Entry level designer

Entry level Junior Designer/Design Assistant 

Responsible for reviewing artwork and structural box samples and for designing and creating samples or layouts based on customer artwork and specifications by performing the following duties: 

Essential Duties and Responsibilities include the following:

• Fabricating creative and functional designs for corrugated shipping containers including structural and graphics.
• Providing accurate and legible documentation (both CAD files and Print Cards) to Sales staff, Customer Service and Production departments to insure customer’s needs and production efficiencies are met.
• Keep a library of all active and non-active tooling in both die cut and printing areas.
• Responsible for creating prototypes and samples manually or by using CAM system in order to send to Customers.
• Responsible for producing small order quantities when required.
• Responsible for purchasing required tooling used during the manufacturing process such as cutting dies, print plates, anvil covers or various supplies for the repair shop.
• Meet with vendors on a daily basis to discuss efficiencies and best tooling pricing.
• Responsible proofing all new incoming print plates and cutting dies and for coordinating the tooling repairs with shop personnel.
• Complies with all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.
• Follows corporate Quality, Sanitation, GMP and HACCP standards to achieve a finished product within quality control specifications.
• Additional duties as assigned by management.

Supervisory Responsibilities                                                  

• This job has no supervisory responsibilities.

Competencies                                                             

• To perform the job successfully, an individual should demonstrate the following competencies:

Intelligence: Demonstrate ability to acquire understanding and absorb new information rapidly.

Analysis Skills: Identifies significant problems and opportunities.

Creativity: Generates new (creative) approaches to problems or original modifications (innovations) to established approaches.

Organization/Planning: Plans, organizes, schedules, and budges in an efficient, productive manner. Focuses on key priorities. Effectively juggles multiple projects. Anticipates reasonable contingencies. Pays reasonable attention to detail. Manages personal time well.

Excellence: Sets high “stretch” standards of performance for self and all coworkers. Demonstrates low tolerance for mediocrity. Requires high quality results. Exhibits conscientiousness and attention to detail.

Adaptability:  Adjusts quickly to changing priorities. Copes effectively with complexity. 

Customer Focus: Regularly monitors customer satisfaction. Meets internal and external customer needs in ways that provide satisfaction and excellent results for the customer. Establishes partner relationships and regarded as visible and accessible by internal and external customers.

Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Computer Skills

ArtiosCAD, TOPS or CAPE, Adobe Acrobat, Adobe Illustrator; Internet software; Manufacturing software; Spreadsheet software; Word Processing software.

Education and/or Experience                 

Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent (certification) from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. 

Language Skills

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of the organization.

Mathematics

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.  Ability to compute rate, ration, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

Reasoning Ability 

Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.                                                  

Certificates, Licenses, Registrations

None required

Other Skills and Abilities

Basic experience operating equipment and machinery:  Kongsberg cutting table;  Able to read measuring devices such as a tape measure.                                                           

Other Qualifications

One to two year’s experience in related field preferred; manufacturing experience a plus.                               

Physical Demands:

• The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
• Occasionally required to stand; Occasionally required to walk; Frequently required to sit; Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel; Frequently required to reach with hands and arms; Occasionally required to climb or balance; required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; Frequently required to talk or hear; 

Qualifications:

Pratt is America's 5th largest corrugated packaging company and the world's largest, privately-held 100% recycled paper and packaging company, with more than 10,000 highly-skilled, green-collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability.