Product Development Coordinator

Amcor Specialty Cartons Americas LLC; Reidsville (NC); On-site; USD 60,000 - 90,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Medical, dental and vision plans

Paid vacation for full-time employees

Company-paid holidays starting at 11–?

Employee Assistance Program

Retirement Savings Plan with company 1

Discretionary annual bonus program

Job summary

Amcor is seeking a Product Development Coordinator to oversee graphics projects from concept to production, coordinating cross-functional teams and timelines to ensure on-time launches and adherence to customer requirements. You will manage art files, approve color and copy standards, and liaise with customers and suppliers to optimize tooling, inks, and substrates while controlling costs.

This role demands strong communication, technical knowledge of print processes, and a hands-on approach to

Qualifications

• Technical degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Engineering, or related field.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in project management, preferably in printing/packaging.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel and Word; basic Adobe Illustrator.
• Strong interpersonal and teamwork abilities to manage customer relationships.

Responsibilities

• Coordinate projects with internal and external customers to launch new products on time and cost efficiently.
• Process new designs and substrates to maximize production while minimizing costs.
• Communicate with customers about design changes and production specifications.
• Facilitate regular production meetings and ensure stakeholders are aligned.
• Oversee on-press approvals and color matching with customers.
• Estimate tooling investment and obtain approvals for new projects.
• Maintain documentation and ensure quality and OHSE compliance.

Skills

Interpersonal skills

Teamwork

Customer relationships

Project management

Education

Technical degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Engineering, or related field

Tools

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Adobe Illustrator

Job description

Title: Product Development Coordinator

Reports to: Product Development Manager

Summary:

Performs, processes, maintains and improves all technical aspects of customer's graphics projects to include art files/designs, implementation of new jobs/product, materials and responsible technical customer relationship. Responsible for overseeing project timelines, coordinating cross-functional teams, and ensuring successful project completion. Ensures the integrity of press‑side customer approvals in the plant and guarantees availability of standards for color and copy for all products.

Job Responsibilities & Performance Standards:

• Effectively coordinates and collaborates strongly with internal and external customers regarding new, improved, or changed designs, organizing all project activities to guarantee successful new product launches with no press impacts and long‑term cost efficiency, on‑time, and in full compliance with customer's requirements.
• Promotes active customer involvement by processing new designs and printing substrates to maximize production to customer satisfaction while keeping product development costs to a minimum.
• Effectively coordinates and communicates with Customer regarding new, improved or changed designs.
• Ensure that all relevant stakeholders from operations are fully informed and aligned on production specifications and requirements. Facilitate regular meetings and communication channels to guarantee that everyone involved understands and agrees on the necessary details for successful production.
• Request and approve development of new inks with suppliers in alignment with customer's requirements and process needs for optimal print performance, applying stringent controls to color and ink issues.
• Demonstrate an in-depth understanding of print and converting fundamental principles and techniques, specially offset, gravure, inline and offline die‑cutting, Hot‑foil stamping and fold/gluing.
• Works independently to deliver the highest quality products.
• Knows how to determine optimal print sequence in partnership with operations, adjust trappings and overprints to prepare stepped files with necessary printing marks for process control, and coordinate efficiently with prepress providers to maintain customer artworks and combine process requirements.
• Estimate tooling investment for new projects and manage approvals with customers or through technical account team.
• Organize on press approvals with customers. Support color matchings and coordinate preparation of color booklets with customer signatures.
• Manage project timelines and on‑time delivery of tools for first productions.
• Excellent communication skills are required and high business ethics when dealing with customer at their location.

Maintain quality control and product improvement through technical expertise and experience.

• Order, design and maximize use of all cylinders required to meet production needs. Utilize existing cylinders and designs whenever possible to control costs.
• Secure all pertinent information relevant to the decision‑making requirements of new vs. old cylinders.
• Effectively relate new designs to cylinder vendors to secure highest quality equipment to meet production needs.
• Design and implement tooling needs to insure availability to production with fewest down‑ and make‑ready times.

Maintain highest productivity involving all other Graphics Coordinators at the various sites to maximize production and costs.

• Effectively utilize advanced technologies to implement computer solutions to improve the graphic function.
• Work with all levels of production teams to gain insight into ongoing printing issues as they relate to current cylinder and tool usage. Utilize test materials to determine exact color matching and design flow working with various production personnel to insure full compliance with customer graphic requests.

Maintain full documentation of all Graphic Functions to ensure and maintain highest customer confidence.

• Ensure all tests and testing materials are property documented in terms of composition and all record keeping complies with standard policies and procedures as well as industry standards.
• Maintain confidential nature of all graphics related information including computer files, documents, samples and conversations.
• Document, record and develop tracking of and analysis of life of various cylinders, tooling and re‑use.

Control costing issues through administration of graphic function.

• Control costing of equipment used, cylinders, tooling etc. by effective dealings with suppliers and vendors to insure the highest quality equipment while maintaining costs at market or lower level.
• Control and approve all invoices involved in the graphic/production process making sure all documentation is properly executed, signed and approved.
• Maintains knowledge of current trends and developments in the field. Applies relevant new knowledge to performance of responsibilities.
• Participates in professional continuing educational programs when available.
• Incorporates knowledge of pertinent new trends, developments and ideas into the department procedures and make recommendations for any related changes.
• Provides assistance to other teams and department members when necessary.

Understand the OHSE and Quality obligations, actively support the policies and implement the guiding principles in everyday activities.

Any and all other assignments, tasks, and projects as may be requested by management.

Requirements:

• Technical degree in Graphic Design, Packaging Engineering, project management or similar graduation.
• Minimum of 5 years' experience in project management, preferably in the printing industry, with roles related to NPI, packaging engineering, continuous improvement, etc.
• Excellent PC skills including Microsoft (Excel, Word). Basic skills in Adobe Illustrator.
• Strong interpersonal skills, with particular ability to manage customer relationships and work within a team environment.

Physical Demands:

• This position may require prolonged periods of sitting, stooping, standing, and/or reaching, balancing, climbing, kneeling, crouching, reaching with hands and arms, hearing and speaking. Use of close vision, distance vision, ability to adjust focus. Ability to occasionally lift up to 40 lbs.
• Must be able to travel both domestically and internationally.

Benefits:

• Medical, dental and vision plans
• Paid vacation for full‑time employees
• Company‑paid holidays starting at 11 days per year
• Employee Assistance Program
• Health Savings Account/Flexible Spending Account
• Life insurance, AD&D, short‑term & long‑term disability, and voluntary accident and critical illness benefits are available
• Retirement Savings Plan with company match
• Discretionary annual bonus program (initial eligibility dependent upon hire date)

Amcor is an Equal Opportunity Employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.

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