Laser Engraver

Ace Hardware Corporation; Town of Texas, Northern (WI, KY); Hybrid; USD 32,000 - 42,000; Full time

Job summary

Ace Hardware Corporation seeks a Laser Engraver to produce accurate, personalized items and provide excellent customer service in-store.

You will consult with customers, prepare artwork, set up engraving equipment, ensure quality, and maintain an organized production area, contributing to a helpful, local-store experience.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail, spelling, measurement, and visual alignment.
• Comfort using computers, graphics software, and production equipment.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 40 pounds.
• Experience with laser engraving, graphic design, sign production, or personalized products preferred.

Responsibilities

• Consult with customers to confirm product, wording, artwork, placement, size, finish, price, and completion date.
• Create and adjust engraving layouts using approved design software, templates, fonts, and customer-supplied files.
• Set up and safely operate laser engraving equipment according to manufacturer and store procedures.
• Select appropriate settings for approved materials and perform test runs when needed before production.
• Inspect finished products for spelling, alignment, finish quality, and adherence to the approved proof.
• Maintain accurate work orders, customer approvals, production status, and completed-order records.
• Clean and maintain the engraver, ventilation system, tools, fixtures, and production workspace.
• Monitor engraving supplies and blank-product inventory and communicate replenishment needs.
• Assist customers on the sales floor and support other store operations when engraving demand allows.

Skills

Attention to detail

Customer service

Computer skills

Physical stamina

Laser engraving experience

Graphic design

Sign production

Typography & layout

Tools

Design software

Job description

Position Summary

The Laser Engraver produces accurate, attractive personalized products while delivering helpful customer service. This role consults with customers, prepares artwork and layouts, safely operates engraving equipment, inspects completed work, and maintains an organized production area within the Ace Hardware store.

Essential Responsibilities

• Consult with customers to confirm product, wording, artwork, placement, size, finish, price, and completion date.
• Create and adjust engraving layouts using approved design software, templates, fonts, and customer-supplied files.
• Set up and safely operate laser engraving equipment according to manufacturer and store procedures.
• Select appropriate settings for approved materials and perform test runs when needed before production.
• Inspect finished products for spelling, alignment, clarity, finish quality, and adherence to the approved proof.
• Maintain accurate work orders, customer approvals, production status, and completed-order records.
• Clean and maintain the engraver, ventilation system, tools, fixtures, and production workspace.
• Monitor engraving supplies and blank-product inventory and communicate replenishment needs.
• Assist customers on the sales floor and support other store operations when engraving demand allows.

Qualifications

• Strong attention to detail, spelling, measurement, and visual alignment.
• Comfort using computers, graphics software, and production equipment.
• Excellent customer service and communication skills.
• Ability to stand for extended periods and lift up to 40 pounds.
• Experience with laser engraving, graphic design, sign production, or personalized products preferred.

Knowledge & Skills

• Laser equipment operation
• Basic graphic design
• Typography and layout
• Order accuracy
• Quality control
• Customer consultation
• Equipment maintenance

Performance Expectations

• Accurate, high-quality personalized products.
• Orders completed by the promised time.
• Documented customer approval before production.
• Safe, clean, and reliable engraving operations.
• Exceptional customer satisfaction and repeat business.

Ace Hardware Promise

The Laser Engraver exemplifies Ace Hardware's commitment to being 'The Helpful Place' by turning customer ideas into accurate, high-quality personalized products with attentive, dependable service.

Company Introduction

We are your local hardware store and we are a part of your community. Ace Hardware has over 5,000 stores around the world with the majority of those stores independently owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. These hard working men and women are part of the fabric of your community. They are small business owners who are local and loyal...just like it ought to be. While others have become large and impersonal, at Ace, we've remained small and very personal. That's why we say a visit to Ace, is like a visit to your neighbor.