Millwork Bench Carpenter

💡 Craft Your Legacy: Lead with Skill and Precision as a Millwork Bench Carpenter at Concepts in Millwork!

We are currently prioritizing candidates with advanced millwork experience and skills. Compensation will be determined based on qualifications, with the highest rates in the range typically reserved for those with more advanced experience.

Are you a skilled craftsman with a passion for precision and high-quality workmanship? We’re seeking an experienced Millwork Bench Carpenter to help create custom millwork pieces that meet our exacting standards. In this role, you'll focus on crafting detailed components, ensuring each project is completed with care and accuracy. Join our family-oriented company and be part of a team that values craftsmanship, integrity, and attention to detail.

At Concepts in Millwork, our team lives by six core values: Commitment, Respect, Integrity, Service Excellence, Positivity, and Innovation. These values are at the heart of everything we do—from the shop floor to the front office.

If these principles resonate with you, you may have just found a home with Concepts in Millwork. Join a team where your contributions matter and your values align with a company committed to transforming lives and interior spaces.

Millwork experience is required. 

Position Summary: Qualified candidates must have experience with high-end custom millwork and have an innate passion for their work product. Millworkers are required to know how to build countertops and build casework - both are vital to the fabrication of reception units and diewalls.   

💼 What You’ll Be Doing

• Have a full understanding of shop drawings and ability to read blueprints; know how to relate the elevations, plan views, and detail (section cut) views together in order to complete a project requirements and accurately read a tape measure.
• Sand solid woods and veneers using pneumatic sanders as well as hand sanding.
• Verify drawing and part dimensions before assembling projects.
• Able to create jigs for many different applications, including routing reveals, arcs, radiuses, wall plates, wood profiles, etc.
• Identify different species of wood (solids and veneers).
• Fabricate solid surface material (i.e. Corian).
• Apply plastic laminate to flat and radius vertical surfaces without causing bubbles and making sure that the joints are tight.
• Capable of leading a team through the processes of fabricating diewalls, wall panel systems, standing and running trim projects, display cases, nurse stations, reception desks, etc.
• Have your own tools or ability to obtain tools as indicated on the tool list (see page 2).

• Have a strong ability to solve problems regarding machining mistakes, unclear shop drawings, etc. in order to complete projects in a timely manner.

• Ability to handle multiple tasks in a deadline orientated environment.
• Maintain work area, organized and orderly, ensuring compliance with the company's safety and health regulations.

• Previous knowledge and experience in Millwork/Casework.
• Possess a positive and professional attitude with the ability to support our Core Values
• You communicate clearly and confidently, whether it’s with clients or teammates
• You’re energized by collaboration and bring positivity to every interaction

Job Details

• 💰 Salary: $22 - $35 an hour, commensurate upon experience.
• Job Type: Full Time. Shift, Mon- Fri, 6:00am - 2:30am.(Overtime required as needed)
• Application Window is ongoing for this position. 

🎁 Why You’ll Love Working with Us

• 🏥 Comprehensive Benefits Package (some benefits require a brief waiting period):
  • 100% employer-paid base medical coverage for employees
  • Employer-sponsored life insurance for employees & dependents
  • Voluntary life, accident, and dental insurance
  • FSA, PTO, paid holidays, and 401k
• 🎉 Employee-Centric Perks: Team lunches, fun events, and recognition programs that celebrate YOU.

• 📚 Growth-Focused Culture: Opportunities to lead, learn, and grow in a supportive environment

• Family Atmosphere: We collaborate, celebrate wins, and support each other every day.

⚙️ Physical Demands & Work Environment

• This job description is not designed to cover or contain a comprehensive listing of activities, duties or responsibilities that are required of the employee for this job.  Other duties, responsibilities and activities may change or be assigned at any time with or without notice based upon business needs.

Physical demands and work environment:  The physical demands and work environment characteristics described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Physical demands:
  • Lifting - Employee may be required to lift weights up to 50 pounds. In the event a load weighs more than 50 pounds, team members are required to seek assistance from another team member before lifting and use proper lifting techniques
  • Push/Pulling – Push material of various sizes and weights
  • Stand/Walking – Must be able to stand approximately 100% of the work shift at a designated workstation
  • Reaching - reach up to heights of 60 inches to position and retrieve needed materials
• Work Environment: While performing the duties of this job, the employee is exposed to moving machinery in a temperature-controlled environment and includes exposure to contaminants (mainly dust).  Noise level:  moderate to high (appropriate PPE is provided to all employees). 

Required Tool List: 
Candidates must have or be able to obtain the following tools, in order to perform the essential functions of the position. 
 

Required Tool List 16 oz. hammer
Dead blow hammers - 3 lb. & 21 oz.
16' Stanley tape measure
Metric tape measure
Wood chisel set - 1/4",1/2",3/4",1" with tip guards
Corner chisel - spring loaded tap style
Set of four screwdrivers - standard & phillips
Combination square
Framing square
Sliding T-bevel
Retractable utility knife (no fixed blade)
Stanley 6" block plane
Pliers - 6"
Side cutters - 6"
Adjustable wrench - 8"
7/16" wrench
Nailsets (set of three)
Putty knife
Scratch awl
Handsaw - fine point (10 or 20)
Dovetail saw
Cab't/Wood Scraper & Burnisher
6" steel rule - SAE & metric
Glue scraper
Caulk gun for 10-1/2 oz. tubes
Pry bar Wood rasp
Drill bits 1/16",3/32",7/64",11/64",3/16",1/4"
Centering Bit set 1/16" thru 1/4"
Set of high speed bore bits (1/4" thru 1-1/2")
Set of two counter sink bits

📩 Apply Today
We’re excited to meet you and welcome you to a team where your expertise will help shape the future of our company. Apply today and let’s build something extraordinary—together.

☎️ Contact Us:
If you need accommodation to assist with the application process, please contact Human Resources at 719-570-7353 ext. 129 or email [email protected].

Concepts in Millwork is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability, status as a protected veteran, age 40 and over, marital status, or any other status protected by applicable state or local law. This policy applies to all employees, including managers, supervisors, co­workers, and non-employees such as customers, clients, vendors, consultants, etc.