Cabinetry Shop Foreman

Are you an expert in fine cabinetry? Do you love to work with employees to help them become better? Platt Builders is an award-winning residential renovation and custom cabinetry company based in Ayer, MA. We work with clients all throughout MetroWest/Middlesex County. This supervisory role is responsible for the day-to-day operations of our high-end cabinetry production as well as the general operation of the shop as an integral part of the overall company. You will plan the schedule, order the material, and oversee the production of cabinetry in a timely and on-budget manner, collaborate with the Project Managers and Lead Carpenters for installation of cabinetry, and manage the shop team while creating a safe, fun, and highly productive team environment. This role is a key part of the entire company.

We need you to build cabinetry alongside your team while running the shop profitably, be a great people manager, and organize the team so that it keeps its main focus: building beautiful cabinetry and millwork of exceptional and enduring quality.

Prime Directives:

1. Create a safe, positive, highly productive environment with a team atmosphere

2. Focus on building beautiful cabinetry & millwork with excellent quality – achieving that “wow” factor with clients, architects, and designers

3. Be a great people manager: understand people, learn their strengths, teach, assign tasks with an eye towards efficiency and personal growth of your team.

4. Organize the shop work so that the team has productive work that is well defined

Qualifications:

· This role is primarily about people, managing, communicating, motivating – we are looking for someone who has experience and skills as a people manager,

· The Shop Foreman must be a gifted cabinetmaker – someone who has great hand skills and the mental gifts to go along with them. You don’t have to be better at everything than anyone else here but you do have to have a love of the craft and great skills.

· Experience with teaching & training is a plus

· Ability to communicate electronically, maintain and track information; ability to work in CAD and other programs or learn as needed.

· In-depth working knowledge of cabinetry construction, finishing, and installation; including materials, construction techniques, tools, equipment, and best practices of the cabinetry making trade

· Experience reading plans, cut sheets, parts lists, and diagrams

· Experience with and knowledge of wood species and wood movement

· Experience with finishes, dyes, stains, and coatings is a plus

· Ability to perform cabinetry & finishing work to Platt standards

· Excellent problem-solving skills

· Ability and willingness to work extended hours as needed – hopefully this is a rarity

· Must dress and act professionally.

· Ability to perform physically demanding work as required, including the ability to lift 100 pounds.

· Good understanding of professional cabinet shop machinery, the ability to do simple maintenance tasks, and the management of third-party machinery technicians

Duties and Responsibilities:

· Safety

­ Maintaining our clean, organized, and safe working environment

­ Support our culture of safety

­ Responsible for repairs and maintenance to keep all tools/equipment functional and safe

­ Responsible for safety training and adoption by all of your direct reports

· Personnel Management

­ Help maintain our culture of constant personal and professional improvement

­ Assist with recruiting, interviewing, and onboarding of new hires

­ Assist with management and training of Platt Cabinetry personnel

­ Responsible for performance reviews of all shop craftsmen

· Planning & Scheduling

­ Responsible for maintaining the Platt Cabinetry production schedule

­ Work with Director of Cabinetry to forecast production availability

­ Work with Shop Drafters & Director of Cabinetry to design and engineer projects

­ Assist with estimating as needed

· Ordering

­ Build and maintain relationships with vendors to strengthen Platt Cabinetry’s ability to source materials, get vendor support and warranties, and receive preferred pricing

­ Manage ordering and inventory as needed to maintain efficient workflow

· Production

­ Responsible for project production (on-time and on-budget completion)

­ Responsible for daily labor assignments

­ Responsible for coordination with Field- PM’s, LC’s, Site Support- for on time delivery

­ Work in production as needed to execute projects on time, on budget, and to quality standard

· Construction Methods

­ Work with Platt Cabinetry personnel, Shop Drafter, and Director of Cabinetry to maintain an intense drive for constant improvement and efficiency

­ Maintaining Platt standard processes; adopted & executed by all

­ Address questions or concerns during production to maintain efficient workflow

· Quality Control

­ Responsible for maintaining Platt quality standards

­ Drive conversations around continuous improvement and evolution from “what we learned” on each project

· Growth

­ Work with Director of Cabinetry on future planning & investment planning

­ Be where “the rubber meets the road” for driving constant improvement- our people, our process, our clients’ happiness with their new cabinetry

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $80,000.00 - $90,000.00 per year

Benefits:

Schedule:

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Monday to Friday

Experience:

Work Location: In person