Furniture Repair Technician

Description

Join Homemakers, a trusted company with 52 years of serving customers and a growing business. If you enjoy working with your hands and take pride in quality work, consider our Furniture Repair Technician opportunity.

Why Apply?

• Paid, on-the-job training with our experienced repair technicians
• Work independently and build valuable repair and restoration skills
• Competitive pay at $23/hour
• Help deliver great customer experiences by restoring furniture to like-new condition

What You'll Do

• Repair and restore furniture, upholstery, and bedding
• Complete in-home inspections and repairs
• Use hand and power tools to rebuild, refinish, and replace parts
• Deliver quality workmanship with attention to detail

Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday | Pay: $23/hour

 Benefits

• Medical, dental, vision, FSA, and voluntary benefits
• Company-paid life insurance for you and your dependents, plus short-term disability
• 120 hours of PTO and 8 hours of volunteer time off per year
• Employee pricing for you and your immediate family after 6 months

Job Summary:

Repairs, touches up, replaces parts and rebuilds all furniture products including but not limited to case goods, upholstery and bedding. Repairs all furniture merchandise to a sellable condition. Generally, works with smaller repairs. This includes repairing tops, mixing custom stains for color matching, stripping and finishing, building or rebuilding a product, using larger/more complex power tools.

Key Responsibilities:

• On the job training by Homemakers internal furniture repair technicians

• Insurable and able to drive a company vehicle

• Ability to work independently in customers’ homes completing repairs/inspections/replacing parts

• Evaluate each piece of furniture to determine the type of wood and/or upholstery repairs, parts, and materials needed to complete the job

• Upholstery Repairs: Remove and install upholstery panels, springs, frame repairs, leather repairs, mechanisms, minor electrical and hand sewing

• Case Goods: Burn-ins, refinishing, joinery and match colors and simulate wood grains

• Report all safety issues to Supervisor and document as needed

• Complete all required documentation of repaired product and movement of product

• Provides feedback to management regarding efficiencies, safety, productivity, etc.

• Properly handle the product while moving it from one location to another

• Aware of what needs to be accomplished for the day and assist others in the department as needed

• Follow all operational and safety procedures 

• Other responsibilities as needed or assigned

Qualifications:

• Analytical skills

• Ability to work well in a team environment or independently

• Able to work in a fast-paced environment with high customer contact

• Ability to work long hours as business needs

• Working knowledge of operating heavy machinery and operating hand tools

• Excellent customer service skills

• Ability to work under pressure

• Strong attention to detail and excellent time management and organizational skills

• Effective communicator with strong follow up skills

• Valid Drivers License

• Passing a drug test and background check

Physical & Environmental Expectations:

• Stand and walk for extended periods.

• Lift, push, pull, and maneuver products and equipment weighing up to 150 lbs.

• Repetitive bending, lifting, and arm movements.

• Operate forklifts and work at varying heights.

• Work indoors and outdoors in warehouse conditions including noise, dust, and temperature changes.

• Operating power tools and saws

• Driving a company vehicle within a 300 mile radius