Ring's End, Inc. of Milford, CT is hiring a full-time Carfsman to safely produce high quality millwork in a wood shop environment, for both custom and stock inventory. This person will set up, operate and tend to various woodworking machines and equipment. The incumbent will handle lumber and other raw materials and turn it into a finished product for our customers using a variety of techniques. Have you been looking for a great company to work for? Are you looking for a job where you can work independently? Are you eager to get on the road? If so, please read on!

We offer this full-time Craftsman/Woodworker position a competitive wage. Our employees enjoy comprehensive benefits including, traditional and Roth 401K, 3% 401K safe harbor company contribution, various medical insurance plans, FSA & DCA, employee discounts on our products and materials, life/accidental death & dismemberment insurance, long & short-term disability, paid holidays, paid time off (PTO), employee assistance program, and a legal counseling program. If this driving opportunity sounds right for you, apply today!

ABOUT RING'S END INC

We are a Connecticut-based lumber and building materials retailer serving Connecticut, South County, Rhode Island, and Westchester County, New York. We are a third-generation, family-run company with a rich history dating back to 1902. Guided by a tradition of service and a commitment to innovation, we are dedicated to becoming the premier resource in the building material industry for builders and remodelers, painting contractors, architects, and homeowners.

Our growth and success are due to our team of professionals. We employ the best team in the industry, ensuring we maintain a diverse and evolving work environment that values cooperation and teamwork. We look for innovation and continuous improvement in everything we do. We're looking for more to join us!

A DAY IN THE LIFE OF A CRAFTSMAN

A Craftsman makes products from lumber and synthetic materials. Many of these products are one off pieces to fit the use on a particular jobsite to the architects specs. You would be responsible for prepping material for the CNC operators, assembling materials after they are run on the CNC as well as general woodworking skills.

The Craftsman should be able to set up, operate, and tend all woodworking machines, such as saws, milling machines, drill presses, sanders, and wood fastening machines. Operators should be able to use equipment to cut and shape wooden parts, and to verify dimensions, using a template, caliper, and tape rule. Must have working knowledge of adhesives ie wood glue, contact cement, and various other adhesives.

Responsibilities:

• Start machines, adjust controls, and make trial cuts to ensure that machinery is operating properly.
• Determine product specifications and materials, work methods, and machine setup requirements, according to blueprints, oral or written instructions, drawings, or work orders.
• Feed stock through feed mechanisms or conveyors into planing, shaping, boring, mortising, or sanding machines to produce desired components.
• Adjust machine tables or cutting devices and set controls on machines to produce specified cuts or operations.
• Monitor operation of machines and make adjustments to correct problems and ensure conformance to specifications.
• Select knives, saws, blades, cutter heads, cams, bits, or belts, according to workpiece, machine functions, and product specifications.
• Examine finished workpieces for smoothness, shape, angle, depth-of-cut, and conformity to specifications, and verify dimensions, visually and using hands, rules, calipers, templates, or gauges.
• Install and adjust blades, cutterheads, boring-bits, or sanding-belts, using hand tools and rules.
• Inspect and mark completed workpieces and package them for safe shipment to next destination whether it be a jobsite or a store.
• Push or hold workpieces against, under, or through cutting, boring or shaping mechanisms.
• Inspect pulleys, drive belts, guards, and fences on machines to ensure that machines will operate safely
• Remove and replace worn parts, bits, belts, sandpaper, and shaping tools.
• Clean and maintain products, machines, and work areas.
• Attach and adjust guides, stops, clamps, chucks, and feed mechanisms, using hand tools.
• Have a working knowledge of gluing pieces of wood together or pressing and affix wood veneer to wood surfaces.
• Set up, operate, and tend woodworking machines such as power planers, sanders, lathes, jointers, and routers that cut and shape components from lumber, plywood, and other wood products.

Personal Qualifications:

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  Accurate - Ability to perform work accurately and thoroughly.
• Communication, Oral - Ability to communicate effectively with others using the spoken word.
• Communication, Written - Ability to communicate in writing clearly and concisely.
• Creative - Ability to think in such a way as to produce a new concept or idea.
• Detail Oriented - Ability to pay attention to the minute details of a project or task.
• Judgment - The ability to formulate a sound decision using the available information.
• Project Management - Ability to organize and direct a project to completion.
• Reliability - The trait of being dependable and trustworthy.

READY TO JOIN OUR TEAM?

If this sounds like the ideal full-time opportunity for you, please fill out our initial 3-minute mobile-friendly application. We look forward to meeting you!