Cabinet & Door Materials Receiver: Precision & Ownership

Experienced Door Shop Machine Operator (Tacoma, WA) Pay: $22.00 – 26.00 Per Hour The Receiver is a receiving position responsible for accurately receiving, inspecting, documenting, labeling, staging, and system-processing cabinet, casework, millwork, hardware, lumber, and door-related material in a fast-paced production environment. This role is heavily tied to the cabinet side of the business, where material accuracy directly impacts production flow, machine efficiency, finish quality, job completion, and customer commitments. Cabinet material is often high-volume, finish-sensitive, color-specific, size-specific, and project-specific. A missed finish, wrong slide length, incorrect pull, damaged laminate, mislabeled melamine sheet, or missing component can stop production just as quickly as a missing door or jamb. While cabinet material is the primary focus of this role, door material remains highly relevant to the overall business. The receiver must be able to identify, receive, protect, stage, and communicate on door-related material when it flows through the facility. Even if the volume is lower than cabinet material at this location, doors remain a major business segment and must be handled with the same ownership, accuracy, and visibility. This role requires strong judgment, fast but precise work, cross-department communication, and full ownership of material from the moment it hits the dock until it is received, labeled, located, staged, transferred, or clearly handed off. This position requires grit, urgency, precision, communication, and accountability . ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES Cabinet & Casework Material Receiving The Receiver must be able to receive and verify a broad range of cabinet and casework materials, including but not limited to: Laminates Plywood MDF Particle board Hardwood lumber Softwood lumber Drawer boxes Drawer fronts End panels Toe kicks Cleats Shelving Edge banding Drawer slides Pulls Knobs Brackets Fasteners Screws Shelf pins Mounting plates Specialty hardware Miscellaneous job-specific components The expectation is not just to unload these items, but to confirm that the material received matches what was ordered, what is needed, and what production is expecting. Precision Verification of Cabinet Components Cabinet material requires detailed verification because many items may look similar but are not interchangeable. The Receiver 3 must carefully verify: Descriptions Quantities Lengths Widths Thicknesses Laminate pattern Core type Edge profile Slide type Pull size Pull finish Hardware counts Left/right orientation when applicable Project or sales order reference Packaging condition Small receiving mistakes can create large production problems. A wrong color, wrong thickness, missing hinge plate, incorrect slide length, or damaged laminate can cause rework, machine downtime, schedule delays, and customer-facing issues. The Receiver must understand that laminates, melamine, plywood, MDF, and other sheet goods require careful handling and immediate protection. Responsibilities include: Verifying sheet count, thickness, finish, color, and size. Checking that laminate patterns, colors, and manufacturer information match the purchase order or vendor paperwork. Confirming melamine color and surface condition before material is put away. Inspecting sheets for chips, cracks, warping, water exposure, broken corners, scratches, delamination, or forklift damage. Ensuring sheet goods are stacked safely and correctly. Protecting material from rain, moisture, dirt, overspray, impact, and poor handling. Making sure material is labeled and located correctly in the system. Communicating quickly when sheet goods are damaged, questionable, short, or urgently needed. Sheet goods are a major production driver. If they are wrong, damaged, hidden, or unreceived, the cabinet shop can lose production time quickly. Drawer Slides, Pulls, Hinges & Cabinet Hardware Cabinet hardware requires high accuracy because many components are small, similar-looking, job-specific, and easy to miscount or misidentify. The Receiver must verify and control: Slide types Side mount versus undermount Mounting plates Pull length Pull finish Knob style Bracket type Fastener type Hardware kits Accessory packs Vendor-labeled cartons Project-specific hardware groupings Hardware must be received, labeled, and staged in a way that prevents mixing, loss, or confusion. The receiver must use good judgment when hardware arrives loose, bulk-packed, mislabeled, or without clear project identification. The goal is simple: production should not have to stop, dig, guess, or rebuild a receiving decision after the material has already left the dock. Lumber & Millwork Material The Receiver may receive various lumber, moulding, and millwork-related materials that support cabinet and general production needs. Responsibilities include: Verifying species, grade, dimensions, lengths, quantities, profiles, and finish condition. Inspecting for bowing, twisting, checking, splitting, moisture damage, broken bundles, and visible defects. Keeping lumber organized, protected, and clearly identified. Separating questionable material before it is buried into stock. Communicating when lumber does not match vendor documentation or production expectations. Lumber and millwork material can be difficult to correct after the fact once it is mixed into inventory. The receiver must catch problems at the dock whenever possible. Door Material Awareness & Business Relevance Although this position is more cabinet-focused, the Receiver 3 must still be capable of receiving and protecting door-related material because doors remain a major part of the company’s business. Door material may include: Fire-rated doors Non-rated doors Jambs Frames Casing Moulding Thresholds Sweeps Cylinders Closers Weatherstrip Door hardware and accessories The receiver is not expected to be a door production expert, but they must understand enough to prevent avoidable receiving failures. This includes verifying: Quantity Size Handing Swing Finish Texture Rating when applicable Profile Job reference Physical condition Door material may represent a smaller portion of the receiving volume at this location, but it can carry major production, project, and customer impact. A wrong door, missing jamb, incorrect hardware box, or damaged frame can delay shipping, installation, or project completion. Door material must not be treated as secondary or less important simply because cabinet material is the larger daily focus. Cross-Department Communication The Receiver must work with multiple departments and keep material status visible at all times. This includes communication with: Purchasing Cabinet production Inventory control Shipping Project management Scheduling Leadership Other branches or transfer teams when applicable The Receiver 3 must clearly communicate: What arrived What is short What is damaged What is incorrect What is received What is staged What is on hold What is ready for production What is ready for transfer What still needs resolution No department should have to guess whether material arrived, where it went, or whether it is usable. The receiver owns visibility from dock to location. Judgment, Decision-Making & Ownership The Receiver is expected to make good decisions in real time. This role must be able to decide when to: Receive material fully. Partially receive material. Hold material for review. Reject or quarantine damaged material. Request second-party verification. Stage urgent material directly for production. Keep material together by project. Separate questionable material from stock. Communicate risk before it becomes a production issue. This position requires efficiency, but not reckless speed. The Receiver 3 must move quickly while still protecting accuracy, safety, inventory integrity, and production flow. Ownership means the receiver does not leave material unidentified, unlabeled, unlocated, documented, or unexplained. Inclement Weather & Material Protection The Receiver must be able to work in warehouse, dock, yard, and outdoor receiving conditions, including rain, cold, heat, wind, and other normal operating weather conditions. This is especially important because many cabinet and door materials are vulnerable to weather exposure. The receiver must: Protect laminate, melamine, sheet goods, lumber, hardware, and doors from rain and water damage. Avoid leaving material exposed on the dock or yard. Move product quickly but safely during poor weather. Use covered staging when needed. Communicate immediately when material arrives wet, damaged, or exposed. Understand that weather damage can create production failures, finish issues, warranty risk, and customer-facing problems. System Accuracy & 100% Visibility The Receiver must maintain accurate receiving records and system visibility. Responsibilities include: Completing receiving transactions correctly. Applying labels, barcodes, and project identification. Assigning correct storage locations. Updating material status. Keeping physical material and system information aligned. Ensuring material can be found quickly after it leaves the dock. The standard is 100% visibility. Material should never disappear into the building without a clear system trail, physical location, and communication path. SKILLS AND ABILITIES Strong warehouse, receiving, inventory, or production-support experience. Experience with cabinet, casework, millwork, hardware, lumber, or door material preferred. Ability to work in a fast-paced environment with high attention to detail. Ability to verify similar-looking materials accurately. Ability to read purchase orders, packing slips, vendor labels, acknowledgments, and system information. Basic ERP, inventory, barcode, or warehouse management system experience. Forklift experience preferred or ability to become certified. Ability to work with multiple departments. Ability to make good decisions without constant supervision. Ability to balance urgency, accuracy, safety, and material protection. Ability to work indoors, outdoors, on docks, and in inclement weather. Must demonstrate grit, ownership, reliability, accountability, and follow-through . qualification requirements The requirements listed above are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. 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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Ability to stand, walk, bend, lift, push, pull, and carry throughout the shift. Ability to handle heavy, awkward, long, fragile, oversized, or finish-sensitive material. Ability to work around forklifts, trucks, trailers, docks, racking, pallets, carts, and active production traffic. Ability to work in warehouse, dock, yard, and changing weather conditions. Ability to safely lift material according to company guidelines and ask for assistance when needed. Success Measures A successful Receiver will consistently: Receive cabinet, casework, lumber, hardware, and door material accurately. Protect finish-sensitive and moisture-sensitive material. Catch wrong, short, damaged, or questionable material before it reaches production. Maintain clean system and physical location accuracy. Keep departments informed without being chased. Make good decisions under pressure. Move fast without creating hidden problems. Maintain 100% visibility of material status. Prevent production downtime caused by receiving errors. Keep receiving areas clean, safe, and organized. Show grit, ownership, urgency, and accountability daily. Summery Statement The Receiver is a critical control point for cabinet production and the broader business. This position must understand the complexity of cabinet components while still respecting the importance of door-related material within the company. The role requires fast, precise receiving; strong material protection; good judgment; constant communication; and full ownership of visibility from dock receipt to final location. Safety equipment The Safety Program and all established safety rules must be followed, and equipment must be used where required. This will include safety glasses, safety shoes, and hearing protection (when needed) while on the production floor. Health insurance Vision insurance 401(k) Employee assistance program Flexible spending account Life insurance Paid time off #J-18808-Ljbffr Frontier Door & Cabinet, LLC