Textile New Product Coordinator-Pallas Warehouse

Krueger International; Green Bay (WI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 48,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Employee ownership

Health, dental & vision insurance

401(k) match

Paid vacations and holidays

Wellness resources & fitness center

Educational reimbursement

Life insurance & disability

Sick pay

Monthly performance bonus

Job summary

Krueger International (KI) is seeking a full-time Textile New Product Coordinator to join our Pallas Team in Green Bay on 1st shift. A $1.00/hour raise is also given within the first year of employment.

Key duties include cataloging textiles, submitting samples for review and third-party testing, tracking implementation, and coordinating sampling shipping. The role supports warehouse, sales ops, and offsite sampling inventory.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• Ability to learn and understand shipping regulations.
• Teamwork and collaborative mindset.

Responsibilities

• Catalog textile products and submit sampling for management review.
• Submit textiles for 3rd party testing and track implementation.
• Inspect incoming upholstery and assist with sampling collateral shipping.
• Coordinate shipping labels for boxed sampling collateral.
• Assist sales ops with sampling needs and inventory management at offsite distributors.
• Support operations team and warehouse activities as needed.
• Coordinate ordering of sampling collateral and shipping yardage.
• Assist in any area of the plant when needed during slow periods.
• Maintain awareness of color and texture differences in fabrics.
• Learn and apply shipping regulations in day-to-day tasks.
• Operate measuring tools and ensure accuracy of fabric measurements.
• Participate in process improvements and team initiatives.

Skills

Shipping regulations

Team player

Computer knowledge

Willingness to learn

Fabric colors & textures

Positive attitude

Measuring skills

Education

High School Diploma or Equivalent

Job description

At KI, we believe knowing our customers helps us serve them better. We listen. We observe. We understand that each customer has unique needs. So, we pride ourselves on helping our customers make smart furniture decisions by offering expert advice, design options and personalized solutions. Since 1941, we’ve positioned KI as the furniture company that best understands the furniture industry and is committed to providing customers with the smart solutions. By targeting specific markets with solutions for business furniture, university furniture, educational furniture, healthcare furniture and government furniture, we can quickly respond to our customers’ unique needs - including the choice to procure furniture according to what fits their ordering and fulfillment process. That’s why we say we offer far more than furniture. We’re Furnishing Knowledge.

KI, a world class supplier of innovative and award-winning furniture solutions for business, educational, and healthcare environments, is seeking a full-time Textile New Product Coordinator to join our Pallas Team in our Green Bay manufacturing facility on our 1st shift. A $1.00/hour raise is also given within the first year of employment.

Job Duties:

• Catalog textile products submitted for review.
• Submit sampling for management review.
• Submit textiles for 3rd party testing.
• Track implementation.
• Inspect incoming upholstery as needed.
• Coordinate ordering of sampling collateral.
• Coordinate shipping of yardage for sampling collateral.
• Assist warehouse or sampling department with shipping products.
• Coordinate shipping labels for boxed sampling collateral.
• Assist sales ops with sampling needs.
• Assist with inventory management at offsite sampling distributer.
• Support operations team.

Minimum Requirements:

• High School Diploma or Equivalent

Value Added Skills:

• Ability to learn and understand shipping regulations.
• Team Player
• Computer knowledge
• Willingness to learn
• Ability to comprehend differences in colors and textures of fabric
• Positive Attitude
• Measuring skills (tape measure & measuregraph operation)

Physical Requirements:

• Working in areas where it can get warm
• Working in a smoke free environment
• Activities including standing, walking, lifting, twisting and bending
• Ability to lift up to 50 lbs.
• Willingness to assist in any given area of the plant if your area is slow
• Ability to match fabric colors

Shift:

• This is a 1st Shift position.
• Overtime during busy season & during product launches (off season)

KI offers a welcoming work culture with competitive benefits for eligible employees. Benefits include:

• 100% Employee Ownership
• Competitive health, dental, & vision insurance
• A 401(k) Plan with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Wellness resources, including an on-site fitness center and a fitness reimbursement program
• An educational reimbursement program
• Company paid life insurance, short term disability, long term disability, and EAP.
• Sick pay
• Monthly Performance Bonus

KI is an Equal Opportunity Employer.