CNC Operator /Craftsman
Trade · Petone, Wellington, New Zealand · Full-Time · $30/hr
Are you a joiner or cabinetmaker who loves precise work? A modern production workshop wants a CNC Joiner / Cabinetmaker. You can bring your current skills and keep developing as a specialist.
The workshop makes plywood kitchens, cabinetry and furniture. The team mixes traditional joinery with CNC production and Lean manufacturing systems.
For this employer, a strong trade career is not only about qualifications or how many years are on your CV. It is about being accurate, consistent and accountable, and doing quality work daily. The ideal person is hands-on, dependable, curious and wants to keep improving. Experience gained overseas is fine, as is experience from New Zealand, if you can prove real capability and a good work attitude.
Key Responsibilities
- Use CNC machines to make cabinetry and furniture
- Prepare parts and machine them accurately to the specifications
- Assemble cabinets and furniture and do the finishing work
- Check finished work for accuracy and quality, and keep the workmanship consistent at every step of production
- Find production problems and help fix them
- Help with installation jobs when required
- Keep the workshop clean, organised and efficient, and follow the set production, safety and quality procedures
- Use Lean manufacturing and 3S principles, and look for ways to improve processes and cut unnecessary waste
- Be a strong member of the production team, helping keep productivity and workmanship standards high
- Take responsibility for finishing your assigned work to the required standard
- Learn more about CNC equipment and production systems through training and continuous-improvement activities
Requirements & Eligibility
- Practical experience in joinery, cabinetmaking, CNC machining or furniture manufacturing
- Can show you produce accurate, high-quality work, with strong attention to detail
- Works in a reliable and consistent way
- Good practical skills and good at solving problems
- Can work with limited supervision
- Willing to learn new equipment, processes and systems
- A strong sense of responsibility and personal accountability, and a positive attitude to feedback and professional development
- HOMAG, WoodWOP, IMOS or other CNC experience is advantageous
- Trade experience from overseas is welcome, and New Zealand trade experience is not mandatory
- Current New Zealand manual driver's licence
- Able to drive a long-wheelbase manual van
- Willing to complete the required Lean training before a practical trial
- Eligible overseas applicants may be considered for visa sponsorship
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