Job Description

At Nebraska Furniture Mart (NFM), we’ve been hiring friends since 1937—people who share our passion for helping customers feel right at home. If you share our vision, we invite you to be one of us! People love working here! Named one of Furniture Today’s Best places to work, and here a few reasons why: A FUN, stable work environment, with no layoffs in our history. A safe place to work and shop, development opportunities leading you to the career of your dreams and a culture that encourages volunteering and serving our communities.

Pay Range: $18.77 - 22.80 hourly

Your Piece of the Puzzle
Join NFM’s fabrication team as a CNC Operator/Programmer and take ownership of the critical first stage in transforming raw stone into precision cut countertop components. You’ll program and run our dual table CNC Sawjet system, ensuring every slab is prepared with accuracy, consistency, and care.

Job Duties: A Day in the Life

• Monitor: Verify correct material selection, orientation, and quality before each cutting operation
• Manage: Read and interpret production drawings to create accurate CNC programs for individual cuts
• Plan: Determine cutting sequences and processes based on schedule, material, and production requirements
• Assist: Operate overhead cranes, forklifts, hand grinders, and related tools following all safety standards
• Collaborate: Load raw slabs, unload finished pieces, remove waste, and coordinate with shop teams to maintain safe, efficient workflow

Your work will directly impact our ability to help people create a lifestyle they love, for the people they love—because that’s what we love.

Qualifications: Can You Check These Boxes?

• High School Diploma or GED preferred
• 2 years’ experience in the operation of CNC machines preferred.
• 2 years’ experience in executing CNC machine programming using software such as AlphaCAM preferred.
• Maintenance experience preferred.
• Knowledge of inventory software such as Slabsmith, workflow software such as Moraware
• Knowledge of stone countertop materials (quartz/granite/marble)
• One year experience in countertop fabrication or related field
• Lift test required: ability to lift, push, pull required weights per established requirements for the department
• Computer skills and ability to navigate through MS Office applications (Outlook, Word, Excel, etc.)
• Ability to enter data quickly and accurately
• Pre-employment screening includes, but isn’t limited to, Respirator fit test, Chest X-Ray, and criminal background check

Benefits: What’s in It for You?

As a full-time member of our NFM Family, you will enjoy:

• Same day pay - access to your earned pay on-demand, when you need it the most
• Competitive pay - generous annual increases up to 7%
• Inclusive culture – Because everyone who works or shops at NFM should feel right at home
• Health, dental, vision, life Insurance, short and long term disability
• Paid holidays (upon hire) and paid time off (after 90 days)
• Staff discount on merchandise (Collectively, NFM staff have saved almost $2 million on purchases in the last 12 months)
• Virtual and in-person career development opportunities at all levels
• Paid community volunteer opportunities
• Tuition Reimbursement
• You’ll start saving for your retirement immediately in NFM’s 401(k) and you’re eligible for company match after one year. NFM’s 401(k) also offers Berkshire Stock as an investment option

Nebraska Furniture Mart is an Equal Opportunity Employer