Sander Helper

Company Overview

Win at Wilsonart

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. And you’ll be part of a company that believes winning means helping you succeed at work and in life.

Here, you’ll win with:

• 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

• Clear paths to promotion and internal mobility
• Training, coaching, and mentorship
• Development programs to support your goals

• Paid vacation and holidays in your first year
• A culture that respects work‑life balance

We’re looking for people who are ready to learn, ready to lead and ready to make a difference. If that sounds like you, you can win at Wilsonart.

Temple, Washington has an immediate opening for a Sander Helper
. This individual will feed the laminate through the sander and lay off the material from the sander under direction of a Sander Operator and perform other tasks as required.

• Retrieve the pressed material from the breakdown holding area.
• Operate table lift to position the material to be sanded.
• Activate feed line, edge routing and end cut.
• Insert individual laminate into the sander.
• Cut material to specific sizes.
• Adjust machine controls.
• Lay off exiting laminate sheets individually to the layoff table.
• Conduct visual quality check of completed laminate during the process.
• Inspect material against set specifications and pattern defects.
• Pull from process any imperfect product onto defect table.
• Place the finished product in the holding area to be delivered to the Finished Goods Department.
• Transfer production schedule to the layoff table.
• Document the amount of material waste.
• Place a new table at the sander to continue the process.
• Perform lock‑out/tag‑out procedures and preventative maintenance checks.
• Initiate corrective action if production operations are not to standard.
• Ensure employees are wearing protective equipment as required or when handling hazardous materials.
• Provide on‑the‑job training to department personnel.
• Evaluate the pending order.

• Knowledge of safety standards applicable to the work area and other pertinent rules/regulations governing work standards.
• Knowledge of the level of quality material must meet.
• Knowledge of basic mathematics sufficient to add and subtract.
• Skill in hand‑eye coordination.
• Skill in reading a tape measure.
• Skill in using a micrometer.
• Skill in operating a lift truck.
• Skill in establishing effective working relationships with other personnel.
• Ability to retain information.
• Ability to learn to read and accurately record information on a production schedule/logs.
• Ability to understand and follow directions.
• Ability to work independently without close supervision, and as a team member.
• Ability to be safety conscious when operating machinery.
• Ability to identify colors and shades.
• Ability to visually detect product imperfections and defects.
• Ability to learn to monitor machine operations and operate a computer.

1+ years of work experience required.

Continuous physical exertion is required, such as walking, pushing, climbing and lifting material or equipment of heavy weight (50‑100 pounds). Position consists of working rotating shift work to include weekends.

Wilsonart is an Equal Opportunity / Affidative 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.