Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Manufacturing, Maintenance, Distribution and Transportation Temple, Texas

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Position at Wilsonart

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.

Industrial Maintenance Mechanic

Wilsonart Temple has an immediate opening for an Industrial Maintenance Mechanic. This individual will install, troubleshoot and repairs complex mechanical equipment and distribution systems involving work of a varied nature.  Performs other tasks as required.
 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

  • Performs total productive maintenance (autonomous, predictive, preventive and corrective) of all facility equipment.
  • Assists with diagnosis of problems and makes corrective breakdown repairs to machinery as necessary.
  • Performs mechanical skill operations such as fabrication, disassembly-assembly of complex equipment, measuring, cutting, burning, welding and pipefitting.
  • Repairs, aligns and/or replacing plant machinery.
  • Reads, understands and applies mechanical and structural blueprints, hydraulic and pneumatic schematic diagrams and circuitry.

 

 

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

  • Knowledge of safety standards applicable to the work area and other

pertinent rules and regulations governing work activities. 

  • Knowledge of hazardous waste materials and safe handling procedures.  
  • Knowledge of standard mechanical procedures necessary to repair and

maintain equipment (hydraulic, pneumatic, etc.) in a manufacturing environment.

  • Knowledge of Boilers and Steam Systems. 
  • Knowledge of parts, supplies and components required for mechanical maintenance. 
  • Skill in the safe and proper use of both hand and power tools. 
  • Ability to use welders. Ability to use a cutting torch and plasma cutter. 
  • Ability to read blueprints, schematic diagrams (Hydraulic & Pneumatic)

and equipment manuals. 

  • Ability to work in a team environment.
  • Ability to understand and follow written and verbal instructions. 
  • Ability to maintain and clean and safe work environment.
  • Ability to learn and utilize lower-level computer programs (EXCEL, WORD, FAMIS)

 

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MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

 

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or equivalent plus two years of mechanical maintenance experience in the area of industrial maintenance, welding or a closely related field. 

 

EXPERIENCE

Thirty semester hours of college may substitute for one year of required experience with a maximum substitution of two years.  Certification in mechanical maintenance or a closely related field from an accredited trade school may also substitute for the required experience.

 

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:  Heavy work – tasks involve pushing/pulling, lifting and standing or using force equal to handling materials of 50 to 100 pounds. 

 

Wilsonart is an Equal Opportunity / Affirmative Action employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration 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.

 

 

 

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.

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