Graphic Designer

Hood Container Corporation is growing our corrugated converting operations in Houston Texas! We are searching for a highly motivated employee to grow their career and take an active leadership role as a Graphic Designer.

This Designer will utilize their skills to support the Corrugated Converting Operation, including Flexo Folder Gluers, and Rotary Die Cutters.

This person will also have responsibility with transitioning design documents and providing plant support as needed in Customer Service, Quality & Sales.

ROLES & RESPONSIBILITIES

• Model Hood Container Guiding Principles and Leadership Characteristics
• Collaborate with other Hood Container Facilities to learn best practices & support
• Comply with company policies and procedures for all assigned roles
• Understanding software required to prepare files; Adobe Pro, Enfocus Switch, GMG Color, Tilia Phoenix, HP and others.
• Additional duties as assigned by management.

Designer

• Create mock-ups / samples for customer approval and validation including providing layouts for CAD lines and print positioning as required.
• Review and approve cutting dies and generate corresponding mylars for production.
• Maintain supplies as needed for job functions : mock-ups, mylars, samples, etc.
• Design all forms of POP displays, graphic packaging, and industrial packaging.
• Develop distribution and in-store setup instruction sheets for displays and retail packaging to support client education.
• Initiate actions to prevent problems and contribute solutions when a problem is identified as well as document quality problems, verify implementation of solutions, and control further processing.
• Understand and interpret documents such as packaging design specifications, operating instructions including training and procedure manuals.
• Maintain process of recording, specifications, and revisions to provide accuracy.
• Accompany Sales and creative teams on design-related meetings and presentations as needed.
• Ensure design specialties and creative execution meet manufacturing specifications and budgets.

Plant Support

• Provide project management assistance for new items.
• Assist in managing tooling quotes, receiving, and verifying tooling matches expectations.
• Train to provide back up support for Customer Service
• Collaborate with Operations stakeholders in implementing and maintain Quality Management System and Safe Quality Food Certification

EXPERIENCE

• Experience in graphic, pre-press, or structural design
• Experience working with design software, such as, Adobe CS-6, Artios CAD
• Experience working in a manufacturing environment highly preferred
• Experience working in the corrugated industry highly preferred

LANGUAGE SKILLS

• Well Developed written and verbal communication skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as sales reports, operating instructions, and training and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, divide in all units of measure.
• Ability to compute rates, ratios, and percentages and calculate figures and amounts such as discounts, costs, proportions, and volumes.

REASONING ABILITY

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram (graphic) form.
• Ability to solve a variety of problems and deal with a variety of situations where only limited information or standardization exists.

TECHNICAL SKILLS

• Application knowledge and skill for computer data entry
• Application knowledge of products and production processes
• Understanding and application of quality standards, prefer experience with Safe Quality Food (SQF) Requirements

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

• Employees are regularly required to walk and talk and hear, stand, and sit.
• Vision requirements include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee may be exposed to hot, cold, or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and fumes or airborne particles.
• Ability to wear Personal Protection Equipment to include steeled toed shoes, safety glasses, and ear plugs.

Our Story : Hood Container Corporation is a family-owned, mill to market company specializing in containerboard and kraft paper, corrugated boxes, high graphic displays and contract packaging.

Our commitment to customer happiness, employee well-being, environmental stewardship, and operational excellence drive our business.

Over the last eight years Hood Container Corporation has grown to become one of the top ten Paper and Packaging Companies in the United States.

Our integrated company resources allow for a unique dynamic that evolves with every addition to our geographic footprint.

We excel at offering the benefits of a large corporation, while operating as a boutique business building close relationships with our customers.

Our Mission : Through our unwavering commitment to safety, innovation, and sustainability, we passionately deliver indispensable value to our customers, employees, suppliers, communities, and stakeholders.

Our Vision : A unified culture that creates innovative customer solutions.

Our goal : To be a diverse workforce that is representative, at all job levels, of the citizens and customers we serve. We are committed to building a team that represents a variety of backgrounds, perspectives, and skills.

The more inclusive we are, the better our work will be.

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