Grinder

Grand Rapids Chair Company; Michigan; On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a family-owned business that values work-life balance and offers competitive salaries. This role involves crafting high-quality, Michigan-made furniture, with responsibilities including assembly, sanding, and upholstery. The company fosters a culture of transparency and employee focus, providing a supportive environment for personal and professional growth. Enjoy benefits like paid vacation, tuition reimbursement, and the ability to listen to music while you work. If you're ready to contribute to a team that values your input and celebrates success, this opportunity is for you.

Benefits

Tuition Reimbursement

Paid Volunteer Hours

Paid Vacation

Paid Sick Leave

Flexible Hours

Music while working

Qualifications

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs.
• 6 months experience in a manufacturing environment preferred.

Responsibilities

• Assemble chair parts according to work orders.
• Perform quality checks and inspections on products.
• Use hand and power tools for manufacturing processes.

Skills

Assembly

Grinding

Sanding

Upholstery

Material Handling

Quality Checks

Education

High School Diploma/GED

Tools

Hand Tools

Power Tools

Job description

Are you looking for a company that values work-life balance, offers benefits like tuition reimbursement and paid volunteer hours, and fosters a transparent, employee-focused culture? You've come to the right place.

Pull up a chair. You're in good company.

At Grand Rapids Chair, we craft furniture that fosters connection and creativity in the spaces where people gather. As a family-owned business, we've built our process around the customer-delivering high-quality, Michigan-made furniture with friendly service and fast lead times.

Our commitment to excellence is driven by our values. We believe every employee plays a role in shaping the future of GRC, and together, we push boundaries, take ownership, and celebrate our collective success together.

We Encourage You to 'Go Be Awesome!'

At GRC, know life extends beyond work. That's why we offer competitive salaries, great benefits, and opportunities for learning and professional growth. We're proud to be named one of Grand Rapids' Best and Brightest Companies to Work For - because just like our customers, we want our employees to sit happy, too.

• Starting pay is$19-$20/hour depending on experience+PAY INCREASE after 90 Days! Paid Weekly.
  
• Hours vary each week buttypically areMonday-Friday from 5AM –3:30 PM(five 10-hourdays).
  • Must be able to work additionalmandatory OVERTIME on Saturdays(8 hours occasionally on Saturday)
  • Must be able to workvarying hours of40-58 hours per week. *You find out every Thursday if you scheduled to work that Saturday &what your upcoming M-F hours will be.
    
• 2weeks of Paid Vacation +10 paid Holidays+1 week of paid Sick Leave after 90 days.
  
• Able to listen to your own music while at work!

Under direct supervision, this position performs any of a variety of functions including Assembly, Grinding, Sanding and Simple Upholstery with the goal of manufacturing a quality part according to Work Order specifications while meeting quality and production standards. Specific duties vary depending on assigned department. This position flexes in relation to the production demand.

Unracks the chair line and inspects chairs for flaws.

Assembles chair parts according to work orders (i.e. attaching wood or upholstered seats and backs, adding feet to the chair).

Packs each order accurately and on time according to work order specifications.

Using hand and/or power tools, grinds, sands, cleans, and/or polishes chair frames to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for finishing operation.

Using chisels, scrapers and/or hand-held grinders, trims, scrapes or deburrs parts.

Sands all parts and wood chairs for daily work orders.

Cuts wood parts to pattern as specified in work orders.

Attaches upholstery to chair seats or backs using staples.

Glues foam to wooden seats.

Cuts vinyl to specification on work order.

Assists with material handling of assemblies and finished goods.

Performs quality checks according to quality standards.

Position Requirements

• High School Diploma/GED or equivalent preferred, but not required.
• Preferred but not required, at least 6 months experience working in a manufacturing environment; or equivalent combination of education and experience
• Functional working knowledge of general hand tools such as D8 sanders, routers, belt sanders, drills, staple guns, glue guns and others.
• Must be able to repeatedly lift up to 50 lbs.
• Must be 18 years or older.

Shift First

Full-Time/Part-Time Full-Time

EOE Statement We are an equal employment opportunity employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, gender, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status or any other characteristic protected by law.

Category Manufacturing

This position is currently accepting applications.

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