Custom Millwork Fabricator
Date posted: October 14, 2025
Pay: CA$26.00 - CA$32.00 per hour
Job description:
Custom Millwork Fabricator
General Position Information:
Reports to: Shop Foreman
Type : Full time
Hours: Typically 7:30 – 4:30, Monday – Friday (40–45 hour weeks)
Compensation: Hourly. $26-$32 DOE, paid overtime
Benefits: Extended health benefits, Dental care, Paid time off
Who We Are: Boreal Woodwork is a Winnipeg based, multi-disciplinary woodworking company with divisions in stair building, finish carpentry and millwork + cabinetry. Our focus is to provide our clients, from concept to completion, with products that are built to stand the test of time - beautiful in design, unique in style, and meant to last for generations. We believe in the power of collective knowledge and through sharing of that knowledge that all of our team can gain the tools they need to find success.
Who we are looking for: Custom Fabricator to produce the custom details within our millwork and cabinetry shop. This individual should be experienced working in the field of cabinetmaking and be comfortable collaborating with others on larger projects or working on their own. Preference will be given to someone who has an understanding of the full scope of the work from creating a cut list to final installation.
Job Description: Work in our shop to take projects from a shop drawing to a finished piece of millwork. Types of projects include custom cabinetry and built-ins, paneling, beams and one off furniture pieces. We also provide support to our finish carpentry division, sometimes jumping mid day to produce trim pieces, panels or whatever our field staff need.
Key Responsibilities
Benefits:
Work Location: In person
Email [email protected] to send your resume
Date posted: October 14, 2025
Pay: CA$26.00 - CA$32.00 per hour
Job description:
Custom Millwork Fabricator
General Position Information:
Reports to: Shop Foreman
Type : Full time
Hours: Typically 7:30 – 4:30, Monday – Friday (40–45 hour weeks)
Compensation: Hourly. $26-$32 DOE, paid overtime
Benefits: Extended health benefits, Dental care, Paid time off
Who We Are: Boreal Woodwork is a Winnipeg based, multi-disciplinary woodworking company with divisions in stair building, finish carpentry and millwork + cabinetry. Our focus is to provide our clients, from concept to completion, with products that are built to stand the test of time - beautiful in design, unique in style, and meant to last for generations. We believe in the power of collective knowledge and through sharing of that knowledge that all of our team can gain the tools they need to find success.
Who we are looking for: Custom Fabricator to produce the custom details within our millwork and cabinetry shop. This individual should be experienced working in the field of cabinetmaking and be comfortable collaborating with others on larger projects or working on their own. Preference will be given to someone who has an understanding of the full scope of the work from creating a cut list to final installation.
Job Description: Work in our shop to take projects from a shop drawing to a finished piece of millwork. Types of projects include custom cabinetry and built-ins, paneling, beams and one off furniture pieces. We also provide support to our finish carpentry division, sometimes jumping mid day to produce trim pieces, panels or whatever our field staff need.
Key Responsibilities
- Read and interpret shop drawings, communicate with shop foreman, project manager and production engineer to ensure initial intent is met
- Work in an efficient and timely manner, balancing quality and project deadlines
- Uphold company mission and vision,
- Create accurate material takeoffs and cut lists from shop drawings, if necessary
- Pull from take-off materials for best yield, considering grain matching when called for
- Fabricate complex cabinets and components, verify cabinets are built to specification, prep for finish
- Layout and install door and drawer hardware (pocketing door systems, concealed hinges, etc)
- Design, fabricate and maintain jigs as is necessary to complete the projects
- Glue-ups for assemblies, veneers and solid wood bent laminations. Experience with vacuum bag, jigs and contact adhesives
- Hardwood components, fabricate mouldings, build door and drawers
- Ensure a safe, clean, and productive work environment for you and others
- Perform minor machinery maintenance and other shop upkeep
- Master the use of shop machinery
- Experience working in high end production environment
- Physical abilities include manual dexterity, good eye-hand coordination, physical fitness and the ability to lift and carry heavy objects such as cabinets, doors, panels, beams and other materials
- Ability to solve mathematical problems quickly and accurately
- Effectively manage time, able and willing to work diligently and efficiently – able to self-manage time and tasks, complete work quickly, but accurately to meet deadline
- Thorough understanding of wood products and the operation and installation of cabinet hardware
- Knowledge of woodworking joinery techniques
- Ability to read and interpret shop drawings
- Experience using panel saws, table saws, routers, planers, jointers, edge banders, pneumatic presses, clamps and hand tools safely
- Works well Independently and as a teammate within the company
- Desire to continuously learn and grow - willing to try new techniques and building methods and help refine shop processes
- 5 years of experience cabinetry and millwork production
- Reliable transportation to get to work daily
Benefits:
- Company events
- Dental care
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
Work Location: In person
Email [email protected] to send your resume
