\t\t\t\t\t\t\tShutterfly, an e-commerce business that creates custom photo-centric cards, books, gift items and more, was founded in 1999 and is headquartered in California. There are three manufacturing facilities\u2014one in Arizona, another in South Carolina and the most recently built 240,000-square-foot building in Plano that opened in 2020.<\/p>\n
Shutterfly Plano Site Director Chris Mooney said each facility is equipped to manufacture different products, and the Plano location focuses on creating photo books, greeting cards and metal items.<\/p>\n
One of Mooney\u2019s favorite elements of this job is the tangible way Shutterfly touches peoples\u2019 lives throughout milestones.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe products we make, things like our metal prints, they last for generations,\u201d Mooney said. \u201cIt’s things that can be passed down.\u201d<\/p>\n
The set up<\/p>\n
Mooney said the majority of the 240,000-square-foot space is dedicated to manufacturing. Approximately 20,000 square feet is allocated to offices, conference rooms, break rooms and an employee gym.<\/p>\n
The Plano site employs 330 people, of which approximately 255 are manufacturing operators. In November and December\u2014Shutterfly\u2019s peak season\u2014the manufacturing department ramps up to 1,100 employees.<\/p>\n
Mooney said when Shutterfly started considering a third manufacturing facility, Plano stood out for a variety of reasons.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe have the Phoenix area, the Charlotte area\u2014an East and West Coast presence. The middle of the country is good from a shipping perspective,\u201d Mooney said. \u201cOnce we decided on Texas, [we chose] Plano specifically because there is fairly good access to the airport and good access to freeways. And the workforce here was ample. We did a lot of research, and that’s why we ended up here.\u201d<\/p>\n
The details<\/p>\n
Products are created through a blend of mechanized processes and manual craftsmanship\u2014what Mooney refers to as \u201chigh-touch\u201d effort. One example is the sublimation process used to produce flat metal products.<\/p>\n
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A sublimation process includes automation and manual processes when making metal products. (Karen Chaney\/Community Impact)\u201cMetal ornaments are hugely popular and one of my favorite products because it’s metal, it lasts forever,\u201d Mooney said. \u201cYou print the transfer sheet then apply heat and pressure that transfers the ink from the sheet to the substrate. After it cools, finishing touches are added … like applying the hardware for someone to hang it on their wall.\u201d<\/p>\n
Mooney said all three Shutterfly manufacturing facilities make cards and photo books but different size products are made at specific locations. However, in the event of a natural disaster, internet outage or other unexpected production halting occurrences, production can be rerouted to the other facilities.<\/p>\n
What else?<\/p>\n
The company also offers business-to-business services, providing printing and billing solutions primarily tailored to the health care industry.<\/p>\n
The addition gives Shutterfly more business year-round.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt allows us to carry more full-time [department] heads,\u201d Mooney said. \u201cRather than mothball equipment for nine months out of the year and then try and start it up, we’re able to run the equipment and keep that equipment exercising. … It keeps our employees fresh from a training perspective and an execution perspective.\u201d<\/p>\n
Current situation<\/p>\n
Mooney, who was the first employee at the Plano Shutterfly manufacturing facility, said they are currently hiring, and there are job openings in a variety of departments, including machine technicians and management.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe take care of our employees. The entire building is climate controlled, including our manufacturing warehouse. We have a game room with ping-pong, foosball, air hockey, darts and video games,\u201d Mooney said. \u201cWe do ping-pong tournaments. We have people say, \u2018I don’t like ping-pong.\u2019 So we actually did a rock-paper-scissors tournament. Literally, anybody can participate.\u201d<\/p>\n
Quote of note<\/p>\n
Mooney began working for Shutterfly in 2008 when the company was 9 years old. He has enjoyed watching the brand recognition increase over the ensuing years.<\/p>\n
\u201cI remember traveling and I would have a Shutterfly shirt on, and people would say, \u2018What is Shutterfly?\u2019\u201d Mooney said. \u201cIt has been interesting to see the evolution of the company from nobody knowing who we were to being the market leader. Now people say, \u2018Oh, you work at Shutterfly, that’s so cool.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Shutterfly, an e-commerce business that creates custom photo-centric cards, books, gift items and more, was founded in 1999…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":197802,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15],"tags":[160,162,161,78154],"class_list":["post-197801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-plano","tag-plano","tag-plano-headlines","tag-plano-news","tag-shutterfly-in-plano-shutterfly-near-me-shutterfly-manufacturing-facility-in-plano-shutterfly-manufacturing-facility-near-me-manufacturing-in-plano-manufacturing-near-me"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197801","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=197801"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/197801\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/197802"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=197801"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=197801"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=197801"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}