Buffer

Job Summary

The Buffer is a full-time position in a fast-paced industrial manufacturing environment. Uses hand tools or hand-held power tools, a variety of metal, wood, stone, clay, plastic, or glass objects.

Essential Functions

Main duties

• Grind, lap, sand, clean, or polish objects or parts to correct defects or to prepare surfaces for further finishing, using hand tools and power tools
• Remove defects such as orange peel and other finishing imperfections
• Move controls to adjust, start or stop equipment during grinding and polishing processes
• Select files or other abrasives, according to materials, sizes and shapes of work pieces, amount of stock to be removed, finishes specified, and steps in finishing processes
• Remove completed work pieces from equipment or work tables, using hand tools, and place work pieces in containers
• Load and adjust work pieces onto equipment or work tables, using hand tools

Other duties

• Employee can be asked to perform other duties that are reasonable within the area of expertise

Required Skills/Abilities

Skills and Competencies

• Must have a steady hand with the ability to correctly work with surfaces.
• Must be able to operate power tools for installation of hardware.
• Proven finishing skills – in a production or shop environment.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to provide feedback to fellow workers.
• Organization Skills 
• Attention to Detail

Knowledge

• Knowledge of finishing processes in a manufacturing or shop environment. In addition, knowledge of electric hand tools, including their designs, uses, repair and maintenance.
• General knowledge of guitar construction required

Education and Experience

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 2 years’ relevant guitar playing experience required
• Previous experience should center on daily production requirements, whether determined by a supervisor or by the speed of the assembly line
• Prior finishing experience of a wood product
• Mandatory overtime required on an as needed basis.

Travel Requirements

• No travel required

Physical Demands

• Basic physical stances and actions (sitting, standing, walking)
• Physical requirements include the ability to stand for 8-10 hours per day and lift up to 50 lbs