EMPLOYEE SPOTLIGHT
Phil has over 20 years of experience in powder coating and 4 years of experience in E-Coat. He currently has over 12 years combined experience in supervision roles, scheduling and management.
Phil’s experience at Winona Powder:
“I started as a line hanger and moved to powder coating. After 8 years as a lead coater I became interested in experiencing other roles Winona had to offer. I learned all lead roles on the production line, moved up to assistant supervisor and eventually supervisor. After the supervisor roles, I pushed to learn more and moved into production scheduling and helping with CSR requests. I’m now an assistant plant manager at Winona Powder and I’m always striving to learn more.”
What Phil likes about the job:
“I enjoy working with the employees at Winona Powder. I like to assist with problem solving as a team and help strive for goals, major and minor. I like the proactive approach the job offers.”
I enjoy working for Winona Powder because of the atmosphere of the workplace and because there’s a balance between the compassion for what we do and the family oriented values Winona shows toward the employees. There’s a mutual respect shared among colleagues that promotes value in the company.
OSVALDO VILLAFUERTE IS THE FIRST SHIFT SUPERVISOR AT WINONA POWDER COATING'S ELKHART LOCATION AND HAS BEEN WITH THE COMPANY FOR 20 YEARS.
Within the first two years at Winona, Osvaldo learned every position available at the plant including hanger, packer, forklift driver, and line setup. Even though he is a supervisor, Osvaldo is dedicated to stepping into any positions that need filled no matter the situation.
Osvaldo noted that his favorite part about working at Winona Powder Coating is training others to make sure his team is successful. His advice to anyone looking for a great place to work is, “if you are a person who works hard, Winona will reward your success.”
Thank you for your 20 years of hard work and commitment to Winona Powder Coating, Osvaldo!
HEATHER CHANEY HIRED AS STAFF ACCOUNTANT FOR WINONA POWDER COATING
"I am proud to announce the new hire of Heather Chaney. She is the new addition to our Winona Powder Coating Management Team and will serve as staff accountant" Jamie Visker, CEO.
Winona Powder Coating, headquartered in Etna Green, Indiana, is a leading provider of Powder Coating and E-Coat Services for a wide range of industries. Heather spent the recent seven years with local firm Didage Sales Company. Heather Chaney, I am at work on my BS/Accounting degree while balancing work and family. I embrace this new opportunity with enthusiasm and look forward to contributing to the Winona Team's successes."
KHLOEE HENSON PROMOTED TO CUSTOMER SERVICE TEAM
Khloee started working at Winona Powder Coating during her Junior year of high school, and worked 2nd shift in the pack area of one of our powder coat lines. Every day, she would come in after school and work until the end of the shift at 10:00 PM. Khloee proved to be a reliable Winona employee while she was also maintaining her role as a high school student.
Khloee quickly adapted to packing customer parts after coating, and was promoted to a lead packer position. She held this lead position for almost two years and then expanded her knowledge of our company by working with our e-coat team. Khloee was utilized as a packer, start-of-line parts, hanger, and helped with the shipping process of the e-coated parts.
During this time, Khloee graduated from high school, and after graduation she continued working with Winona Powder.
When a position became available in our customer service department, Khloee expressed interest in the position. The experience she had with our customers' parts and our other internal processes, it was a no-brainer to add Khloee to the customer service team!
Congratulations, Khloee! We are so grateful to be part of your amazing story!
