Furniture Builder - Production Team Member

La-Z-Boy•Dayton, TN

About The Position

La-Z-Boy is hiring a Furniture Builder for its production team. This physically demanding, fast-paced role involves independently or collaboratively hand-building quality upholstered furniture and meeting daily production goals. Team members may perform different positions within a production cell, including upholstery, frame work, cushion processing, final assembly, and packaging. The role requires use of hand and power tools and production equipment, along with standing for long periods and frequently bending, twisting, reaching, pushing, pulling, and lifting at least 50 pounds. The schedule is an AM shift from 6:00 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., with 40 weekly hours and starting pay of $20 per hour.

Requirements

Equivalent combination of education and experience sufficient to perform the duties.
Basic reading and writing skills.
Completion of the in-house training curriculum.
Basic computer skills.
Strong coordination for routine, repetitive tasks.
Ability to stand for up to 10 hours per day, with frequent bending, twisting, and reaching.
Ability to push, pull, and lift a minimum of 50 pounds.
Skilled use of hands for gripping, pulling, and tugging.
Drive, urgency, and self-motivation to meet daily production goals.

Responsibilities

Work in a team atmosphere and perform any position within the production cell as needed.
Use Kan Ban containers properly.
Upholster furniture by smoothing sharp frame corners, stapling materials, inserting tack strips and panels, correcting improper staples, and assembling components to upholstery notes and specifications.
Use additional air tools as needed to assemble components.
Complete frame work using a frame gun, applying glue or wax to specifications, assembling components with air tools, and cleaning up with a glue scraper.
Validate each unit cover against its ticket, coordinate workflow in the cell, insert stuffing materials, and use machinery to seal and quilt.
Assemble components into completed units, apply required oil to mechanisms, and scan tickets to mark units complete.
Package units using staple guns and other air tools, banding and up-ending equipment, and tape guns; apply tickets in the correct location and move units as needed.