Touch-up Person – Furniture Finishing in Calgary

Work setting

• Residential/client’s home

Responsibilities

Tasks

• Make minor adjustments and repairs to furniture
• Prepare, sand and trim wooden furniture and fixture parts
• Record information on products inspected
• Set up and operate finishing machines or finish furniture by hand
• Read blueprints and drawings
• Stain or finish wood to specified colour
• Apply toners, highlights, glazes or shaders to obtain desired finish
• Apply lacquer or other sealers
• Install hardware on furniture and fixtures
• Decorate wood surfaces
• Inspect furniture and fixture subassemblies and finished products for conformance to quality standards
• Clean, polish and wax furniture
• Smooth gouges with wood filler and sand wood

Experience and specialization

Type of materials

• Wood

Equipment and machinery experience

• Automated spray painting
• Grinding machine
• Power tools

Area of work experience

• Finished products

Additional information

Security and safety

• Driving record check (abstract)

Transportation/travel information

• Valid driver’s licence

Work conditions and physical capabilities

• Manual dexterity
• Attention to detail
• Hand-eye co-ordination
• Sitting
• Combination of sitting, standing, walking
• Standing for extended periods
• Bending, crouching, kneeling
• Ability to distinguish between colours
• Fast-paced environment

Weight handling

• Up to 23 kg (50 lbs)

Own tools/equipment

• Steel-toed safety boots

Personal suitability

• Excellent oral communication
• Flexibility
• Organized
• Reliability
• Team player

Benefits

Health benefits

• Dental plan
• Health care plan
• Vision care benefits

Financial benefits

• Life insurance

Long term benefits

• Long-term care insurance