Pattern Maker
About The Position
Steinway & Sons is seeking a Pattern Maker to work in the Pattern Shop at its Astoria, Queens factory. The role supports in-house fabrication of jigs, fixtures, and other specialty woodworking items as needed. The Pattern Maker updates, redesigns, and maintains production patterns, fixtures, and gauges, and builds them to simplify production methods and improve safety. The role also supports limited-edition, custom-order, and art-case pianos, including fabricating small work and lower-work components as required. The position may involve modifying and assembling cases for customer orders and art-case pianos, building prototypes for proposed new designs and special piano orders, and custom veneering, including material selection, layout, and lamination. The Pattern Maker may also perform rework on production parts and cases.
Requirements
- At least three years of woodworking experience, with a high degree of cabinet-making knowledge and craftsmanship.
- Ability to read blueprints and drawings and use the information to fabricate indicated parts and assemblies.
- Good general knowledge of mathematics and geometry.
- Ability to safely and effectively use a wide range of manual and power woodworking tools, including chisels, saws, planers, jointers, routers, and drills, including setup and blade/tool changes.
- Ability to hand-sharpen chisels, drill bits, and other woodworking tools as required.
- Good mechanical skills and dexterity.
- Ability to follow verbal and written instructions and complete processes in the specified manner.
Responsibilities
- Support in-house fabrication of jigs, fixtures, and other specialty woodworking items as needed.
- Update, redesign, and maintain patterns, fixtures, and gauges used in production.
- Build patterns, fixtures, and gauges to simplify and improve production methods and safety.
- Provide support for limited-edition, custom-order, and art-case pianos.
- Fabricate small work and lower-work components for custom orders and art-case pianos as required.
- Make case modifications and perform case assembly for customer orders and art-case pianos.
- Build prototypes for contemplated new designs, limited editions, custom orders, and art cases.
- Perform custom veneering, including material selection, layout, and lamination.
- Occasionally rework production parts and cases.
Benefits
- Benefits are part of a package through United Furniture Workers, Local 81102.
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What This Job Offers
Job Type
Full-time
Education Level
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