furniture decorator - furniture finishing and refinishing
Furnishr
Fredericksburg, VA, USA · Surrey, BC, Canada
Posted on May 8, 2026
- Education: Secondary (high) school graduation certificate
- Experience: Experience an asset
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Tasks
- Make minor adjustments and repairs to furniture
- Prepare, sand and trim wooden furniture and fixture parts
- Record information on products inspected
- Set up and operate finishing machines or finish furniture by hand
- Assemble wooden or metal furniture and fixture parts to form subassemblies and complete articles
- Read blueprints and drawings
- Stain or finish wood to specified colour
- Apply toners, highlights, glazes or shaders to obtain desired finish
- Reinforce assembled furniture and fixtures with dowels or other supports
- Apply lacquer or other sealers
- Install hardware on furniture and fixtures
- Decorate wood surfaces
- Inspect furniture and fixture subassemblies and finished products for conformance to quality standards
- Clean, polish and wax furniture
- Mark defective parts or products for repair
- Sand metal furniture to prepare for finish and spray with paint or other materials
- Strip old finish from wood surface
- Smooth gouges with wood filler and sand wood
- Make minor repairs to furniture
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Work conditions and physical capabilities
- Repetitive tasks
- Physically demanding
- Combination of sitting, standing, walking
- Bending, crouching, kneeling
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Personal suitability
- Excellent oral communication
- Organized
- Team player
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Green job
- Involves duties and responsibilities that lead to positive environmental outcomes
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Health benefits
- Dental plan
- Health care plan
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Financial benefits
- Life insurance
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Other benefits
- Other benefits
- Work Term: Permanent
- Work Language: English
- Hours: 30 to 35 hours per week