Entry-Level Woodworker
About The Position
Learn the cabinet-making trade with paid on-the-job training in a custom millwork & cabinetry shop. This role offers the opportunity to apprentice with highly skilled cabinet makers building high-end, custom cabinetry for luxury homes. Develop real woodworking and cabinet-making skills with room to grow through cross-training opportunities in finishing, assembly, rough mill, and hardware installation. Join a long-standing custom cabinet shop with strong employee retention and steady, year-round projects. The work schedule is Monday-Thursday with four 10-hour shifts and optional overtime on Fridays, offering a better work-life balance. Join a team known for long tenure, family-friendly values, respect, collaboration, and having fun.
Requirements
- High school diploma required
- Interest in building a long-term career in woodworking
- Positive attitude
- Willingness to learn
- Motivated to develop new skills, take direction, and grow through hands-on, on-the-job training.
- Reliable: Shows up consistently, meets production expectations, and can be counted on to follow through.
- Detail-oriented: Pays attention to quality and takes pride in doing careful, accurate work.
- Team-oriented: Works well with others, maintains a positive attitude, and is willing to help where needed.
- Adaptable: Open to learning different tasks and helping in various production areas as skills develop.
- Comfortable standing, bending, kneeling, and lifting to 50 lbs. in an active, hands-on shop environment.
Responsibilities
- Learn the cabinetry trade through paid, on-the-job training.
- Start as an apprentice in the sanding department, working alongside experienced woodworkers.
- Sand cabinetry to prepare pieces for the finish department.
- Complete basic putty work, minor repairs, and taping as needed.
- Inspect your work and fix any defects before pieces move to the next stage.
- Use sanding tools and equipment safely and follow shop procedures.
- Help in other production areas as your skills grow and you cross-train.
- Keep your work area clean and return tools and equipment at the end of each shift.
Benefits
- $18.50-$22.00/h, depending on experience
- 4-day work week (Mon-Thursday 6:30 am-5 pm, Fridays are optional overtime)
- Health, dental, and vision insurance
- Simple 401(k) plan with a match
- Paid time off and paid holidays
- End-of-year profit-sharing bonus
- Paid, on-the-job training in a teaching shop environment
- Opportunities to learn, cross-train, and advance within the shop
- 90-day and annual performance reviews, with eligibility for pay increases
- Company apparel
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Career Level
Entry Level
Education Level
High school or GED
