and expendables
- Manage sample inventory and create new samples as needed
- Prepare sample boxes and sample request for shipment as requested by studio team
- Attend daily shop team meetings Monday-Thursday at 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM
- Clean the shop daily: put away all tools and store finishes, sweep floors and clean surfaces, and take out trash and break down recycling as needed
- Track your own time using Workforce
Qualifications
- GED, high school diploma or equivalent preferred
- 2+ years’ experience in woodshop preferred
- Ability to safely operate basic woodworking machinery
- Mechanical ability, manual dexterity and the ability to pay attention to detail
- Good interpersonal skills enabling coordination with job managers and coworkers
- Able to work independently if necessary and to identify and solve problems
- Demonstrate maturity and a humble approach to tackling new skills
- Able to work safely and consciously with regard to yourself and fellow workers
Working Conditions
This is a manual labor position in a woodshop, and the ability to focus and to follow directions is critical. You must be able to maintain a standing position for prolonged periods of time. You must be able to lift 50+ lbs.
Compensation, Hours, Performance Review
Hourly Rate: $25-26.75/hour, pay commensurate with experience.
Work Schedule: 36 hrs/week, Monday-Thursday 8:00 AM - 4:30 PM with at least a 30 minute lunch break (32 hours). Remaining hours at employee discretion during open shop hours. The shop is open from 7 AM to 5:30 PM Monday-Friday. All shop team members must attend shop team meetings at 8:00 AM and 1:00 PM M-Th.
Benefits include: 6 paid sick days, 3 weeks paid vacation, 1 week unpaid time-off, paid holidays (see Boxco Employee Handbook for more information) and a matching 401K for employees who have been with us for longer than 6 months. (Note: 1 day = 8 hours.)
You will have quarterly check-ins and annual performance reviews with your manager.
Please send your resume to apply.