Furniture Construction/Builder $20 Starting Pay 1st Shift

La-Z-Boy•Neosho, MO

About The Position

This is a physically demanding, fast-paced position that involves independently or collaboratively hand-building quality upholstered furniture. Employees need drive, urgency, and self-motivation to meet daily production goals. The role may involve working in upholstery, frame, cushion process, final assembly, or packaging, and employees may perform any position within their cell as needed. The position requires basic computer use, coordination for routine repetitive tasks, and use of hand and power tools and production equipment. Work includes assembling furniture components to specifications, applying upholstery materials and cushioning, completing final assembly, and packaging finished units. Employees follow relevant notes and specifications, validate unit covers against tickets, coordinate workflow, scan completed units, and move units as needed. The job requires standing for up to 10 hours per day on hard surfaces, frequent bending, twisting, and reaching, and the ability to push, pull, and lift at least 50 pounds. Employees must be skilled in gripping, pulling, and tugging. The schedule is listed as 40 hours per week, with $20 starting pay and first shift.

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 on hard surfaces with frequent bending, twisting, and reaching.
Ability to push, pull, and lift at least 50 pounds.
Skilled use of hands for gripping, pulling, and tugging.
Comfort using power tools, framing tools, and staple guns.

Responsibilities

Work in a team atmosphere.
Perform any position within the cell as needed.
Use Kan Ban containers properly.
Upholster furniture by knocking down sharp frame corners; stapling materials; using a hammer to insert tack strips and panels; retracting improper staples; and using additional air tools as needed.
Assemble furniture components according to upholstery notes and specifications.
Build frames by stapling materials, applying glue or wax according to specifications, using additional air tools, and cleaning up with a glue scraper.
Validate each unit cover against its ticket in each batch and coordinate workflow in the cell.
Insert stuffing materials into cover components and use machines to seal and quilt.
Assemble components into completed units, oil mechanisms as required by specifications, and scan tickets to show units are complete.
Package finished units using staple guns, air tools, banding and upender equipment, and tape guns; apply tickets in the proper location.
Move units to alternate locations as needed.