Description
Position at Wilsonart
Pay Rate Starting at $18.20/hr
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, hardworking, 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.
Stain/Color Technicians
Wilsonart, Asheville has an immediate opening for a Stain Color Technician. This role will work in our facility creating paint and stain matches per customer specification. Candidates must be willing to learn about color matching techniques and how to operate the equipment used for mixing.
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES
- Mixing and Matching of Stains utilizing MaestroHue equipment
- Perform required quality control checks for all outgoing tinted items
- Maintain in-depth and detailed records of colors developed as outlined the Tint Station Operations Manual
- Stocking Items
- Supporting Sales Team
- Pull, Shake and stage truck orders for Finish and Equipment
- Maintain clean and organized work areas, including the paint mixing room, spray booth, spray equipment, etc.
- Keep accurate log of any pour offs of bad material and deposit into the waste drum and keep it labeled appropriately
- Maintain Literature for finish related items
- Perform other duties as required and assigned
- Make pre-booth quality checks of equipment.
- Adhere to all safety rules in dealing with hazardous materials.
- Maintain a high level of production and quality to meet daily order metrics.
KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:
- Knowledge or Experience in color matching
- Knowledge or Experience with Spray Equipment
- Strong computer skills
- Ability to lift 50 pounds
- Ability to work independently
- Ability to read and comprehend instructions
- Ability to Communicate effectively with internal and external customers
- Able to Drive a Vehicle
- Knowledge of safety standards applicable to the work area and other pertinent rules/regulations governing work standards
- Ability to communicate well in a distribution operation environment
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS
EDUCATION:
High School Graduate or GED
EXPERIENCE:
1+ year of work experience
- Experience working in a color matching or paint/stain mixing role is a plus.
Wilsonart is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, creed, national origin or ancestry, sex, age, physical or mental disability, veteran or military status, genetic information, sexual orientation, marital status, or any other legally recognized protected basis under federal, state or local laws, regulations or ordinances.