Furniture Assembler

Work site environment

• Odours
• Dusty

Work setting

• Retail or wholesale furniture store
• Furniture repair shop

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Prepare, sand and trim wooden furniture and fixture parts
• Record information on products inspected
• Set up and operate finishing machines or finish furniture by hand
• Assemble wooden or metal furniture and fixture parts to form subassemblies and complete articles
• Read blueprints and drawings
• Stain or finish wood to specified colour
• Apply toners, highlights, glazes or shaders to obtain desired finish
• Reinforce assembled furniture and fixtures with dowels or other supports
• Apply lacquer or other sealers
• Install hardware on furniture and fixtures
• Decorate wood surfaces
• Inspect furniture and fixture subassemblies and finished products for conformance to quality standards
• Clean, polish and wax furniture
• Mark defective parts or products for repair
• Make minor adjustments and repairs
• Sand metal furniture to prepare for finish and spray with paint or other materials
• Strip old finish from wood surface
• Smooth gouges with wood filler and sand wood
• Make minor repairs to furniture

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

• Metal
• Plastic
• Rotin/rattan
• Wood

Additional information

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Repetitive tasks
• Handling heavy loads
• Physically demanding
• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Fast-paced environment

Weight handling

• Up to 9 kg (20 lbs)
• Up to 13.5 kg (30 lbs)
• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)
• Up to 45 kg (100 lbs)
• More than 45 kg (100 lbs)

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player