Lead Cabinetmaker
CNC Operation | Cabinet & Door Fabrication | Millwork | Installation | Build the Department
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Applications will be reviewed the week of Sept.14th-18th, with interviews starting Sept.21st. Only those applicants selected for an interview will be contacted.
Ever wanted to set up a cabinet shop the way you'd actually do it, instead of inheriting someone else's mess?
Can you take a project from sheet goods on the CNC through boxes, doors, and final install?
Are you looking for a team that's actually going somewhere, and wants you to go with them?
If that's you, keep reading.
Who We Are
At Elk Ridge Modular, we build high-end modular homes and cabins under one roof in Coldstream, BC — 16,000 sq ft of clean, organized shop with room to move and room to grow.
That means no weather delays, no mud, no chasing materials across a job site. Controlled conditions, consistent workflow, and the ability to actually dial in a process instead of fighting the same problems every day.
We're building multi-module, multi-storey projects headed for some of the coolest locations in BC. We're growing fast, the work keeps getting more interesting, and we're doing it with a team that gives a damn.
The Opportunity
Here's the part that makes this role different from every other cabinetmaking job you'll see posted.
We're bringing cabinetry in-house. Right now it's outsourced, and we're done with that. We want control over the quality, the timeline, and the finishing details that make our homes feel the way they should. We're investing in new equipment and building the department from the ground up.
We're looking for the person who's going to run it. You'll be here for the equipment install and commissioning, you'll have real input on shop layout and workflow, you'll set the standards and build the cabinet library, and then you'll run the whole operation from start to finish.
Most cabinetmakers spend their careers working inside a system someone else built. This is your chance to build it.
What We're About
Our Purpose
We exist to inspire trust and confidence by building exceptional homes and cultivating a world-class team. We're here to lead the industry forward with craftsmanship, innovation, and a commitment to being here for our clients — today and in the next decade.
Our Niche
We thrive on unique builds and challenging locations. Where other builders say no, we find a way. From design to delivery, we bring innovation and transparency to every stage.
Our Core Values
Bring The Energy
Move with purpose. Everything you do moves the team forward.
Innovate Relentlessly
Challenge the status quo. Find the better, smarter way.
Own Your Impact
We take responsibility for our work, our actions, and the outcomes they create.
Team Up For Growth
Commitment to personal and professional growth. We win as a team and lose as a team.
These aren't posters on a wall. They're how we hire, how we run our meetings, and how we decide who moves up.
Who We're Looking For
We're looking for a Lead Cabinetmaker to own our cabinetry and millwork from sheet goods through final installation.
This is a hands-on role with department ownership attached. You'll be running the CNC, cutting and assembling boxes and doors, and installing into the modules. And you'll also be the person deciding how it all gets done. As the department grows, you'll be the one training and leading the people who join it.
But the trade skill is only half of it. We can teach process and systems, and we'll invest in your development. What we're looking for is someone with the right attitude who wants to grow with us.
Here's who does well here:
You're honest, even when it costs you something. If you screw up, you say so. If something's wrong, you flag it early instead of hoping nobody notices. We'd rather hear about a problem at 9am than find it at 4pm.
You take pride in your work. Not because someone's watching, because you can't help it. You care what your work looks like with your name on it.
You want to get better. You're not looking for a place to coast for the next ten years. You want to learn, take on more, and be worth more a year from now than you are today.
You bring ideas, not just complaints. If you see a better way to do something, we want to hear it. In this role especially — you're building the department, so your ideas are the point.
You're easy to work alongside. You show up happy and eager. You take feedback without getting defensive, you help someone who's stuck, and you don't make the day harder for the people around you.
You show up. Consistently, on time, ready to go. It sounds basic. It isn't.
You have a sense of humour. We work hard and we go at it, but we like the people we work with.
If you know cabinets inside and out and you want to build something rather than just work in it, you'll be a great fit here.
What This Role Is Accountable For
Professionally representing Elk Ridge Modular in all interactions with employees, clients, suppliers, and business partners.
Setting up the department
- Supporting the installation, setup, and commissioning of new CNC and cabinet shop equipment
- Providing input on shop layout, workflow, dust collection, material handling, and storage
- Building out our standard cabinet library, construction methods, and shop standards
- Developing jigs, fixtures, templates, and repeatable processes that make production faster without losing quality
- Helping build the documentation and training material a growing department will need
Running production
- Programming, operating, and maintaining the CNC router. Nesting, toolpaths, tooling, and sheet optimization
- Cutting, machining, and edgebanding all sheet goods
- Assembling cabinet boxes, drawers, and casework to a consistent standard
- Building and fitting doors and drawer fronts
- Installing hardware: hinges, slides, pulls, and specialty fittings
- Completing finishing on all cabinetry and millwork
- Completing custom millwork, built-ins, shelving, and specialty pieces as projects require
- Managing material takeoffs, inventory, and yield
- Maintaining quality control across everything leaving the cabinet shop
Installation and integration
- Installing cabinetry and millwork into modules in the shop
- Completing on-site cabinetry installation, adjustments, and deficiencies when required
- Coordinating with production, electrical, plumbing, and finishing teams so cabinetry integrates cleanly with the rest of the build
- Working with design and project management on selections, specifications, and what's actually buildable
Leadership and reporting
- Training, mentoring, and eventually leading additional cabinet shop team members
- Maintaining a clean, organized, and safe work area
- Submitting daily Work in Progress reports
- Communicating successes, challenges, upcoming requirements, and schedule concerns to Operations
- Providing feedback on sequencing, efficiency, costing, and process improvements
- Assisting with service and warranty work when required
- Looking after your weekly health, fitness, and mindfulness goals
- Any other duties requested by ERM Leadership
Experience & Traits Needed
- 5+ years of cabinetmaking, millwork, or finish carpentry experience
- Proven experience running a CNC router — programming, nesting, tooling, and troubleshooting
- Strong experience with cabinet construction, both frameless and face frame
- Experience building and fitting doors and drawer fronts
- Solid working knowledge of cabinet hardware — hinges, slides, and specialty fittings
- Experience with edgebanding and sheet goods machining
- Ability to read and interpret architectural drawings
- Experience installing cabinetry and millwork
- Ability to plan work several steps ahead and identify what will be required next
- Comfortable working independently and making sound decisions without constant direction
- High attention to detail and strong quality standards
- Clear, professional communication with team, suppliers, and occasionally clients
- Valid driver's licence and reliable transportation
Strongly Preferred
- Red Seal Cabinetmaker certification, or equivalent demonstrated experience
- Experience with cabinet design and CAD/CAM software (Cabinet Vision, Mozaik, Microvellum, AlphaCAM, Fusion, or similar)
- Previous experience leading a shop, department, or crew
- Experience setting up new equipment or building out a new production process
Additional Assets
Experience in any of the following would be a significant asset:
- Modular or prefabricated construction
- Interior finish carpentry, doors, and trim
- Closet systems, built-ins, and specialty storage
- Estimating and costing cabinetry
- Forklift or telehandler operation
Benefits
- Benefits package at 3 months
- 45-minute paid lunch
- Mostly indoor and well organized work environment
- Brand new equipment you'll help select, commission, and dial in
- Real ownership over how the department gets built and run
- Team events. Let's have some fun together getting off-grid for a few days, having a lunch to celebrate some wins, or going for a round of golf
- On-site parking
- Live & work where others vacation
Compensation
[$32–$42/hour]
- Job Type: Full-time, Permanent
If you're looking for a job where you build the same box over and over and never get a say in how it's done, this probably isn't it. If you want to walk into a clean shop with new equipment and build a cabinet operation from nothing, we should talk.
Training & Growth
This is a senior position with room to grow into a department lead as our volume increases. You'll receive:
- Training on our building systems and how cabinetry integrates into modular construction
- Manufacturer training on new equipment as it's commissioned
- Clear performance expectations
- Personal, professional, and technical development planning
- Opportunity for increased leadership responsibility as the department grows
Work Location: In person — Coldstream, BC
Pay: $32.00-$42.00 per hour
Expected hours: No less than 40.0 per week
Benefits:
- Company events
- Extended health care
- On-site parking
- Paid time off
Application question(s):
- What's something you're genuinely good at that would show up in this job?
- What's something you're not great at yet that would show up in this job?
- Tell us about the duties you were responsible for in your last or most relevant role.
- Tell us about a difficult situation recently where you were honest.
- Tell us about a time you fixed something that wasn't your job to fix.
- What makes you excited and motivated to come to work?
Work Location: In person
