Company Overview

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.

Team Lead I

Wilsonart, Temple, Texas has an immediate opening for Team Lead I.  The Team Lead I, under the direction of their supervisor, is responsible for communicating work assignments to meet the daily schedule. Able to resolve most questions and problems through knowledge and refers complex issues to supervisor. Performs their primary job 90% or more of the time.  These are rotating shift positions. 

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Reviews schedules, specifications and priorities to communicate crew/shift work assignments.
• Assign duties to employees and oversee their crew’s activities.
• Assist employees in resolving problems and escalating complex problems.
• Assists in training personnel on production operations, quality and safety, ensuring work instructions and safety rules are followed.
• Is respectful and professional in communicating with others, providing clear, concise information and/or directions.
• Communicates with the previous and oncoming crews effectively and timely to transition daily production needs.
• Assists in leading effective lean meetings in supervisor’s absence.
• Works with employees to escalate ideas/suggestions and the completion of Hazard ID’s.
• Provides information regarding employee performance and behaviors that needs recognized or addressed to supervisor/manager in a timely manner.
• Acts as a role model (leadership, values, behaviors, attendance, policies, etc).
• Performs other duties as assigned. Translates and/or determines goals & priorities for shift/crew.

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of safety standards applicable to the area of work and other pertinent rules/regulations governing work standards.
• Knowledge of systems to proficiently complete work transactions.
• Knowledge of product types and the manufacturing process.
• Knowledge of quality standards.
• Ability to support leadership with decision making
• Skilled in verbal and written communication, including tact and diplomacy when dealing with others.
• Ability to maintain confidentiality; demonstrates Wilsonart’s values.
• Skilled in organizing and prioritizing; ability to manage multiple priorities in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to operate machinery in a safe and comfortable manner.
• Works well with others and in creating a team environment.
• Knowledge of company policies, procedures and practices. 

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION:

High School Graduate or GED.

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.