Designer

Pratt Industries, Inc.; Valparaiso (IN); On-site; USD 55,000 - 75,000; Full time

Job summary

Pratt Industries, Inc. in Valparaiso, IN seeks a packaging design and tooling specialist to review artwork and design samples for corrugated containers, translating customer artwork and specs into functional prototypes and layouts.

You'll collaborate with Sales, Customer Service and Production to ensure accuracy, maintain tooling libraries, manage CAM-produced prototypes, and coordinate tooling purchases and vendor discussions to optimize quality and efficiency.

Qualifications

• Associates degree or equivalent in a technical field, or 6 months–1 year related experience.
• Ability to read CAD drawings and shop documentation.
• Proficiency with Artios CAD or similar tooling.
• Strong math skills and ability to interpret dimensions.
• Ability to communicate effectively and work with cross-functional teams.

Responsibilities

• Review artwork and designs and create samples/layouts from customer specs.
• Fabricate corrugated container designs for packaging and graphics.
• Provide CAD files and print cards to Sales, CS, and Production.
• Maintain library of tooling in die-cut and printing areas.
• Create prototypes using CAM systems for customer sendouts.
• Produce small order quantities when required.
• Purchase tooling such as dies, print plates, and supplies.
• Coordinate with vendors on tooling pricing and efficiencies.
• Proof new print plates and dies; coordinate repairs with shop.
• Ensure compliance with safety, sanitation, GMP, and HACCP standards as applicable.

Skills

Intelligence

Analysis

Creativity

Organization

Excellence

Adaptability

Customer Focus

Education

Associate's degree or equivalent

Tools

Artios CAD

TOPS or CAPE

Adobe Acrobat

Adobe Illustrator

Internet software

Manufacturing software

Spreadsheet software

Word Processing software

Job description

Summary

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

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 ensure 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, 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

Artios CAD, 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 from 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 years' 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; Occasionally required to taste or smell.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Not exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather); Occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts; Not exposed to work in high, precarious places; Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; Not exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals; Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions; Not exposed to extreme cold (non-weather); Not exposed to extreme heat (non-weather); Occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock; Not exposed to work with explosives; Not exposed to risk of radiation; Occasionally exposed to vibration.

Level of Noise of the work environment is: Moderate noise

Equal Opportunity Employer/Minorities/Females/Disabled/Veterans