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Candidates from the newsletter of September 9, 2020

 

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

Email  doug@swiftrecruiters.com

 

85801 Flexo Operator/Supervisor – This flexo operator has experience with 50” and 16” flexo machinery used in the corrugated industry, plus additional experience as a supervisor, and is seeking an opportunity in the Southeast

  • Technical supervisor with 25+ years of advanced career growth gained in large, high performance, high volume production manufacturers and distributors

  • Supports demanding customers producing date-sensitive products, applying MDI (managing daily improvement) and gemba walk principles

  • Innovative and industrious, with a perfect attendance record and practical design, operation, maintenance and troubleshooting skills on large-scale printing machinery (mechanical, electrical, electronic, hydraulic and pneumatic power systems) and components

  • Results-oriented and accountable with expertise in inventory management, daily production report analysis and budget adherence

  • Skilled at leading, motivating, communicating and working collaboratively with others in high-demand situations

  • Able to deal courteously, professionally and tactfully with customers, corporate leaders, production managers, fellow supervisors and assemblers

 

85056 Controls Engineer – Midwestern candidate is experienced in both injection and blow molding environments, including rebuilding machines, control system troubleshooting, repair of wiring issues, PLC troubleshooting and programming (Siemens and Allen-Bradley), and Fanuc robotics and troubleshooting

  • Project leader and point of contact between client and company for problem solving in the areas of robotics, programming, debugging and troubleshooting

  • Worked with Arico systems, Allen-Bradley, Eaton, GE Fanuc, Direct Soft, EZ Panel, SIGMATEK, Siemens and Visual Basic

  • Travels on site to client’s plant/line when need be to effect repairs

  • Writes PLC programs and screen ware for machine control replacements, plastic injection machines, compression injection, and blow molding, including Husky, Engle, Cincinnati and Van Dorn

  • Programmed and installed control systems for plastic injection machines, programming in structured text via Sigmatech, ladder logic, C+, VB and other styles of programming and screen ware

  • Responsible for starting up machine for test production approvals

  • Completed rewiring of machine and hydraulics, and performed electrical troubleshooting where necessary

  • Installed and worked with servo motors and pump systems to upgrade hydraulics on existing machines

  • Creates and updates prints

  • Trained and mentored others on basic program ladder logic, how to read and understand hydraulic prints and hydraulic operation, and to understand machine function and operation

  • Fields inquiries from clients for troubleshooting existing robotics and PLC/HMI programming issues

  • Responsible for safety on client job site, ensuring all team members understood the safety protocol at each client site, including federal/state regulations and client policy and procedure, as well as what is the proper PPE (personal protective equipment) required for the site

 

85829 Corrugated Customer Service/Sales Representative – This young, high-energy candidate has experience with customer service, sales support, quotations, selling to existing accounts and opening new, via cold calling; just moved to a new area out west and is seeking an opportunity in either sales or customer service

  • Dependable, highly motivated, self-starter eager to enhance skills in processing sales, building relationships with customers and successfully growing a sales territory

  • Skills include Amtech, Excel, RFQs, new item checklist, customer complaint forms, understanding of die cutters and flexos, customer service and sales

  • Worked north Mississippi territory, managing $3.6 million

  • Developed relationships with 21 accounts

  • Gained valuable training in structural design, production, scheduling, logistics, customer service and sales

84517 Protective Packaging and Returnables Salesman – Candidate has experience selling plastic dunnage, steel racks, textile bags, corrugated and other protective substrates and is seeking a new opportunity in the Midwest or Upper Midwest

  • High-energy, goal-oriented, self-motivated, results-driven sales and business development executive with demonstrated ability to sell services in a highly competitive market

  • Over 13 years of sales experience selling to tier 1 and 2 suppliers, C-suite executives and more

  • Led successful organic business growth efforts with a combination of cold calling, negotiations and existing account management

  • Skills include customer acquisition, territory management, negotiations, lead qualification, interpersonal savvy, problem solving, AS400 software, Salesforce.com CRM and Microsoft Office Suite

71686 Label Sales Representative – This sales professional has experience selling silver MET PET and labels to food and other groups in the Midwest

  • Extensive training in total quality management, time management, Dale Carnegie and numerous sales classes

  • Procured sales for flexible packaging in the food, medical and consumer markets

  • Developed distribution channels with key players, targeted high volume accounts and mid-market customers

  • Specialized in silver MET PET, rainbow and pillars of light as well as one and two sided PE boards and biodegradable cups

  • Microsoft Excel, PowerPoint and Outlook

85097 Process Engineer – This Midwestern candidate has experience in the bulk bag (chemical and cement bags) and paper (flat board and poly overwrap) side of the industry, as well as downstream work – going from small scale to full scale processes and quality control aspects of formula cards in manufacturing

  • Project management

  • Process improvement in plant environment for machines and day-to-day activities

  • Worked with vendors to bring and install new equipment into the plant

  • Created and executed employee training manuals and training program

  • Managed quality of product produced per customer specifications

  • Followed all protocols with regards to SQF regulations

  • Experience includes Mitsubishi robots

23323 Process EngineerFolding Carton Packaging Designer – This designer is experienced with folding carton design using ArtiosCAD to achieve the desired outcome, is well versed in the uses of paperboard and the design cycle, and is seeking an opportunity in the eastern US

  • Dynamic, senior level packaging person with expertise in packaging design, sustainability, production, estimating and sales

  • Opened new, strategically targeted accounts in consumer, entertainment and food/confectionary industries

  • Understands client needs and sells solutions which create win-win scenarios

  • Proven track record in package design, business development, and maximizing revenue and profitability

  • Proficient with Artios/Esko, Cimex and Misomex design software

  • Developed corporate sustainability program used by sales force to educate clients about company’s program, and established benchmarks for sustainability goals

  • Named to university design thinking advisory board

  • Named to client’s sustainable innovation advisory board

  • Earned Noteworthy Achievement Award

  • Received three US patents for package designs

  • Awarded Gold and various other awards from the Paperboard Packaging Council

  • Developed total packaging systems for compact disc cartons and cartoning machinery, resulting in an industry standard and production of millions of cartons annually

81220 Corrugated Packaging Sales Representative – This person has experience prospecting for new business in the Midwest, selling brown box, custom, litho and related products

  • Managed a $5 million book of business

  • Prospected for new business throughout the territory by phone, email, LinkedIn and in person

  • Built a pipeline of over $4 million in the first three months

  • Strictly virtual selling for the last three months due to Covid-19 pandemic

  • Business development in the new Detroit market for $175 million packaging company

  • Started in the Detroit market focused strictly on net new business, then transitioned to the northwest Ohio market

  • Reached 120% of plan in first year in NWO territory with $1.5 million in annual sales

  • Sold and onboarded the largest litho label project at the Ohio facility

35024 Packaging Sales Representative – Candidate has experience selling distribution packaging items B2B, such as tape, labels, containers, equipment and other packaging supplies in the northern Indiana area

  • Manages key, target and preferred account requests from initial customer contact to closing out of order, including sourcing of specialty or making items on directs, and handling of stock items from division stock, pricing, credits, returns, etc.

  • Over 10 year successful background in transportation and sales

  • Outstanding communication and presentation skills

  • Able to analyze and solve problems in a constantly changing work environment

  • Resolves customer problems and handles complaints with mill or internally

  • Coordinates with purchasing on all indirects when needed

  • Communicates on any customer-specific items on division’s floor, i.e. levels and cost changes

  • Coordinates pricing and cost guidelines with sales on accounts

  • Provides pricing trends for competitive situations and substitutions of product when needed

  • Communicates with credit on any invoice problems or claims

  • Develops and maintains industry knowledge, including product knowledge of competitive grades, pricing trends and competitors

  • Maintains product and price catalogs

  • Meets with customers as needed to better understand requirements and business needs

  • Supports other team members in allocation of workloads

  • Price book review for accuracy of information to market

  • Consultative selling with key and target accounts

  • Responsible for supporting sales in growth of GTM and sales

  • Responsible for accurate costs on items for all transactions (directs, indirects and warehouse)

  • Responsible for accurate orders to customers

  • Responsible for expeditious problem resolution

39656 Structural Packaging Designer – This Midwestern candidate has experience designing custom corrugated products utilizing ArtiosCAD, as well as using a cutting table to create mockups and working with sales to meet customer needs within existing cost constraints

  •  20 years in retail packaging, displays and fulfillment services, with emphasis on innovative structural design, sales and supply chain

  • Extensive experience with CPG, home entertainment and cosmetic industries

  • Folding carton, signage, top-sheet and fulfillment sales

  • Managed cross-functional on-site team and design staff for HE and cosmetic initiatives

  • Process and cost improvement planning

  • Structural and creative direction (corrugated, SBS, embellishments and vacform)

  • Relationship development with creative agencies and special pack assembly teams

  • National resource and manufacturing program management

85553 Road Tooling/Process Engineer, Injection Molding – Candidate has experience working with tool vendors from quote to acceptance, including reworking specs, tool trials and more, plus working with presses ranging from 12 to 1500 tons in medical and pharma environments, and is seeking a new opportunity in the Midwest

  • Tool planning and design, developing mold book program, qualifying new tools and fixing long-term processing issues are in the experience matrix for this candidate

  • Worked with tool vendors from the original quote until the tool was accepted by production

  • Reviewed mold spec sheets with lead plant tool engineer and tool vendor

  • Traveled weekly to tooling vendors for on-site follow up and to monitor progress to ensure completion timing was maintained

  • Attended and assisted with tool shop trials to ensure processes developed adhered to sound scientific molding principles

  • Attended tool trials at parts vendors and plants to ensure the proper function of injection molds, and that finished tools produced parts that were within standard acceptable tolerances

  • Oversaw pre-production engineering changes

  • Created PO request once design was approved, including justification for costs

  • Updated weekly tool progress forms and reports for the full project team

  • Maintained relevant information on all tooling in team center community, including steel certifications, CMM checks, process sheets, mold trial history reports, water and manifold diagrams, water flow test sheets, tool build check sheet and tool build progress pictures

  • Along with seven other RTEs, brought from concept to start of production over 600 tools every year during tenure

  • Personally had as many as 80 tools from four tool shops in pre-start of production development simultaneously

  • Tool shops averaged on time delivery of 98%

  • Press experience includes Boy, Arburg, Battenfeld, Toyo, Milacron, etc.

85701 Corrugated Flexo Folder/Gluer Supervisor – This supervisor in the Midwest has experience as an operator and supervisor on the corrugated side of the packaging industry, plus has trained new operators, run the shift and made sure that job run times are maintained

  • Makes sure all tooling and paperwork is available for the next setup

  • Checks off spec out box before run and does quality check during the run

  • Fills out daily reports on each machine center at the end of the day production

  • Performs manual setups on the 50" Serenco FFG as an operator

  • Has six credits in six simple leadership courses

  • 2-color rotary die cut

  • Enters work orders on Excel or Word pace chart

  • Specs box out before running order and does quality check during entire run

  • Provides training and direction when the need arises

  • Operated 35" k6 FFG

  • Machine sets up when specs are put in to do auto cycle

  • 3-color outside, 2-color inside print with RSC rotary die cut glued box

  • General housekeeping

45880 Corrugated/Folding Carton Finishing Manager – This finishing manager has experience with both folding carton and corrugated sheeting, working with shifts to reduce overhead, eliminate waste and increase output, and is seeking an opportunity in the western region

  • Hands-on management style

  • Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal

  • Extensive experience presenting to customers

  • Customer exposure with sales ranging from $200,000 to $52,000,000/year

  • Strong leadership skills with focus on coaching and development

  • Highly adaptable and quick to learn

  • Relentless focus on results

  • Exposure to many workforces, both non-union and union

  • 20 years of management from front-line to executive

  • 25 years of packaging industry experience

  • Understands how to make data-driven decisions

  • Able to understand and communicate Six Sigma methodology

  • Responsible for annual budget, forecasts and monthly financial summaries for recycling facility

  • Controlled cost within budgetary limits to achieve profitability

  • Established goals and tracked results/productivity

  • Ensured all customer feedback was promptly dealt with and any complaints were corrected immediately

  • Responsible for maintaining company’s assets, including building, land, equipment and vehicles

  • Fostered employee development through training and other resources

  • Department oversight for two locations

  • Weekly direct customer contact with largest Seattle customer

  • Sheet sales pricing analysis

  • Project team participation for division projects in the areas of ink and transportation management

  • Goal setting and employee evaluations for both Seattle and Oakland locations

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