Job Description

Description

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\xc2\xae, Resopal\xc2\xae, Polyrey\xc2\xae, Arborite\xc2\xae, Laminart\xc2\xae, Bushboard\xe2\x84\xa2, Mermaid\xe2\x84\xa2, Shore\xc2\xae, Ralph Wilson\xc2\xae, KML\xc2\xae, NewLeaf\xc2\xae, Wetwall\xc2\xae, Durcon\xc2\xae and Technistone\xc2\xae 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 .

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.

Fleet Dispatcher

Wilsonart, Temple has an immediate opening for a Fleet Dispatcher. This individual Provides support for the department including a wide variety of specialized administrative functions such as recording mileage, fuel used, repairs performed, assigning trucks to drivers, preparing route sheets and trip envelopes. Schedules back hauls to increase the cost efficiency of operating the tractor-trailers. Performs other tasks as required.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

• Performs a variety of advanced administrative duties including recording materials transferred, vehicle usage, preparing documentation for transporting hazardous materials, preparing various mileage and usage reports and coordinating activities to meet the needs of the customer.
• Determines most efficient and economical routes.
• Records incoming and outgoing freight data such as destination and weight.
• Schedules backhauls for returning trucks.
• Ensures accuracy of rate charges by comparing classification of materials with rate chart.
• Maintains files of claims for overcharges and for damages to goods in transit.
• Negotiates contracts for leasing of transportation equipment or property

KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES:

• Knowledge of computers sufficient to utilize word processors and spreadsheets

rules/regulations governing work stand.

• Knowledge of Hours of Service Regulations.
• Knowledge of the location, approximate mileage and travel time to major U.S. cities.
• Knowledge of federal and state laws regulating the dispatching of trucks and the handling of hazardous

materials and the ability to learn new laws governing the Fleet.

• Ability to communicate well in oral and written forms.
• Must have the ability to handle many tasks at once.

MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS

EDUCATION

High School Graduate or GED

Education and Experience

Sixty semester hours of college in Business Administration or a closely related field plus two years of scheduling/coordinating between multiple areas/departments. One year dispatching preferred. One additional year of experience may substitute for thirty semester hours of college with a maximum substitution of two years.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

Light work - Tasks involve pushing/pulling, lifting and standing or using force equal to handling materials up to 20 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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