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Candidates from the newsletter of March 29, 2019

 

To speak with any of these candidates contact Ray Swiatecki at 800-548-3506 ext. 3275 or

Email ray@swiftrecruiters.com

71510 Structural Designer – This Chicago-area candidate has 20 years of experience in corrugated/POP/folding cartons, working with Artios, CAPE, Kongsberg table and renderings

  • Esko ArtiosCAD V14
  • Cape Pack
  • Esko Deskpack Preflight
  • Autodesk Maya
  • Cinema 4D
  • Adobe Illustrator
  • Adobe Photoshop
  • Adobe Acrobat
  • Filemaker Pro
  • Microsoft Office

80804 Production/Supervision – This manager has 13 years of experience in the corrugated industry, has supervised and trained operators in rotary die cutting, folder gluers, slitting, corrugators, jumbo presses and more and is looking for a company in the Santa Fe Springs, CA area

  • Oversees daily operations, hires and trains new employees, assigns job duties to supervisors, maintains machinery for production efficiencies, creates and implements procedures, controls quality and safety, and quotes on all machines

  • Works with maintenance on all machine issues, keeps inventory on all supplies for the plant, and orders and maintains all ink for the plant

  • Trained machine operators to be more efficient and productive, ordered paper for all of the production machines, worked with maintenance on any issues with the machines, managed the production schedule, checked quality on all of the production orders, and managed quality of paper coming in before it got to the machines

46146 Sales Representative – This OH native has 10 years of experience selling folding cartons to food packaging (frozen), deli, pet foods and consumer products markets in IN, OH, KY, PA and NC, and will to relocate to the Southeast

  • Established track record of growth and continuous improvement in each sales territory managed
  • Exceptional marketer of products with unique ability to identify opportunities that fit company structure
  • Able to analyze data, determine key information and develop action plans that show value and win business
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office Suite
  • Completed formal sales training with emphasis Value-Added and Strategic Selling
  • Successful selling to and managing a distributor network
  • Successfully manages and leads customer service and sales distribution and broker teams
  • Strong aptitude in project management
  • Able to teach and implement a strategic selling process
  • Owns and manages the sales cycle

81115 Press Operator – Candidate has over 26 years of experience with Webron, Mark Andy, Central Impression, Nilpeters, Aquaflex, scratch offs, inks and adhesives, both water and solvent based, and is in the Trenton, NJ/Philadelphia area

  • Management of material/personnel resources
  • Judgment and decision making
  • Operation and control
  • Equipment maintenance
  • Quality control analysis
  • Operations analysis
  • Training
  • Product documentation
  • ISO:9001

81199 Electrical/Controls/Maintenance Engineer – This senior engineer with over 25 years of experience in PLC, HMI, management and all other electrical needs for a manufacturing facility is located in KY and looking for a new opportunity in the OH/KY/IN region

  • Accomplished, results-oriented senior electrical engineer with 20+ years of extensive electrical engineering responsibilities and 15+ years of management experience within manufacturing, commerce and service industries
  • Known for strong analytical, problem solving and troubleshooting skills
  • BS in Electrical Engineering with additional experience in electrical controls engineering, electrical safety, construction, engineering, maintenance management, quality systems engineering, application engineering and environmental engineering
  • Recognized as a team player and project manager that has contributed valuable expertise in cross-functional team development
  • Provides hands-on supervisory training
  • Flexible and responsive to changing priorities in complex, fast-paced business and project work environments
  • Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks while meeting challenging deadlines
  • Recognized as a self-directed leader and communicator who excels at building and sustaining relationships

81210 Sales Representative – Dallas candidate has 23 years of experience selling custom labeling, packaging and POS signage in wholesale and retail markets in TX, LA, AR, OK and NM

  • Business development manager/account executive with more than 20 years of experience
  • Extensive experience managing more than 50 accounts generating $5 million in annual sales revenue
  • Builds and maintains relationships with small to large companies across multiple industries, filling their needs for product marketing, labeling and point of sale signage
  • Well-developed skills performing all aspects of new business development, including prospecting, cold calling, scheduling meetings, identifying client needs, selling products and services using consultative sales techniques, overcoming objections, negotiating contracts, closing sales and performing general account management
  • Dedicated leader with outstanding communication skills and a proven track record of success increasing sales revenue, building strong client relationships and securing customer loyalty
  • Skilled in Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook) and Salesforce

66265 Sales Representative – This Iowa-based sales representative with a background in food brokerage has over 25 years of experience selling packaging to foodservice accounts in IA, NE, MN, IL, WI and SD

  • Customer-oriented, strategic sales representative with over 25 years of experience in facilitating relationships, developing partnerships, maintaining top accounts and amplifying profit channels
  • Multi-tasking and self-motivated leader with expertise in expanding network connections, persuasively introducing products, implementing pricing models, inventory control and projections, vendor relations, territory development and revealing customer needs to deliver solutions
  • Skills include product demonstration expertise, customer relations, customer operational analysis and MS Excel, Word and PowerPoint

69469 Field Service Technician – Atlanta candidate has 23 years of experience in setup/repair of packaging equipment, including Lantech, Ranpak, Orion, Loveshaw, Sharp, FP, Signode and others, and would like to transition into a sales role

  • Seasoned industrial packaging service technician seeking a position in packaging sales where his years of experience, equipment knowledge and customer relationships will lead to new business opportunities and sales
  • Works well independently or in a team setting, providing all facets of technical support such as troubleshooting, installations and maintenance
  • In-depth knowledge and understanding of numerous manufacturers’ equipment and operating systems
  • Skilled in providing technicians and end users technical support
  • Easily identifies and resolves technical issues and concerns, minimizing automation downtime
  • Excellent communication and presentation capabilities
  • Excellent customer relationship skills culminated in increased sales in service, parts and new equipment on multiple occasions
  • Completed all the required training on both non-proprietary and proprietary equipment for the following manufacturers:

  • Ranpak: automated void fill systems, cushioning systems, manual void fill system and wrapping system

  • Orion: automatic and semi-automatic stretch wrappers

  • Loveshaw: case erector systems, case sealers and industrial inkjet printers

  • Dynaric: plastic strapping equipment (including high speed cross-strapping and top-seal), vertical strapping systems, steel strapping equipment (including hay baling equipment) and fully and semi-automatic strapping machines for a variety of industrial applications

  • Lantech: proprietary  semi and fully automatic stretch wrapping equipment

  • Sharp Packaging Systems: automated vertical form fill and seal bagging systems

  • FP International: speed filler machines, inflator systems, and air pillow and cushioning systems

  • Signode: automatic plastic strapping systems and steel strapping equipment

  • Advanced Poly-Packaging: bagging equipment systems (floor and tabletop models) and inkjet printers

79222 Sales Representative – This person has 13 years of experience selling shrink film, supplies and corrugated, and is looking to relocate to the Southeast at his own expense to be closer to family

  • Top performing sales professional with history of advancing rapidly through the ranks in all positions held, including sales and management
  • Drives business and revenue growth, identifying and securing high-return, long-term customers
  • Manages multiple needs and demands under strict deadlines, expertly prioritizing and executing tasks
  • Adapts quickly to new situations and markets, learning most effective path to success in minimal time
  • Sells shrink bundling film in multi-state sales territory, with sales up 17% year-over-year
  • Manages $15MM in business, over 10MM lbs.
  • Complex selling to large national accounts across multiple manufacturing facilities

81217 Senior Sales Representative – This sales professional in film packaging with a deep array of contacts can put together a strong sales plan to bring business to your organization

  • Results-driven sales, operations, business development and key account management professional with 30+ years of industry knowledge, including laminating film, plastic advertisement boards and food grade plastic wrap
  • Extensive experience in staff leadership, increasing profitability, account maintenance/client retention, forecasting/budgetary compliance and driving sales teams to exceed quotas
  • Possesses expertise in implementing solution sales strategies while successfully networking and translating new business into loyal, long-term professional relationships
  • Proven track record of streamlining daily sales and overall business operations while providing creative and insightful vision for future growth
  • Strong, proven leadership, communication, analytical, presentation, negotiation and closing skills
  • Proven ability to develop and manage sales and marketing teams, instilling in them the confidence to attain and surpass company strategic goals

75184 Flexo/Digital Press Operator – Candidate has 12 years of experience with W&H, Arpeco, Nilpeter, Didde and ABG Digicon producing labels in Philadelphia

  • Strong knowledge of different types of aniloxes and how to care for them

  • Extensive knowledge and use of CMYK process printing

  • Strong mechanical and troubleshooting skills and keeps a clean press

  • Outstanding math and measuring skills and attention to details

  • Outstanding eye for print registration, tight tolerances and print quality

  • Knowledge and use of X-Rite color scanners and Microsoft Word and Excel

81248 Sales Representative – Candidate has over 25 years of experience selling corrugated, folding cartons and flexible packaging in northern Texas and Oklahoma; located in the San Antonio area and relocate to NM, OK, CO or AZ

  • Brokers corrugated, folding cartons and flexible packaging
  • Responsible for new business development in the Corpus Christi/San Antonio corridor
  • Worked with graphic and design team to create new packaging ideas for prospects and customers
  • Created and managed a $900K account base
  • New sales of promotional displays and value-added packaging
  • Worked with sales team to achieve packaging goals and establish a footprint in the Houston and San Antonio markets

81198 Turnaround Specialist – This senior manager with over 20 years of experience as VP/GM/national director makes unprofitable divisions very profitable, and is looking for companies that need his services on either a full-time basis or on a contractual period; based in the Chicago area but willing to relocate

  • Accomplished senior executive with extensive experience in sales, operations, distribution and manufacturing
  • Innovative turnaround specialist who rapidly gains the trust of clients, employees and senior leadership
  • Excels in identifying and pursuing opportunities to enhance revenue and productivity
  • Respected leader who effectively manages the expectations of high-profile stakeholders while driving positive organizational change
  • Areas of expertise include profit and loss, strategic planning, customer relationships, supplier and OEM management, team leadership, acquisitions and due diligence, workforce integration, global operations oversight, process reengineering, international supply chains, operating and capital budgets, and sourcing and pricing strategies

81223 Field Equipment Technician/Industrial Electrician – This person has 20 years of experience installing and repairing packaging equipment and is located in the Charlotte area

  • Installs, troubleshoots and modifies new and existing equipment
  • Documents, recommends and executes maintenance procedures
  • Complete mechanical testing and preventative maintenance of equipment
  • Troubleshoots AC/DC circuit
  • Assembled and retrofit new and old machines to be installed
  • Maintained, installed, troubleshot and modified new and existing packaging equipment
  • Troubleshot and installed pneumatic controls on packaging equipment

81239 Production/Shift/Plant Manager – Candidate with 20 years of experience in plastic extrusion, blow molding and film is looking for a new opportunity in the Chicago area

  • Oversaw entire production staff of 91 employees with four direct reports

  • Ensured production schedule was strictly adhered to, satisfying 100% on-time customer delivery

  • Modified production schedule due to raw material changes, etc. as needed

  • Implemented standard work procedures for production personnel

  • Managed operations, materials and production schedule

  • Trained personnel on safety, operations and materials management

  • Implemented and maintained 5S guidelines

  • Managed entire plastic film extrusion production workforce with very low turnover rate along with excellent efficiency

  • Handled HR, purchasing, logistics and quality system duties

  • Scheduled all production

  • Implemented plant-wide, OSHA-compliant safety program, and conducted all safety training

  • Managed all plant departments

  • Streamlined sales team objectives with actual production capabilities

  • Performed R&D activities to develop new products

42947 Sales Representative/Business Development – This Charlotte-based sales representative with 26 years of experience is selling protective packaging and packaging supplies in Carolinas, VA, DC and eastern TN

  • Dynamic sales and marketing professional with extensive sales and management experience in industrial sales

  • Consistently recognized for growing business, relationship development and exceeding goals

  • Demonstrated success in establishing and maintaining customer partnerships by leveraging strong communication, business and crisis/conflict management skills

  • Skills include new business development, project management, conflict/crisis management, contract negotiation, sales proposals/presentations, market analysis, sales presentations and national account management

44593 Regional Sales/Business Development – This person has spent 20 years selling automation and end of the line packaging equipment and is in southern California.

  • Successful and driven business development manager, highly motivated by the challenge of opening new markets, identifying and creating high level relationships with the largest and most influential companies, and developing highly-profitable long-term clients
  • Particularly skilled and well connected in the diverse business networking community, helping small and medium-sized businesses build truly game changing relationships with the government and the very largest corporations through their diversity status
  • Skills include pinpointing target markets, uncovering decision makers, networking, inspiring others, developing key relationships, reaching senior executives, developing alliances, rapport building, CRM systems, communication skills, consultative selling and cold calling

55784 Sales Executive – This salesperson is experienced with gift/retail packaging, mailers, cosmetic pouches, boxes, tissues and reusable bags in a western territory (mostly imported products) and is looking for a position business development, project management and marketing; speaks Japanese and is in southern California

  • Motivated and resourceful business development manager with demonstrated ability to develop new markets and generate incremental revenue on consistent basis

  • Reputation for professionalism in external account management and internal relationships, and commitment to customer satisfaction

  • Utilizes internal resources to maximize results and learns quickly to make early contribution to organization

  • Track record of success in both start-up and established environments

81195 National/Territory Sales – This candidate in Washington state has 20 years of experience selling rigid paper boxes, folding cartons, paper bags and gift products with a background in corrugated, and is looking for a key account/national sales position

  • Experienced packaging sales professional and proven energetic leader with a passion for driving new product innovation into the luxury packaging market
  • Able to juggle multiple complex printed projects in corrugated, folding cartons, rigid boxes, paper bags and other packaging
  • Strategic territory management with a focus on retail, specialty food and beverage, electronic, beauty and health, spirits, cannabis, watches and jewelry, tobacco, confectionary, books and journals, and new, innovative packaging
  • Veteran relationship builder and story teller to present customized packaging solutions
  • Innovative, seasoned packaging sales professional that delivers in a competitive marketplace
  • Qualified team player with experienced selling solutions, and enjoys direct personal communication

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