WOOD FINISHING TECHNICIAN 

Do you love what you do and who you do it with? Do you feel appreciated and does your opinion matter?  Do you wish you could be part of a team that cares about your future and respects your work life balance? Are company purpose and values important to you?  If you answered yes to any of these questions, a career as a Wood Finishing Technician at PMV Custom Finishes is the move you've been looking for. 

We are an established wood finishing company that performs professional factory finishing of cabinetry, architectual millwork, furniture, siding, trim, and doors.  We operate Monday through Friday between 7am and 4:30pm.  We are looking for wood finishing technicians who enjoy working with their hands, and enjoy transforming surfaces from raw wood to beautiful and professionally finished pieces.  Our ideal wood finishing technician is able to stay focused on their task at hand along with being willing to learn new and different skills in the professional wood finishing trade.

We care about each other, our customers and our community. We seek to make a difference by what we do and how we do it. We are doing wood finishing in a fresh and new way where hard work is rewarded and attention to detail encouraged. We show appreciation to our team through excellent pay, benefits, and opportunities for advancement.

Daily work activities include sanding and repairing various wood items requiring a paint, stain, or clear finish.   Working alongside a skilled and motivated team of wood finishing experts.  Our team works at a fast pace with our goal of completing work safely, on budget, and with exceptional quality.

IMPORTANT EMPLOYEE CHARACTER TRAITS:

• TEAM PLAYER
• STRONG WORK ETHIC
• SELF MOTIVATED
• ABLE TO WORK UNSUPERVISED
• TRUSTWORTHY AND HONEST
• PROBLEM SOLVER

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Review daily schedule with direct supervisor
• Fill out daily report on work completed
• Read and understand work orders
• Inspect items for defects/damage and correct prior to applying finishes
• Comply with chemical and waste storage and disposal regulations and best practices
• Understand and implement standard operating procedures for the following:
  1. Preparation of items for painting through sanding and small repairs
  2. Preparation of items for staining through sanding and small repairs
  3. Buff sanding between coats of finish
  4. Masking items as needed for protection from stain or paint
• Recognize and name the various components used in cabinets
  1. Doors, Drawer Fronts, Rails, Stiles, Panels, Etc.
• Recognize and name the various trim components
  1. Crown, base, casing, plinth blocks, aprons, sills, headers, etc.
• Recognize and name various wood species
  1. Oak, Hickory, Maple, Birch, Beech, Walnut, Mahogany, etc.
• Mix products with appropriate catalysts
• Mix stains with colorants using a scale and formula on spreadsheet
• Hand apply stains to various wood items
• Operate and properly maintain the following equipment:
  1. Air assisted airless sprayer (Kremlin and Graco)
  2. Airless sprayers (Titan and Graco)
  3. Gravity feed HVLP and LVLP Spray Guns 
  4. Pressure Pot Sprayer
  5. DA Sanders
  6. Power Drills
• Set up, operate, and clean lineal line sprayer for priming, painting, staining, and clear finishing
• Provide verbal updates as needed to direct supervisor
• Safely operate DA Sanders, Nail Guns, and Power Drills 

COMPENSATION:            $ 30,000 – 40,000 / YEAR (Hourly Pay)

 HOURS:                 7:00 AM – 4PM MONDAY-THURSDAY

7:00 AM – 1PM FRIDAY

 BENEFITS:

• Paid Time Off – 5 days
• 6 Paid Holidays
• Health Insurance
• HRA (Health Reimbursement Account of $ 1000)
• Quarterly Profit Share Program
• Simple IRA 3% Company Match