Job Description
Job Overview:
Join our team and be part of the final step in creating products our customers love. If you enjoy hands-on work and take pride in getting the details right, this is a great opportunity to grow in a team-driven environment.
What We Offer
- Competitive health, dental, and vision plans
- 401(k) plan with match after 12 months
- Employee Assistance Program and chaplain services to support mental and emotional well-being
- Paid time away from work – sick, vacation, holidays, and parental time
- Generous employee product purchase discount
Who We Are
Gabriella White is home to our family of brands – Gabby and Summer Classics. We are growing in all areas of the business and are proud to be family-owned and operated since 1987. Together, we furnish life's best moments, from the everyday to the exceptional. We are united by our vision as well as our collective spirit, and our culture is shaped by our core values: Dedication – Enthusiasm – Synergy – Integrity – Goal-Oriented – Nimble, or simply put, DESIGN.
As a premier innovator, manufacturer, and retailer of luxury furniture and accessories, our brands are loved by designers and design-minded consumers for creating timeless outdoor living and transitional, eclectic furniture and accessories for every part of the home. We’re always looking for talented people to join our team and grow together.
What You Do
- Move frames in and out of the production line and to adjoining departments.
- Fill and smooth cracks or depressions, remove marks and imperfections, and repair broken parts using plastic or wood putty, glue, nails, and/or screws.
- Remove accessories prior to finishing, and mask areas that should not be exposed to finishing processes or substances.
- Smooth, shape, and touch-up surfaces to prepare them for finishing, using sandpaper, pumice stones, steel wool, chisels, sanders, or grinders.
- Remove old finishes and damaged or deteriorated parts using hand tools, stripping tools, sandpaper, steel wool, abrasives, solvents, and/or dip baths, and wash surfaces to prepare them for finish application.
- Select appropriate finishing ingredients such as paint, stain, lacquer, shellac, or varnish, depending on factors such as wood hardness and surface type.
- Distress surfaces with woodworking tools or abrasives before staining to create an antique appearance, or rub surfaces to bring out highlights and shadings.
- Disassemble items to prepare them for finishing, using hand tools.
- Make finish wood samples and handles for sales and marketing.
- Apply finishes to furniture frames.
How Your Success is Measured
- Quality accuracy – percentage of products meeting quality standards with minimal defects or rework
- First-pass yield – items completed correctly the first time without needing corrections
- Production output – ability to meet daily or weekly finishing volume targets
- Defect identification – timely and accurate identification and reporting of quality issues
- Rework reduction – decrease in recurring finishing or quality issues over time
- On-time completion – finishing tasks completed within expected production timelines
- Attention to detail – consistency in appearance, cleanliness, and final product presentation
- Team support and flexibility – willingness to assist across production areas to keep workflow moving
- Safety compliance – adherence to all safety standards and procedures with no incidents
What You Bring
- High school diploma or equivalent required.
- Some furniture and/or upholstery manufacturing experience preferred.
- One year of finishing experience preferred.
- Good written and verbal communication skills.
- Basic math skills.
- Ability to follow direction and work as part of a team in a fast-paced environment.
- Ability to use a hand truck or dolly.
- Good attendance and demonstrated work ethic required.
Safety
All employees are expected to always act in a safe manner and ensure that those around them and do not put themselves or others at risk. Safety is everyone’s responsibility. At all times working, safely is a condition of employment.
Physical Demands
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an
employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable
accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential
functions.
