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Candidates from the newsletter of July 27, 2021

 

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

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88029 Production Manager/Supervisor/Process Technician – Candidate has supervisory experience in web and sheetfed printing and converting, and knows flexo presses and prepress; currently located in WI and looking for an opportunity in warmer weathe

  • Experienced production and manufacutring manager with strong leadership and relationship-building skills

  • Over 12 years of coating experience with silicone, emulsion adhesive, topcoat and opaque in the pressure sensitive industry

  • Over 10 years of pre-press experience, which includes dark room, plate making and 4-color process

  • Over 15 years of supervisory experience

  • Over 22 years of web and sheet fed printing and converting experience

  • Experience includes Waterline and PDI packaging machines, film extrusion, Catbridge, Cameron and Titan slitters, Mark Andy flexogrpahic presses, Goss Urbanite, Goss Community, Heidelberg offset presses and Linx inkjet printers

87167 Operations/Press Room Manager – This person is experienced in paperboard folding cartons and printing and looking for an opportunity from Chicago area to Milwaukee

  • Dynamic thought leader with more than 25 years of strong, progressive leadership experience spanning both the production and consumer ends of the printing industry

  • Responsible for balance sheets, heading up safety and executing training programs

  • Persuasive and approachable communicator with a strong command of negotiations and the ability to build productive internal and external relationships at all levels, bringing cost saving solutions to a project that drive revenue

  • Systematic print troubleshooter skilled in creatively addressing challenges and proficient in quality assurance programs, including QC, ISO, TQM and SPC

  • Excellent with customers, sales and forecasting

  • Able to keep machines running under adverse conditions

  • Managed up to 275 employees under five departments

  • Continuously driven to exceed objectives for production, waste, maintenance, safety and procedures

  • Coordinate and communicate production schedules with CSRs and departmental leadership

  • Implemented key SOPs to improve production, avoid waste and avoid mistakes

  • Capital budgeting and administration

  • Excellent business and scheduling aptitude

  • Able to streamline pressrooms through process controls and training

  • Structures maintenance programs and maintains supply inventories

59229 Sales Representative – Candidate is experienced selling plastic, custom bags to seed, feed and food processing and related distribution with further experience selling jan/san and foodservice lines in the NW, based in Portland

  • Responsible for selling custom bags to seed and feed companies, fish processing, food processing and related distributors throughout the Northwest

  • Managed and grew a multi-million dollar territory, including multi-location customers

  • Responsible for new product development and marketing

  • Developed 25 new accounts in two years

  • Exceeded goal for new business, meeting 184% of goal

87561 Shift Supervisor, Flexo Labels – This candidate who is looking for a new opportunity in Florida has operated Nilpeter FB line presses, Comco Pro-Glides, Mark Andy P-series, BHSes and Uteco SIL Crystal, and might consider a lead operator position

  • Manufacturing supervisor with over 10 years of supervision experience

  • Served in multiple trades/industries, including printing, fabrication and warehouse

  • Supervises the assembly/rigging department which consists of a group of 12 individuals

  • In charge of scheduling, customer service/relations, employee routing and troubleshooting

  • In charge of the night shift flexographic department

  • Supervised a group of eight individuals

  • Handled the workflow, scheduling, troubleshooting and employee routing

  • Assisted the pre-press and ink room departments

67843 Structural Designer – This designer is experienced in POP, displays, brown box, Kongsberg and Artios, and is based in NC but would ideally relocate to Olympia, WA or Charleston, SC

  • Possesses years of experience with packaging from design through manufacturing process and knowledge of the requirements of retail environments as well as shipping regulations and certifications

  • Excels at point of purchase displays, cost reduction analysis and customer communication

  • Master at ArtiosCAD and can maintain all sample making equipment, including Kongsberg cutting tables and flatbed printer

  • Developed an internal packaging and temporary display department, allowing the company to source pricing from additional vendors

  • Presided over the installation of a Kongsberg and set up the facility to produce samples internally

  • Worked with the engineering and production team to identify potential problems and changed design to better suit shipping

85993 Sales Representative/New Business Development – This representative is experienced in sales of pouches, labels and packaging in the food and beverage industry and located in the Chicago area

  • Results-driven strategic sales professional who takes a consultative approach to selling

  • Proven ability to drive business growth, capitalize on new revenue potential and manage all aspects of daily business operations

  • Leader with a positive attitude; proficient in building and maintaining solid executive relationships with large consumer product companies (CPG)

  • Hands-on problem resolution abilities with a focus on customer satisfaction

  • Self-starter with willingness and aptitude to learn and develop new talents

  • Responsible for major accounts nationally, selling all forms of labels and standup pouches mainly to the food vertical

  • Able to organically develop new business opportunities within existing major accounts, with proven success of generating incremental business through prospecting

  • Closed two major new accounts resulting in $500K sales

  • Responsible for generating and executing prospects continually

87701 Supervisor/Production Manager – This manager has experience in mono, coextruded, cast, blown and polyethylene based sheeting films and would relocate in the Southeast

  • Strives toward working with others in a teamwork atmosphere to obtain set goals

  • Enjoys troubleshooting process and mechanical issues, and research and development projects

  • Builds structure and goals, and charts and reports those results

  • Directly involved and controlled the entire process from raw materials to finished product and all performance improvements, quality checks, product packaging and customer relations

  • Instituted and oversaw many projects to stay competitive in the market of the products produced

  • Experience with the following equipment: W&H, Davis Standard, Battenfield Gloucester, Black Clawson, Process Control, Rapid, Dalmec, NDC, Honeywell, Simco, Combi, Top Tier, Little David, Cloeren, EDI, Noel, Macro, Ghioldi, Parker and many other types of equipment, including printing presses and film treaters

  • Experience with the following operations: Microsoft Outlook, Excel, Word, PowerPoint and Teams, Kronos, JDE, QAD, Webeff, K2, IBM Notes and various other operating systems

  • Experience with lab equipment for R&D projects and product quality testing devices

  • Very safety-oriented and team-driven to work to obtain set goals

  • Able to multitask many issues at once in a fast-paced environment

  • Self-motivated and works well motivating others

  • Experience with many types of pneumatic, hydraulic and chilled water systems

88011 Operations/Plant Manager – This operations professional experienced in thermoforming, film, laminations and coatings is looking for a new opportunity in the Southeast

  • Offers 30+ years of experience with a proven track record in manufacturing, quality and leadership in both start-up and mature facilities

  • Practitioner of lean principles, Six Sigma training and kaizen methodology to ensure best manufacturing practices and business outcome

  • Extensive experience in P&L management and resource optimization to maximize profitability

  • Skilled in Tier 2 automotive management, plastics and thermoforming management, lean manufacturing and quality system, P&L management, SAP (MRP and batch tracing) and practical bench chemistry

  • Successful start-up experience

  • Highly proficient in flexo and gravure printing

85381 Technical/Quality/Product Manager – This candidate is well versed in polyethylene (LDPE/HDPE) and polyester (BOPET) films/laminates, bags and pouches, and is looking for a new opportunity in the Chicago area

  • Packaging industry professional with over 11 years of comprehensive experience in flexible packaging product design and development processes

  • Successfully executed development projects for polyethylene (LDPE and HDPE) and polyester (BOPET) films/laminates for food/non-food contact applications

  • Delivers technical solutions to customers for their packaging requirements of films, laminates and pouches

  • Background in leading quality and planning functions for film extrusion, slitting, flexographic printing and pouching processes

  • Core competencies include technical services, product development, project management, business strategy and risk management

  • Educational credentials include Master of Business and Bachelor of Technology (Manufacturing Engineering) along with Six Sigma Green Belt and ISO certifications

  • Brought in process upgrades to enhance inline coating capacity and expand company product portfolio

  • Developed inline capacities to replace offline coated film, bringing radical change to product pricing

  • Developed a new packaging product for a new industry to open a fresh revenue stream for the company

  • Managed projects and transformed them from lab scale developments to commercial scale developments

  • Optimized production planning and improved overall equipment effectiveness (OEE) from 58% to 65%

  • Improved the customer satisfaction to over 90% from below 80% by prompt and appropriate resolutions and corrective actions

  • As the management representative, served as point of contact for managing all new certifications, including quality and regulatory certifications

88035 Folder/Gluer Operator/Window Operator – Candidate is experienced in folding cartons and only looking for a new opportunity in the Dallas area

  • Efficient production worker who reads and understands blueprints, technical documentation and job orders

  • Knowledgeable about production processes in cartons and quick to adapt to changing requirements

  • Safety-oriented, reliable and hardworking

  • Quick learner

  • Determined to learn more and advance

  • Able to adapt and be respectful to others

  • Great communication skills

  • Great eye on quality

  • Very organized

75322 Maintenance Supervisor – This NC candidate is experienced in injection/blow molding machinery, extrusion and other facility equipment and will relocate

  • Team player who leads by example, motivated to succeed

  • Creates and implements all policies relating to preventive and corrective maintenance

  • Operates, inspects and maintains all plant machinery and manufacturing facilities

  • Trains all staff on policies and operations regarding quality, production, maintenance and safety

  • Starts machines and observes mechanical operations to determine efficiency and detect problems

  • Works with quality assurance and production managers to identify and implement control procedures or corrective actions

  • Installs equipment to improve the quality, energy or operational efficiency of production facility

  • Verifies that all employees and sub-contractors follow OSHA and SQF guidelines

81796 Customer Service Representative – This CSR is experienced in Kiwi in the corrugated industry, is located in NY and looking for a new opportunity in a southern climate

  • Key contact between client, account managers, shipping and all production and manufacturing departments

  • Serviced accounts, including client meetings, tours and teleconferencing

  • Catered to clients from file reception to finished product, including reviewing, planning, scheduling, tracking, outside service, cost analysis and final billing

  • Managed accounts with budgets up to $4 million

  • Shared business process improvement and streamlining opportunities with company staff

87803 Production Manager – This person is experienced with managing label operations and technical sales of product, and is looking for an opportunity in the Tampa Bay area only

  • 30+ years of experience in senior and mid-level business management of printing, bindery and image printing solutions

  • Change agent to improve processes

  • Develops strong internal and external partnerships

  • High-energy, customer-driven, goal-oriented team player

  • Strong focus, experience and track record to lead, drive the process and achieve results

  • In projects where strong internal and external relationship building is required, has been a consistent project plus performer with on time and under deadline performance

  • Areas of expertise include senior leadership positions, strategic planning, training, business development, people and project management, client relations, operations management, consulting and HR management

69175 Plant Manager/General Manager/Operations – This management professional experienced in envelopes and label manufacturing in flexo and digital printing is looking for a new opportunity in the Chicago area but will relocate

  • Solutions-focused, motivated professional with a comprehensive management background in plant, production and operations

  • Proven success in designing, developing and implementing targeted manufacturing plans to maximize productivity, efficiency and profitability

  • Highly versatile; quickly masters new roles, responsibilities, technologies and environments

  • Core competencies include cross-functional team leadership, scheduling, reporting, strategic planning, lean manufacturing, trends analysis, project management, forecasting, staffing, legal expertise, plant management, relationship building, problem solving, GMP and clean room environments, SQF and AIB certifications, ISO 9001 and ISO 14001 systems, and Office Suite

 

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