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Candidates from the newsletter of January 14, 2016

To speak with any of these candidates contact Doug Swiatecki at 800-548-3506 ext. 3278 or

Email  doug@swiftrecruiters.com

68054 Maintenance Mechanic – This candidate is an experienced maintenance mechanic who has done troubleshooting of plant production equipment, including experience with troubleshooting PLC issues, and is seeking a new opportunity in the Southeast

• Troubleshoots and repairs all plant equipment

• Team leader

• Streamlined equipment operation

• Eliminated recurring problems

• Used electrical, mechanical and welding skills

• Ran various shop tools

• Troubleshoots PLCs

66026 Packaging Sales Representative – California packaging sales representative with experience selling packaging supplies, safety products and jan/san

• Exceptional sales ability, creative marketing, territory management and customer relations
• Selling skills span multiple industries and customer relationships that include food manufacturers, medical device manufacturers, healthcare facilities, appliance manufacturing and other various OEMs and distribution networks
• Proficient in MS Office 2013
• Developed account book from zero to $50,000 per month in packaging, safety and janitorial sales
• Consistently increased profit % and $ profit every year
• Specialties are in custom corrugated products and wood crate design for high end products shipped domestically and internationally

67153 Packaging Sales – This packaging supply sales representative has experience selling stretch, tapes and corrugated in the Midwest

• Responsibilities included sales of hand and machine stretch films, tapes and corrugated products as well as various other packaging and shipping supplies to the beverage, automotive and retail industries in central Ohio and surrounding areas
• Averaged 20 contacts per day via in person, email and phone calls
• Responsible for a customer base of 150 accounts as well as prospecting for new business over the phone or in person
• Averaged 20 to 30 contacts per day
• Responsibilities included opening new accounts as well as retaining a customer base within the restaurant industry in central Ohio
• Averaged 10 new accounts opened per week as well as 100 to 110 customer contacts per week

67045 Designer – This packaging designer with experience designing die cut foams, blow molded cases, corrugated cartons, clamshells, partitions, wood boxes, structured foam and more using SolidWorks is seeking an opportunity in the upper Midwest or west

• High energy, resourceful, results-oriented packaging and industrial engineering professional with a solid 17 year track record of team leadership, package engineering and process development
• Demonstrated success in obtaining results in multi-discipline team settings

• Broad range of materials, products and software
• Hazardous materials packaging
• Team player/leader with supervisory skills
• Clean room experience
• External and internal customer focused
• Certified SolidWorks professional
• Cost reduction/process optimization champion
• Fragile/high value products packaging
• Geometric dimensioning and tolerance certification
• Green Belt projects (Six Sigma)

68091 Packaging Mechanic – This candidate has excellent experience with troubleshooting in the packaging environment, including electrical, mechanical pneumatic, hydraulics, PLC, labeling, blow molding, Fanuc controllers, welding, fabrication, bottling and much more, and is seeking a new opportunity in NM

• Welding, all phases: MIG, TIG, stick, vert, sanitary, gas lens, oxy-acte, steel, stainless, copper, brass, aluminum, alloy, etc.
• Mechanical, electrical, pneumatic, hydraulics, fabrication, operate lathe and mill and other shop equipment, PLC and NC experience
• Low voltage controls to 480V, 3 phase AC/DC RETA trained, ammonia experience, safety aware
• Experience with plumbing, stainless steel sanitary purge welding, air compressors and fire equipment
• Very high troubleshooting ability, works well with others
• Trainable, flexible, open minded, welcomes help, enthusiastic and a self-starter who strives for perfection and enjoys a challenge
• Has all his own hand tools and electrical test equipment

67355 Inside Sales Representative – Candidate has experience as both an inside and outside representative selling strapping, tape, stretch, supplies, jan/san and more in CO and WY

• Converts past internal dead accounts to actively engaged, revitalizing lost revenues for the company
• Utilizes Sales Genie software to put leads through a process of research, qualifying, cold-calling with dynamic suitable product selections and finally negotiating costing models to close deals
• Continually exceeds corporate sales goals by at least 20% monthly
• Created a new packaging division in Seattle and Portland
• Transferred previously cultivated vendors relationships
• Introduced product offerings, pricing structures and general application of how to elevate current sales to existing customers as well as generating new clients
• Trained a team of 16 people on product knowledge and new processes
• Fostered internal morale by focusing on active, in-the-field training
• Traveled 1:3 ratio between Portland and Seattle, and increased team by 25% in each branch to cover packaging division
• Worked intimately with team to created quantified leads to pass down and give sales teams a starting foundation

67262 Packaging Engineer – This engineer in the upper Midwest has experience with all levels of packaging (primary, secondary and tertiary) for retail and commercial packaging from concept to implementation in corrugated, foam, paperboard, thermoformed plastics, flexible films and rigid plastics, and has the knowledge to work with suppliers to minimize cost

• Reliable, adaptable and motivated packaging engineer with 14 years of experience designing packaging for a wide variety of industrial and consumer products
• Proven track record of successful product launches in a fast-paced environment while simultaneously implementing cost savings and quality/process improvements to deliver on time market placement and drive margin improvements

• Innovation
• Cost reduction
• Retail packaging
• Problem solving
• Packaging testing
• Material knowledge
• Project management
• Change management
• Supplier relationship
• Quality improvement
• Process improvement
• Cross-functional team leadership

67735 Sales Representative – Experienced paperboard products sales representative is seeking a new opportunity in the eastern states

• Sales and marketing of paperboard products such as cores, tubes, headers and paperboard
• Responsible for lead generation, contact and sales process for new and existing customer base
• $8 million territory responsibility includes CT, western MA, VT, NY and NJ
• Reports all activities via the company CRM and directly to the sales manager
• Sold and marketed machinery, materials and services to numerous accounts within southern New England
• Responsible for lead generation, contact and sales process
• Demonstrated the ability to close new business on key accounts
• Provided consultative sales techniques while demonstrating the value-added materials and services of the company

66981 Packaging Engineer – Engineer has two years of experience with SolidWorks, TOPS, CAPE, ImpactCAD and more in the development of display packaging for the skin and hair markets and additional experience with pallet layout, construction sheets, 3D modeling, polyethylene totes (returnables), ISTA 1A procedures and corrugated

• SAP
• SolidWorks
• Microsoft Office
• Impact
• TOPS
• Interspec 6.4
• Containers
• Package testing
• Project management
• Cross-functional teamwork
• CAPE
• Quality assurance
• Data analysis
• Development and design
• Technical writing
• POP displays
• Artios

67718 Maintenance Mechanic – This northern Indiana technician has experience maintaining mechanical production systems in a packaging environment, including palletizers, conveyors, assembly lines and shrink wrap machines, and is responsible for both mechanical and electrical repairs, including PLC troubleshooting

• Excellent troubleshooting experience with a strong electromechanical background as an experienced industrial maintenance technician with special skills in electronics, computer programming, process controllers, and installs and maintenance of CNC and robotic equipment
• Proven ability to troubleshoot and diagnose complex problems and successfully perform mechanical and machine repairs encompassing electrical, pneumatics, hydraulics and PLC controls

• Variable speed drives and gear reducers
• Electrical controls, conveyors and hydraulic/pneumatic systems
• AC/DC motors, electrical distribution centers and motor control centers
• Transformers, pumps, process controls, heat exchangers and shrink wrap
• Encoders, welding and metals fabrication, gearboxes, resolvers and linear systems
• DC drives and servo controls
• PLC - Ladder Logic
• Analog inputs/outputs
• ABB and Fanuc robots
• Chipmelt furnace
• PID Honeywell controls and Honeywell flame packs
• MS Word

67061 Packaging Sales Representative – This representative sells packaging supplies for a distributor and is searching for a new opportunity selling for a manufacturer in middle TN

• Sales, cold calling, customer service, call center sales and customer relations
• Excellent in rapport building and relationship enhancement
• Vendor managed inventory and consignment
• F-endorsement driver’s license
• Microsoft software (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Publisher and Outlook)
• PC and Macintosh base platforms
• Project document management database
• Adobe software (InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator and Acrobat)
• Packaging engineer and machinery
• Long-term and short-term relationship enhancement
• Goal-centered problem solving or business strategy
• Leadership development
• Always improving sales, leadership and people skills

67593 Thermoforming Machine Operator – Thermoforming machine operator experienced with machine setup and making foam plates, bowls and trays is seeking a new opportunity in Texas

• Operates machine and setup, making foam plates, bowls, trays, etc.
• Packs the items and performs a quality check
• Made injection molded transmission parts out of rubber and metal
• Worked on 50 different machines
• Inspected the quality of the product

68163 Maintenance Mechanic – This Texas mechanic has experience with the installation and repair of label machinery, monthly PMs, strapper adjustments, maintenance of palletizers and box machines, and understands PLC troubleshooting

• Manages installation, maintenance and repair for a variety of equipment and machinery
• Operates tools as well as forklift, tractor and manlift safely and efficiently
• Handles general plant cleaning and maintenance as well as mechanical duties
• Ensures compliance with all federal, state and local regulations as well as company policies
• Applies knowledge of products, systems, carriers, freight terms and agreements
• Performs loading and unloading of tank and tanker trucks as well as rail cars

67595 Thermoforming Design Engineer – Designer with experience designing custom thermoformed products in food, life sciences and medical areas using SolidWorks available

• Primary in-house custom thermoform part designer
• Works closely with customers to design custom thermoformed parts for various industries, including fiber optic, medical, life science and food packaging
• Works closely with sales staff to foster customer relationships and work directly with customers and end users to create ideal custom designs
• Designs optimized depending on customer requirements, including aesthetics, fit and function, and impact resistance
• Works directly with outside mold and die shops and in-house production staff to optimize tooling and layouts for Zed and OMG roll-fed thermoforming machines
• Sets up and runs sheet-fed thermoforming machines for prototype, R&D and short-run projects
• SolidWorks, Creo Parametric and ANSYS

67802 Sales Representative – Candidate sells corrugated/brown boxes in OH and PA

• 20+ years of sales management, territory expansion, directing sales operations and supervising sales personnel
• Goal-oriented achiever connecting a vision for results with a creative mind
• Bottom line focused and high-impact leader with sales management and account executive experience
• Track record of increasing sales and profits, securing major accounts, leading people and supporting business strategy of corporate and nationwide sales operations
• Excels in account executive roles cultivating diverse relationships
• Adept at handling multiple priorities
• Computer knowledge: MS Office, Outlook, Internet research, communications and online networking

67897 Packaging Maintenance Mechanic – This candidate has a great deal of experience with all repairs and preventative maintenance tasks related to die cutting and printing equipment, machine calibrations, adjustments, rebuilds and more and is seeking a new opportunity in the Marietta, Kennesaw or Atlanta areas

• Responsible for all maintenance equipment, performing changeovers and maintaining machines and facilities
• Spent 12 years working on high speed manufacturing machinery and supervising more than 50 employees
• Forklift certified trainer
• Provided internal movement sheet to the unit supervisor
• Started up and shut down machines
• Troubleshot packaging machinery (labelers and shrink machine)
• Used sit down and stand up folk lift to pull down and put up materials
• Set up labeler, shrink machine and wrapper
• Uses total productive maintenance methodology (TPM)
• Assisted unit supervisor in achieving production efficiency and operational performance indicator
• Performed changeovers
• Order fulfillment – picking, shipping and receiving operations
• Used SAP and AS400

68056 Packaging Sales Representative – This western candidate is currently a broker and has experience as an outside sale representative selling custom corrugated, POP, supplies, poly bags and folding cartons; he is seeing an opportunity with a manufacturing-oriented group

• Sales and marketing professional in the packaging, consumer goods and manufacturing industries
• Proven track record of increasing sales through prospecting new business and generating growth within existing accounts
• Able to work at all levels of an organization, from purchasing and manufacturing to the executive teams
• Speaks fluently in the flexible barrier films and bag arena
• POP display design and fulfillment

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