Dustin Wilkie is a CNC Machinist
Dustin Wilkie is a CNC Machinist at Darley. He joined Darley in March of 2009. Over his 16-year career, Dustin has worked in many areas of Darley’s operations in Chippewa Falls. He is currently operating an Okuma MA-500 CNC mill but has run multiple machining centers; assembled, tested and painted pumps in our Pump Division; he has also wired pump modules for our Tactical Division.
Dustin attended Chippewa Valley Technical College and began his career at Darley upon graduating in 2009. His years of experience and versatility have enabled him to perform many different functions from receiving all the way through final test. Dustin has seen many changes throughout his career at Darley, such as advancements in machining techniques through implementing lean principles. He was instrumental as an early adopter for change. Dustin was the first to machine many of the parts for our NGP pump line, which is a leading line today.
Dustin serves as a steward for Teamsters Local 662. In his role as steward, Dustin works with employees and Darley to cooperatively solve challenges and maintain a strong, positive working relationship between Darley and the union. To highlight this, Dustin recently authored an article published in Wisconsin Teamster, Volume 66, Number 1, sharing his unique perspective on the legacy, products and services provided by Darley. In his spare time Dustin enjoys restoring his 1961 Chrysler and spending time with his family. Dustin, his wife Ciara, and daughter Layla (3) are expecting a baby boy in July.
