1st Shift Production Craftsman Apprentice

Founded in 1947 and headquartered in Schofield, Wisconsin, Wausau Supply Company has a history of providing top-quality building materials to authorized retailers across the United States. As a proud 100% employee-owned company, we are dedicated to not only serving our customers but also ensuring that our employees have a direct stake in our success. We distribute building materials from the industry’s leading manufacturers to authorized retailers from the western Rocky Mountains to the east coast.

In addition to our distribution capabilities, Wausau Supply Company is known for its high-quality manufactured brands, including Diamond Kote Siding System, Waudena, Cham Clad and Taylor Entrance Systems. These brands reflect our commitment to innovation, safety, service and integrity. Our territory continues to expand as we continuously strive to meet the demands of our customers with nineteen distribution centers and five fabrication and finishing facilities across the United States.

• 3 weeks paid vacation within 1st year
• 9 paid holidays
• 100% Employee Owned
• Employee Stock Ownership Program
• Employer funded retirement contribution up to $4 per hour
• 401K Retirement Fund – Additional opportunity for employee to contribute
• Health, Dental, Vision, Short Term/ Long Term Disability
• Employee Assistance Program
• Opportunity for advancement
• Training and development
• Employee Material Purchase Program

The Taylor Craftsman Apprentice is responsible for learning the operation to ensure we are manufacturing product to the highest quality expectations for our customers. It is the responsibility of the Craftsman Apprentice to learn the vernacular associated to our orders. They will also need to be aware of all production goals and anticipate problems that could impact long term goals, including quality control and establishing high standards of workmanship.

To be effective, an individual will need to learn the construction of our doors, be eager to learn, and demonstrate the ability to make safety and quality our top priorities.

• Consistently demonstrates and incorporates principals of safety for self and others into daily activities.
• Develops and maintains a clean, safe working environment.
• Reads work-orders and performs work as assigned by management team.
• Maintain production pace, while meeting daily production goals.
• Use of, but not limited to, table saws, miter saws, shaper, routers, various hand tools, power tools, pneumatic tools, and CNC controlled machinery.
• Prepare, finish, or assemble various components needed for the end product to be built.
• Use a shop management work flow software, including hand-held scanners, to facilitate the electronic movement of work orders, inventory, and other production critical parts through the production process.
• Performs all duties in a manner that promotes team concept and encourages team effort.

• Ability to read paperwork, interpret instruction and exercise good judgment.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to read a tape measure.
• Ability to analyze and solve problems.

• High school diploma or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to lift and carry up to 75 pounds.
• Ability to stand, bend, twist, lift, walk for long periods of time.
• Work 10 hour shifts minimum.

Reports to:

Supervisor.

Conclusion:
These positions will exemplify the high standards that have come to be associated with WSC. As an ESOP owner, acting with honor, integrity, and positivity is imperative. The Craftsman Apprentice’s prime objective is to learn our process which will be the foundation for becoming a successful Production Craftsman.