Design Manager

Socket.dev; Schertz (TX); On-site; USD 110,000 - 150,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical benefits

Dental benefits

Vision benefits

Life insurance

Disability insurance

401(k) with company match

Paid vacation

Paid holidays

Parental leave

Job summary

Pratt Industries is seeking a Design Manager to oversee the creation of artwork and structural box samples to assist Sales Representatives in promoting products. Lead and mentor staff while ensuring deadlines and cost-effective decisions in a corrugated packaging environment.

The role emphasizes analyzing customer needs, communicating ideas for new accounts, and staying aligned with industry innovations and regulatory requirements.

Qualifications

• Experience in graphics, drafting or related field.
• Good communicator with customers and sales staff.
• Preferred: production/manufacturing facility experience, especially in corrugated industry.

Responsibilities

• Formulate and communicate ideas for new accounts or products, analyzing customer needs and production feasibility.
• Accompany Sales Representatives on occasion to present new products or designs to customers or prospects.
• Review accounts and make recommendations for update on style, board weight, new developments, etc.
• Analyze changes in the industry and research innovations in equipment that can be adapted to company operations.
• Responsible for performance of subordinates, including meeting deadlines and coordinating priority levels of workload.
• Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.
• Comply with company policies and procedures.
• Additional duties may be assigned by management.

Skills

Graphics/drafting field

Communication

Leadership

Budget analysis

Regulatory compliance

Job description

SUMMARY

Responsible for overseeing creation of artwork and structural box samples to assist Sales Representatives in sales promotions.

DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Formulate and communicate ideas for new accounts or products, analyzing customer needs and production feasibility.

Accompany Sales Representatives on occasion to present new products or designs to customers or prospects.

Review accounts and make recommendations for update on style, board weight, new developments, etc.

Analyze changes in the industry and research innovations in equipment that can be adapted to company operations.

Responsible for performance of subordinates, including meeting deadlines and coordinating priority levels of workload.

Implement, maintain, and support all company policies and procedures, including safety and maintaining good housekeeping.

Comply with company policies and procedures.

Additional duties may be assigned by management.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

Experience in a graphics, drafting or related field.

Good communicator with customers and sales staff.

Candidates are PREFERRED who offer the following:

Experience in a production/manufacturing facility, especially in the corrugated industry.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

The individual must have a working knowledge of the following:

Equipment design and capabilities that can be translated into efficient operation. This also supports the supervisor's role of teacher and trainer for his/her personnel.

Cost issues in order to make daily decisions that will reduce overall costs and will help the supervisor find areas that require improvement.

Budget development, adherence and analysis.

Quality standards.

Regulatory requirements including but not limited to wage and hour requirements, environmental and waste minimization, company policies, and personnel requirements including OSHA, DEQ and EEO.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk or hear and sit and stand. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job.

LEADERSHIP ATTRIBUTES

The individual must possess the following:

Superior time management skills including the ability to manage multiple issues concurrently and the ability to lead an effective and efficient meeting.

Teaching skills in order to function effectively as a teacher for his personnel both in the technical and administrative parts of the position.

Excellent crisis manager who demonstrates that he/she has a high emotional control under adverse conditions and can lead his/her personnel to a successful resolution.

Excellent employee relations skills including being an active listener, understanding how to appraise personnel, applying both positive and corrective feedback, being able to resolve conflicts either involving the supervisor directly or as a third party, understands and demonstrates positive motivational skills including coaching and delegation techniques.

Demonstrated confidence including providing a consistent leadership style with an acceptable level of professional assertiveness.

PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENTS

The performance of the Design Manager will be measured as follows:

Operating standards - the Design Manager will need to see that all reporting staff meet or exceed the Operating Standards in the areas of quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction and productivity. Such standards will be set annually and communicated to the supervisor.

Personal growth - while the company will provide the tools to assist the supervisor to grow professionally the responsibility for moving forward lies with the individual. Each year there will be goals developed and agreed to by the supervisor and his/her superior.

Employee relations - through observations the Design Manager will be evaluated regarding his/her and his/her reporting staff's skills and advancements in the areas of motivational techniques and results, positive and corrective/constructive feedback, subordinate development and creating a positive work environment.

Creativity - this will be evaluated by how active the Design Manager and his/her direct reports are in participating in advancing the business through new and innovative ideas.

Qualifications

Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 10,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest.
Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, and childbearing and parental leave.
Pratt Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/V/D