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Candidates from the newsletter of March 17, 2021

 

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

Email  doug@swiftrecruiters.com

 

29557 Folding Carton Sales Representative – Candidate sells high-end, middle and lower end folding cartons in the Southeast, with excellent contacts in Georgia

  • Provides folded cartons to all industries, including food and beverage, cosmetics, medical and industrial
  • Significant book of business in the airline industry
  • Works at all levels in client organizations
  • Meets with customers to influence their purchasing decisions
  • Develops presentations based upon customers’ needs or wants
  • Given several new opportunities to quote and won several new accounts; was able to move nearly $3,500,000 worth of business in under 10 months
  • Developed business plan, and established relationships with both vendors and customers to get new business off the ground; was able to get monthly sales into the $60,000/month range in under eight months
  • Inspected and purchased all equipment for production’s needs
  • Interviewed and hired all projected employees to accomplish the plant’s goals
  • Handled all the sales and all the manufacturing from estimating to shipping
  • Ran and trained employees on every piece of equipment from press to die cutter to folder/gluer
  • Purchased all servers, front end, Macs and PCs, and networked all machines and peripheral machines to accomplish expected results
  • Established work flows for all of production

 

25903 Corrugated Carton Customer Service Representative – This Chicagoland CSR has experience with Amtech and related software to produce quotes and estimates, plus orders dies and works with clients in all aspects of the order and manufacturing process

  • Efficient associate with over 20 years of experience in the packaging industry
  • Extensive background includes customer service, estimating, inside sales and production
  • Utilizes in-depth knowledge of the packaging process from the development stage through to finished goods and delivery to the customer
  • Office experience includes customer service, outside sales support and inside sales of custom and stock packaging to direct, broker and general public customers
  • Products include flexo, die cut and laminated POP displays
  • Familiar with HRMS and Amtech Production

 

87232 Press Operator, 2nd Pressman – This candidate has experience with sheeter operations, assisting in the setup of flexo press and die cutters in box making, including mounting cutting and printing dies, running a load former, working on Gallus presses and more, and is seeking an opportunity in the Charlotte area

  • Over 20 years of experience in quality control/machine operation functions in the flexible packaging and corrugated paper industry

  • Special skills in quality control, troubleshooting and time management

  • Dedicated, hardworking and motivated employee who produces quality work while maintaining production targets

  • Performs well in a team environment, as well as independently

  • Solves problems leading to higher productivity

  • Successfully completed all of the quality control in the print room on 3rd shift

  • During that 8-month time period that shift had the lowest number of rejects and defects

  • Volunteered to train for an insert operator job as the company needed insert operators, and continues to work in the inserting department

 

83155 Structural Packaging Designer – Candidate has experience designing custom corrugated and POP, with extensive experience with ArtiosCAD, and is seeking an opportunity in the eastern or southeastern coast

  • Structural package designer and graphic designer with proven ability to communicate ideas in a team environment and drive innovation
  • Excellent sketching and rendering abilities
  • Extensive expertise in ArtiosCAD, Rhino 6, SolidWorks, Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Creative Suite, MS Excel, MS Word, MS PowerPoint and Webcenter
  • Extensive experience using Data Tech, Zund and Kongsberg cutting tables and direct print digital printers
  • Keeps up to date with changes in technology and their business applications
  • Develops value-optimized packaging solutions for corporate clients and customers
  • Manages and streamlines customers’ current packaging process and packaging design systems for efficiencies
  • Eliminates redundancies in designs, packout and storage
  • Introduced a project management solution to accommodate all projects and designs for engineering and product development for speed to market
  • Lead on design development, concept renderings, structural design and packaging specifications
  • Oversees packaging testing and requirements, and recommends best practices
  • Implemented a half million-dollar cost savings project through a packaging consolidation project and process improvement program

 

74052 Press Operator – Candidate has experience in all aspects of flexographic printing (prepress, inspection, finishing, water and UV-based inks, anilox maintenance, make ready for color printed jobs with multiple substrates, using rotary cutting tools/dies, and more), and is seeking an opportunity in the Midwest or Southeast

  • Functional and relevant operational experience in narrow to mid web flexographic printing and converting
  • Extensive working knowledge of all aspects of flexographic printing from pre-press to inspection and packaging of finished products
  • Set up numerous kinds of printed jobs utilizing water- and UV-based inks, with an ability to mix and match as needed
  • Along with anilox maintenance and selection, make ready color printed jobs on many different substrates, installing and utilizing rotary cutting tools/dies in a timely manner while maintaining color consistency and print quality
  • Troubleshoots a variety of printing and converting problems that may occur during a production run
  • Maintained and operated 2- and 8-color Mark Andy 2200 model flexo printing presses
  • Manufactured high quality, pressure sensitive labels and packaging for a variety of the company’s nutraceutical supplement products
  • Made, maintained and mounted printing plates as needed for production runs
  • Used water-based inks that were usually provided such as process yellow, magenta, cyan and black, along with an arsenal of required PMS colors that could be matched and or adjusted with Pantone colors that were provided as needed
  • Prepared ink stations and introduced the ink into the press stations
  • Selected and installed rotary cutting tools/dies as needed and set them up to run
  • Installed printing cylinders and set the print impression
  • After the setup was complete, inspected the colors and registration to make sure they were acceptable to customer specification and continued throughout the run to maintain it consistently
  • Slit and inspected the printed job into finished rolls and prepared them to be packaged and shipped to customers, or to be used in house for products manufactured in the plant

 

87172 Account Coordinator – Midwestern candidate’s experience includes crating new item specs from manufacturing CADs and print cards, managing customer warehouse inventory, customer communications, accounts payable, reconciling accounts, rolling stock inventories and other aspects of financial administration

  • Coordinated production of customer corrugated box demands with plant production schedules
  • Managed customer warehouse inventory supplies and releases
  • Created new item specs from manufacturing CADs and print cards
  • Provided communication to customers about shipment of their orders and coordinated any returns
  • Worked with customers to resolve disputes and shorts, and provided credits for returns
  • Accounts payable/accounts receivable, union employee payroll
  • Analyzed and adjusted accounts and journal entries, reconciling journal entries and financials
  • Reconciled warehouse (customer and internal), fixed assets and rolling stock inventories
  • Audited support, customer service, interdepartmental service and executive administrative duties

 

26404 Corrugated POP Sales Representative – Candidate has experience selling POP displays, printed corrugated shipping containers and related items in the Midwest

  • High producing sales professional with excellent relationship building and maintenance skills refined throughout the business development experience
  • Greatest asset is the relationships that have been built in the market with business owners and corporations in the region
  • Adds value to these relationships by marketing ideas and concepts with product innovation that sets them apart from their competition
  • Has the ability, talent and desire to exceed expectations
  • Areas of expertise include strategic business planning, cold call specialist, market analysis, relationship management, client retention, major accounts, project management, budgeting, public relations, creative/strategic selling, solution selling, margin escalation, sales analytics and managing change

 

73947 Press Operator – This press operator has 20 years of experience running narrow web presses, up to 20 inches, printing to pressure sensitive labels, plastics and shrink film substrates; located in the Southeast and will relocate in the area

  • Engaged in all aspects of various printing industry activity and maintenance: shop management, planning, finance, customer sales and service, art configuring, plate making, press operation, equipment maintenance, general training and administration oversight, including warehouse management (certified forklift operator)
  • Press operation: Allied Gear 300 series, Webtron 750 3-color and 7000 series, Azteck rewinder sliter, Mark Andy 2200 and 4150 de-lam/re-lam/folder/splicer, Rotoflex die cutter, Aquaflex 19” and Nilpeter 10-color with dual UV and 1-color digital capability
  • Primary duties include various press operation and shipping oversight
  • Installed any new equipment and scheduled preventive maintenance
  • Specified, purchased and installed new machines for company

 

87144 Converting Supervisor – This corrugated and paper converting supervisor has led daily operations of a converting department, led teams on all shifts, conducted evaluations, entered work orders, performed safety reviews, planned downtime on equipment and much more, and is in the Southeast

  • Decisive, reliable leader with experience in industrial, manufacturing and services industries
  • Excels in identifying and delivering logical, practical and diplomatic solutions while earning trust and building relationships
  • Collaborative leader known for directing and coaching diverse, high performing teams who deliver value, process improvements and optimal productivity
  • Demonstrates a strong work ethic, takes initiative and pitches in to achieve team production goals
  • Skilled in WebEx, Zoom, Skype, Concur, SAP, JDE and Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint and Teams
  • Core competencies include inventory counts, WIP inventory, roll stock inventory, training, coaching, evaluating, mentoring, safety, payroll, complaint investigations and resolution, and safety training/meetings

 

87058 Press Operator and Supervisor – Southeastern candidate has experience with pressroom operations, supervising multiple press lines and over 40 employees, and has been responsible for troubleshooting production issues and expediting make ready procedures.

  • Press experience includes Goss heatset presses, stackers, training pressmen on glue and trims procedures, and experience with offset and gravure printing
  • Responsible for all production aspects of the pressroom operation that consists of nine press lines and approximately 60 employees on shift
  • Responsible for troubleshooting all production issues that arise and expediting all make-ready procedures
  • Responsible for quality and color approvals that occur during the shift
  • Responsible for meeting speed goals that are set for each job, troubleshooting issues that may hinder such speed goals and working with the maintenance team to correct them
  • Responsible for shift crew scheduling
  • Responsible for multiple presses with folders
  • All presses are equipped with Gammerler 6000 stackers (26 in total)
  • Five triserters and eight deserters
  • Inline Gammerler trimmers used for trim jobs

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