CNC Operator
Visa sponsorship
Manufacturing · Wellington, New Zealand · Full-Time · $30/hr · Visa: Employer sponsored
Wellington has a cabinet and furniture maker that needs a CNC Operator with joinery or cabinetmaking roots who wants to specialise. Output is plywood kitchens, cabinetry and furniture, with old-school joinery sitting beside CNC production and Lean manufacturing.
Where you learned your trade, overseas or here, is less important than genuine ability and a good attitude. Visa sponsorship may be considered for eligible overseas applicants.
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Key Responsibilities
- Run CNC machines to produce cabinets and furniture
- Machine components and prepare them to spec
- Assemble and finish cabinets and furniture
- Inspect finished pieces for quality and accuracy
- Identify production issues and help work out practical fixes
- Keep workmanship consistent at every stage of production
- Help with installations when needed
- Keep the shop floor clean, orderly and running well
- Work to the shop's production, safety and quality procedures using Lean manufacturing and 3S principles, and hunt for ways to simplify processes and reduce waste
- Own the work you are given and complete it properly as a member of the production team
- Deepen what you know about CNC and production systems through training and continuous improvement
Requirements & Eligibility
- A practical foundation in joinery, cabinetmaking, CNC machining or furniture manufacturing
- Careful, precise work of a high quality
- Reliable and steady
- Practical and good at problem-solving
- Fine with limited supervision
- Eager to learn new equipment, processes and systems
- Accountable for your own results, open to feedback and keen to grow in your career
- Experience with HOMAG, WoodWOP, IMOS or other CNC systems is advantageous
- Trade experience gained overseas is welcome, and New Zealand experience is not mandatory
- Holds a current New Zealand manual driver's licence and can drive a long-wheelbase manual van
- Ready to do the Lean training that is required before a practical trial
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