Production Operator I - Sr. Plate Operator

Company Overview 

Headquartered in Austin, Texas, Wilsonart is a world leading manufacturer and distributor of engineered surfaces with approximately $1.4b in annual revenue and a global workforce of more than 4,500. Wilsonart surfaces are used in the office, education, healthcare, residential, hospitality and retail markets. Wilsonart, operating under the Wilsonart®, Resopal®, Polyrey®, Arborite®, Laminart®, Bushboard™, Mermaid™, Shore®, Ralph Wilson®, KML®, NewLeaf®, Wetwall®, Durcon® and Technistone® brands, manufactures and distributes High Pressure Laminate, Quartz, Solid Surface, Coordinated TFL and Edgebanding and other engineered surface options. Wilsonart does business in more than 100 countries with manufacturing operations in North America, United Kingdom, France, Germany and Czech Republic. 

Positioned for Future Growth 

An extensive global manufacturing footprint, state-of-the-art process technologies, and scalable Global distribution capabilities provide a meaningful competitive advantage with excellent brand recognition and a reputation for product innovation and superior service which allow for strong and stable margin performance and robust cash flow conversion.  We have a strong company culture and extremely talented employee base as well as a dedicated and invested core Executive Leadership Team. 

Our History 

For more than 60 years, Wilsonart has honored our founders' promise to provide our customers with industry-leading products and service.  In November 2012, Wilsonart became a new, independent company when Clayton, Dubilier & Rice ("CD&R") and Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) completed a transaction for the sale of ITW's Decorative Surfaces business unit. CD&R acquired a majority stake in the new freestanding business and ITW retained an ongoing ownership stake.  

Founded in 1978, Clayton, Dubilier & Rice is a private equity firm with an investment strategy predicated on producing financial returns through building stronger, more profitable businesses. The Firm’s partners and advisors include a combination of skilled investment decision-makers and seasoned corporate leaders from major global enterprises. Since inception, CD&R has managed the investment of more than $18 billion in 56 businesses with an aggregate transaction value of approximately $90 billion. The Firm has offices in New York and London. For more information, please visit http://www.cdr-inc.com/.  

Illinois Tool Works or ITW (NYSE: ITW) is a Fortune 200 company that produces engineered fasteners and components, equipment and consumable systems, and specialty products. It employs more than 50,000 people, and is based in Glenview, Illinois, with operations in 57 countries.  

Our Mission and Values  

Wilsonart is driven by a mission to create surfaces people love, with service you can count on, delivered by people who care. Wilsonart is driven by providing beautiful, hard-working, on-trend and high performing engineered surfaces for whatever you need to cover. For decades, our companies worldwide have given designers and builders the right tools for the job, no matter how specialized. Today, we bring you a portfolio of solutions, both decorative and functional, that spans retail, hospitality, healthcare, education, office and institutional applications.  

Service You Can Count On. 

Wilsonart is dedicated to getting our customers what they want, when and how they want it. From a North American fleet of trucks, to strategically located distribution centers around the world, we can service the globe with our expanding range of products and services. 

People Who Care. 

Over 4,500 people strong, Wilsonart is made up of dedicated people who care about doing the right thing, every day. Whether it’s making a flawless sheet of high pressure laminate, volunteering at a community house raising or sourcing sustainable materials, Wilsonart people care deeply about what they do, who they do it for, and how they do it. 

Sr. Plate Operator  

Wilsonart, Temple, has an immediate opening for Sr. Plate Operators.  These individuals will operate plate lift and aligns/assembles the treated decorative and core material under direction of the Back-up Operator/Press Operator/Team Lead and or Supervisor. Performs other tasks as needed. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES 

• Retrieves and positions tables of component material to be laid up for the production process
• Inspects component material, plates and completed laminate
• Identifies plate damage and alerts product quality
• Lays up the component material and lays off completed laminate according to the production process
• Assemble and align the component material and plates according to the production process
• Handles the movement of stainless steel plates and carrier plates
• Initiates corrective action if production operations are not to standard
• Conducts a visual quality check of all component material, plates, and of completed product
• Inserts the thermal wire and attaches to posts
• Perform plate changes
• Performs lock-out/tag-out procedures and preventative maintenance checks
• Participates in the Wilsonart Continuous Improvement system

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES: 

• Knowledge of safety standards applicable to the work area and other pertinent rules and regulations governing work standards
• Knowledge of Pressing manufacturing process and component material utilized
• Knowledge of basic mathematics sufficient to add and subtract
• Skill in hand and eye coordination
• Ability to identify patterns and finishes
• Ability to identify colors and shades
• Ability to understand and follow directions
• Ability to accurately record information on production schedules
• Ability to work independently and as a team member
• Ability to visually detect product imperfections and defects
• Ability to communicate well in oral and written form at all levels of the organization
• Ability to read and understand the ISO Procedures
• Ability to read, understand and interpret the Black Book.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS 

EDUCATION 

High School Graduate or GED 

EXPERIENCE 

1+ years 

One year of work experience required.   

Six months of Production Helper experience in the Pressing Department 

If no candidates possess this experience, then the Company will accept experience in Manufacturing or Distribution 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  Continuous physical exertion is required, such as walking/pushing/climbing and lifting material or equipment of heavy weight 50-100 lbs.  

ENVIRONMENT: Located in an environment with regular exposure to fumes or odors, temperature extremes, or loud noises which cause noticeable discomfort or moderate risk of accident or illness. Examples: engineering, waste mgt, laundry workers and yards/grounds staff 

Wilsonart is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer.  All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to sex, gender identity, sexual orientation, race, color, religion, national origin, disability, protected veteran status, age, or any other characteristic protected by law.