Deco Pattern Service Operator

About the role

At Wilsonart, we don’t just make surfaces—we build careers. When you join our team, you become part of something bigger: a company driven by innovation, grounded in values, and powered by people who care. You’ll be surrounded by teammates who take pride in their work and look out for one another. You’ll have the chance to learn, grow and make a real impact, with support that keeps you well both at work and in life.

Benefits

• Medical, dental, and life insurance
• Company‑paid short‑ and long‑term disability
• FSAs and dependent care options
• Vision and legal benefits
• Gym discounts and wellness clinics
• Tuition reimbursement—for you and your dependents
• Opportunities to grow with clear paths to promotion and internal mobility
• Training, coaching, and mentorship
• Development programs to support your goals
• Time for what matters
• Paid vacation and holidays in your first year
• A culture that respects work‑life balance

Responsibilities

• Transfer sheeted material to and from deco racks and pull needed material based on production requirements.
• Perform inventory adjustments to ensure inventory accuracy, including counts, scraps, and adjustments.
• Verify run accuracy and coordinate with teammates to address any issues.
• Cut dry decorative patterns to specific lengths with an emphasis on quality.
• Determine if BOM must be updated with alternate routings as needed.
• Determine if material must be upsized or cut down to a smaller size; cut down patterns or overlay as needed.
• Review pattern availability and coordinate with the Team Lead to get items sheeted or changed out.
• Operate equipment to exchange pallets, reorganize deco inventory, move empty boards, and transport runs to appropriate teams without incurring press lost time.
• Retrieve treated/sheeted material from melamine collating/sheeting and melamine treating departments for inventory placement.
• Inspect material for pattern defects, proper dimensions, count, and finish designations.
• Pull all material for assembly and pressing.
• Participate in Lean and Safety processes.
• Perform housekeeping in assembly and pattern racks.
• Work in other areas of assembly as required for weekend schedules.
• Notify team members and Team Lead of ETA for next runs needed for the press.
• Coordinate press calls, left‑offs, damaged pattern replacements, or change‑outs needed for the press.
• Inspect globe lift/pattern racks or other equipment and report maintenance issues.
• Prioritize material needed to be cut daily and set up material for the cutting machine.
• Quality‑check all material prior to cutting for defective paper and notify management of any issues.
• Cut material to Product Quality Department‑specified standards.
• Follow all ISO procedures as written.
• Maintain proper usage of barcode system or Oracle system.
• Ensure all computer work and paperwork is accurately completed.
• Maintain roll‑up runs area.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities

• Trained to operate Globe lift, super cutter, and cut‑down table.
• Ability to understand and follow directions.
• Ability to work independently in the absence of the Team Lead and Senior Schedule Changer.
• Ability to read and understand production schedules.
• Knowledge of standard product quality and designs inventoried.
• Knowledge of safety standards applicable to the department and safe operation of equipment.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• Working knowledge of computers, Oracle, and basic inventory transactions affecting decorative paper inventory.

Minimum Requirements

• Education: High School Graduate or GED.
• Experience: 1+ year in a manufacturing setting required.
• Preferred experience: 6 months in melamine collating/sheeting, assembly, pressing, sanding, cut‑to‑size, or distribution; 6 months in assembly highly preferred.

Working Conditions

• Continuous physical exertion required, including walking, pushing, climbing, and lifting material or equipment over 50 lb.
• Exposure to fumes, odors, temperature extremes, or loud noises in the work environment.