Global Finishing Solutions® (GFS) is continuously in search of talented, ambitious individuals to join our team. We aim to provide our employees with every opportunity to make an impact on the company and find their niche along the way — whether in a production, field services or office position.
GFS’ greatest strength — and the reason we have been successful — is the contributions of our employees. This is especially true for a company of our culture and size. Although a large, growing business, with more than 300 employees, our heart remains rooted in small-town, homegrown values.
GFS takes pride in offering a comprehensive benefits package to our employees and their families. In an age of rising healthcare costs, our goal is to provide you with quality, affordable healthcare coverage.
Our core values define GFS’ company culture and guide every aspect of our business. A low turnover rate — with many of our employees staying with GFS through retirement — is a testament to the culture we have built and live by.
We are focused on our family of exceptional employees. With a people-first approach and limitless opportunities, our employees have every chance to flourish.
Never forgetting that business decisions impact people’s lives, we infuse fairness and professionalism into all that we do.
Side by side, striving for common goals, we align with people who share our core values and exceed our expertise.
With keen eyes and vast resources, we constantly think ahead to be better and go farther for long-term success.
We abide by unwavering standards of ethics and walk-the-talk principles. Our corporate culture is so steeped in character, it holds up even when the lights are off.
Located in the heart of Western Wisconsin, GFS’ headquarters in Osseo is 30 minutes from Eau Claire and two hours from Madison and the Twin Cities of Minnesota. Our employees live in many of the surrounding cities and towns of varying population sizes — perfect for people who want to get away from the hustle and bustle of major metropolitan areas while still taking part in major events.
GFS employees are actively involved in our community, participating in events and fundraisers for local causes. We strongly believe in giving back to the community that continues to support us.
“You don’t stay at a job for almost 30 years if you don’t like the people you work with — I love them like family!”
In an effort to minimize the increasing labor gap in manufacturing careers, GFS partnered with area high schools to begin a welding mentorship program. It didn’t take long for GFS welders Tim Urness and Corey Olson to jump on the opportunity to give back to the community and provide local high school students with an opportunity to learn from and work alongside industry professionals.
Both Tim and Corey began at GFS as Welder Is with little experience in the field. Today, both work as Welder IIIs and share many years of experience with GFS. Tim and Corey shared the skills and knowledge they have accumulated over the years with the next generation of welders — Tim at Osseo-Fairchild High School, and Corey at Alma-Center High School. They spent a semester alongside both schools’ welding students, giving them industry skills and experience beyond what the traditional classroom can provide.
“Seeing students open up and become willing to learn and adjust to new techniques I was teaching them was really neat,” said Corey. “I have enjoyed everything about my career in welding, and being able to pass my skills on to eager students was a rewarding experience.”
“My advice to students on their journey toward a career in welding is to go to college and get all the education you possibly can,” Tim said. “They should also research and explore all types of welding-related career opportunities before settling on one.”
Before Terry Rue and Al Swett joined GFS in 1990 and 2003, they served as volunteers for the Osseo Rural Fire Department. In a rural community like Osseo, Wisconsin, individuals who are sent to an emergency scene are not paid for their time. The local fire department consists of volunteers with full-time jobs who sacrifice their time, safety and pay to help those in a crisis.
Fortunately, GFS employees do not have to decide between responding to an emergency call and having a career. From the manufacturing floor, where you can find Al and firefighter-in-training Cory Lange, to the office, where Terry works in design, all enjoy the positive role GFS plays in allowing them to balance their day job and volunteer firefighting efforts.
“There has never been a time we have been told we can’t leave or respond to an emergency call,” Terry said. “Many companies won’t let their employees leave until they have been paged multiple times by the fire department, but at GFS, we can take off as soon as we are needed.”
I started working on the paint line at DeVilbiss while I went to school. When they merged with Blowtherm, I was hired as an engineer. Since the Team Blowtherm merger with JBI that created Global Finishing Solutions, I am now the primary mechanical engineer for our refinish product line. I work from our Barrie office in Ontario, so I communicate daily with our design, engineering and refinish sales departments. Communication is key, and the other big factor is trust. Although there have been many changes and mergers through the years, what has kept me with GFS is that it is a company that practices what it preaches in terms of their core values. Leadership means what they say, and I have seen them be flexible with people’s hours. They’re there for people when they’re sick or have children who are sick; that’s the big difference.
You can go just about anywhere to find a job that is mentally stimulating, but the other side of that is knowing the company will be there for you when you need it.
Our commitment to “people first” works from the inside out. The dignity and courtesy we extend to our family of employees carries on to our customers, business associates and vendors. This is especially true for Mike Ausen, GFS’ Production Planning Supervisor.
Mike works with nearly every department of the company — through sales, design, engineering, purchasing, programming, manufacturing and shipping — to coordinate jobs and meet our customers’ expectations.
“Through all phone calls, meetings, spreadsheet updates, project scheduling and sometimes rescheduling, Mike maintains a positive, cheerful attitude. I appreciate his hard work!”
— Pam Graham, Sales Support Supervisor
“Mike always puts the GFS team first. He is a great leader who is very open and listens to everyone to make the best decision for the customer.”
— Jim Faragher, President
Over the past six years, I have moved up from an Assembler on the Oven Line to a Machine Operator, and most recently, a Brake Press Operator. When production was slow one day this year, our lead, Gary, asked for volunteers to help a neighboring company, Titan Air. We were working four, nine-hour days, with four hours on Fridays, whereas Titan employees were working five, 10-hour days, plus Saturdays — you could say they were pretty busy. I volunteered, and so did my coworker, Sam. We helped them in the assembly of Air Make-Up Units (AMUs). Every so often, some of our welders went over to help out as well. Not only was it cool to see other processes and ways of doing things, it was cool to see how the AMUs we use on our own paint booths get made. I’m glad we were able to help out another company, and they were more than accommodating. They did an excellent job at making us feel important and included. They even invited us to their company golf outing and gave us Titan Air baseball caps for helping out.
Looking for a career opportunity that leads you in new and exciting directions? GFS has a wide range of job openings for you!
GFS does not accept unsolicited applications. Please check our list of job openings and apply online. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact Human Resources at 800-848-8738 or [email protected].
GFS has taken measures to ensure our online job application system is accessible to individuals with disabilities and to disabled veterans. If you have questions or need special accommodations during the online application process due to a disability, please contact Human Resources at 800-848-8738 or [email protected].
Disabled persons may also apply by mail or in person at GFS. For more information or to receive assistance when applying in person, please contact Human Resources.
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