Gregus Millwork Ltd. is seeking a uniquely capable Lead Finish Carpenter & Shop Innovation and programing Specialist for our shop located in the Municipality of South Huron. Operating as an active, hands-on tradesperson on the shop floor, the successful candidate will perform fine architectural woodworking and spray finishing while bridging practical craft with shop automation, programing and operational technology. Working directly with company leadership in Exeter Ontario, the candidate will use immediate practical shop-floor feedback to research, develop, and integrate custom software code, legacy CNC programming, and hardware connections to modernize millwork production and streamline shop administration and operations.

Duties:

Hands-On Shop Floor & Architectural Millwork Operations

- Perform measuring, cutting, shaping, assembling, hands-on custom fabrication, architectural joinery, and structural assembly using solid wood, manufactured wood panels, plastic laminates, and solid surface acrylic materials.
- Competently set up, calibrate, operate, and maintain primary shop machinery, including CNC routers, sliding table saws, edge-banders, shapers, edge sanders, wide-belt sanding equipment, dowel insertion machines, spray line machines, case clamps, and conventional clamping systems.
- Create, read, and interpret blueprints, drawings and sketches in Rhino 3D software.
- Execute precision hardware installations, custom panel joinery, and field installation of finished architectural millwork, wall and ceiling panel systems.
- Fit and install trim items and perform finish sanding preparation using pneumatic air tools and manual hand sanding techniques.
- Formulate custom color matches for stains, catalyzed conversion paints, and polyurethanes using dyes and paint tinters, applying sprayed finishing systems, glazes, and protective topcoats.
- May supervise apprentices and other workers.

Practical Trade-to-Innovation Integration & Shop Automation





- Connect hands-on production challenges directly to technological solutions by collaborating with business leadership to design and deploy custom shop-floor hub operating systems.
- Program, operate, and maintain vintage 1990–2000 Anderson CNC router machinery equipped with DOS-fronted Fanuc operating controls.
- Write, test, and maintain custom software code using VBA, Python, JavaScript, and Node-RED to automate data transfers between office design tools and shop floor equipment.
- Configure and deploy Raspberry Pi controllers directly into shop machinery for live production tracking, data capture, and system integration.
- Create from drawings, sketches and layout requirements, Rhino 3D shop drawings, CAD models, and Microsoft Excel operational templates.

Requirements

- Completion of secondary school is required.
- 1+ years of hands-on experience in a high-level architectural millwork shop floor environment.
- Demonstrated skill in applying practical architectural millwork knowledge to build shop-floor software tools, automate machinery, and optimize production workflows.
- Experience with DOS-fronted Fanuc CNC machinery.
- Ability to program using VBA, Python, JavaScript, Raspberry Pi controllers, Node-RED, and Rhino 3D
- Experience programming across multiple platforms to develop, integrate, and optimize systems across the business.
- Must have robust communication skills (written and verbal).
- Must have excellent time management skills and the ability to prioritize tasks.

Contact: Please send resumes to [email protected] include “Lead Finish

Carpenter, Shop Innovation Specialist and Programming Specialist” in the email subject

line.

AI Disclosure: We may use artificial intelligence tools to assist with scheduling

interviews and managing screening times. We do not use AI to evaluate applicants or

make decisions during the interview process. All candidate assessments and hiring

decisions are made by our recruitment and leadership teams.

Pay: $37.00-$37.50 per hour

Expected hours: 40.0 per week

Work Location: In person

📌 Lead Finish Carpenter, Shop Innovation and Programing Specialist (Exeter)
🏢 Gregus Millwork
📍 Exeter