Job Description:Industrial Plastics & Paints is hiring a Plastic Fabricator to cut, drill, bend, and polish various plastic parts from sheet at our Kelowna store's shop.
The ideal candidate has great communication skills, experience with woodworking and hand tools such a cabinet making, carpentry, or fine woodworking, and is looking to learn and train in professional plastic and acrylic fabrication techniques.
Our most successful employees enjoy problem solving and are makers themselves with personal experience using the type of products we stock and sell.
We are eager to help you learn and train on the specifics of our products, if you are able to think quickly on your feet and are flexible to a wide range of retail job demands.
To be successful in this role, you will need to:

• Enjoy working with the public
• Genuinely care about providing our customers with technical assistance in selecting the best product solution.
• Have a professional, direct, and courteous style
• Take initiative and work well as part of a team
• Work safely at all times with shop equipment.
• Be respectful, direct, and make decisions in the best interest of the customer.

Capabilities:

• Sit-Down Forklift certification required (Must be Current)
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs unassisted.
• Safely operate woodwork hand tools, table saw, router, drill press, and similar equipment.
• Ask detailed application questions from customers to provide technical guidance and advice about product solutions for their project needs.
• Read and interpret blueprints and drawings.
• Create detailed hand sketches with dimensions from customers' verbal instructions.
• Package, Box, Label, and Ship products for customer order fulfillment.
• Interact with Shipping and Freight companies to receive and send warehouse shipments once produced.

Essential Skills:

• Outgoing Positive Attitude
• Oral Communication in English
• Basic Math
• Computer Literacy
• Problem Solving
• Able to be task efficient and organized
• Work with personal accountability and self-motivation

We are looking for team members who are excellent communicators, care about the customer experience, and are passionate about making things with professional-grade products used to achieve professional results.
Train & Learn on the following areas:

• Operation of hand fabrication tools for use in shaping and bending plastics.
• Identify and work with Industrial Plastics.
• Polish, Bend, and shape clear acrylic for use in retail displays, decorative features, and commercial products.
• Ability to work with and collaborate with our team and our customers.

About Industrial Plastics & Paints:Industrial Plastics & Paints is Your Project Store for Plastics, Paints, Resins, & Composite Materials for Makers, Manufacturers, Artists, Educators, and the Professional Trades.
We have a proud history, with over 70 years of providing industrial plastics to our customers in Canada. The foundation of our company is our people; Our people care about the customers' experience and are passionate about making things with professional-grade products used to achieve professional results. As a company, we pride ourselves on our strong partnerships with our vendors, leaders in their markets, and innovative solutions. Industrial Plastics & Paints is a growth-focused company that was acquired by new owners in Q3 2022 and is eager to use our skills and experience to grow.
We are looking for people who want to grow their careers and their professional responsibility with us. If you are the type of person who loves making things, is fascinated by technical products and loves to share your experience, then you might be a good fit to join our amazing team.
OUR LOCATIONS: We operate from the following locations in Western Canada.
Corporate Stores: Kelowna, Victoria, Richmond, Mission.
About Industrial Plastics & Paints:

Industrial Plastics & Paints are experts in supplying Plastics, Paints, Resins & Composite Materials for Makers, Manufacturers, Artists, Educators and the Professional Trades. We have a proud history, with over 70 years providing industrial plastics to our customers in Canada. The foundation of our company is our people; Our people care about the customers' experience and are passionate about making things with professional-grade products used to achieve professional results. As a company, we pride ourselves on our strong partnerships with our vendors, leaders in their markets innovating solutions. Industrial Plastics & Paints is a growth-focused company, that has been acquired by new owners in Q3 2022, and is eager to use our skill and experience to grow. We are looking for people who want to grow their careers and their professional responsibility with us. If you are the type of person who loves making things, is fascinated by technical products and loves to share your experience then you might be a good fit to join our amazing team. OUR LOCATIONS: We operate from the following locations in Western Canada. Corporate Stores: Kelowna, Victoria, Richmond, Mission. Franchise Partners: Nanaimo, Courtenay, Calgary