1st Shift Fortress Prep

Assist in preparing doors for the spray booth, which will be sold to customers while adhering to and understanding safety policies and regulations.

• Perform all job operations in a safe manner in accordance with company safety policies.
• Inspect doors for defects prior to spraying
• Paint tops of doors
• Apply brackets to doors
• Disassemble glass in doors to prepare for spraying.
• Keep prep areas clean and safe

• Read work tickets of items to be finished.
• Coordinate necessary materials for prepping or spraying the specified product line.
• Assist in set up of machinery using work tickets and trade skills for specified product line.                                                             
• Feed spray machine with wood products to be sprayed.
• Catch material as it feeds through the machine process.
• Maintain machine and clean pumps, spray heads, paint supply buckets and other machine parts.
• Help maintain spray booth area in and around Finishing Department.
• Store new inventory per FIFO process.
• Wrap finished product for customer deliveries.
• Tally and complete orders in the computer system. 
• When needed licensed / trained employees will operate a forklift in a safe manner.
• Assist other APD Architectural Wood Shop departments in putting away inventory, 5S projects or other projects as directed by your shop supervisor.

• Mission Statement – lives up to the company mission, values and strategic goals. “Provides exceptional products and services to every customer, every time.
• Always promote a positive image of our company and our employees.
• Continuous Improvement- gets involved on teams or individually to make and implement suggestions.  Uses reliable methods to improve the efficiency of his/ her job method or the department to make small improvements to our business every day.
• Maintain work areas to 5s standards. (Sort, Set, Shine, Standardize, Sustain & Safety)

• Must be at least 18 years of age
• High School diploma or general education degree (GED)
• Ability to read, write, speak and comprehend the English language
• Wood species knowledge.
• Wood working machine and process knowledge.
• Ability to use measuring devices such as a tape measure and transfer them to a production piece within 1/32”
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions; deal with problems involving a few concrete variables and standardized situations
• Must be able to work overtime when needed and some Saturdays to satisfy production schedule demands
• Knowledge of general safety guidelines in carpentry or construction field
• Experience working in a team environment
• Ability to work in a spray booth environment

• Spray Machine
• Flat Sander
• Table Saws
• Cross Cut Saws
• Band Saws
• Miter Box Saws
• Sanders
• Drills & Boring
• Hand Held Drills & Screw Guns  
• Clamps
• Nail Gun & Staples
• Bag Sealer
• Pallet Jack

• Must take and pass post-offer screening drug test, physical and consent to a background check
• Standing/Walking: 8 hours repetitive on feet on concrete floor
• Stooping/Reaching/Bending: continuous to gather items and fabricate
• Overhead Lift: up to 40 lbs. without assistance and up to 75 lbs. w/ assistance.
• Lift/Grasp: with dominant hands and fingers up to 75 lbs. without assistance and up to 150 lbs. with assistance holding woodworking or steel components in fabrication
• Carry/Grasp: with dominant hands and fingers up to 50 lbs. without assistance and up to 100 lbs. with assistance
• Push/Pull: with dominant hands rolling carts of interior door products up to 500 lbs. without assistance and up to 750lbs. with assistance
• Vision: must see near and far sighted
• Hearing: must hear machinery sounds

• Shop warehouse building
• Must be able to work in varied temperature hot or cold depending on the weather and how it effects the shop temperature
• Extended work day (overtime) as needed, including Saturdays

• Steel Toe or Composite Toe Work Boots with unworn treads
• Tape Measure
• Lunch box or lunch tote to bring lunch
• No hooded sweatshirts with strings
• Eye Protection