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Ghent Graphics Production Specialist & Designer

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Ghent Graphics Production Specialist & Designer

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Job Description

Job Description

Job Duties & Responsibilities: Include the following, as well as other duties that may be assigned.

Key Duties:

This highly detail-oriented position is responsible for the day-to-day activities of Ghent Graphics production process from beginning to end. Accountable for all production metrics including but not limited to: quality, on-time, scrap, freight damage, labor efficiency, overall cost of goods sold. Handles various minor operation problems and is a resource to others in the resolution of problems and issues. This position requires a reliable, proactive self-starter who can meet the day-to-day operational demands. A disciplined individual who can map out production schedules that involve inter-company scheduling of multiple work centers. This individual plays a key role on the Ghent Graphics Operations Team and is responsible for accomplishing production department goals and objectives along with some design responsibility.

What You Will Be Responsible For and Doing:

• Work closely with Ghent Graphics Lead and complete design projects as needed.
• Design projects to customer specifications, managing work through company applications to ensure customer’s and sales team’s expectations are being met.
• Set up large format print jobs...
• Complete daily production needs as instructed by team lead. Thoroughly inspect steel, hardboard, or glass before and after the burning process or print.
• Post and scan per company requirements.
• Responsible for high level of detail (both visual and tactile) from beginning to end (inspects product for defects and ensures quality standards are met).
• Responsible for requesting materials for products and address backflush issues with Warehouse team.
• Communicate both verbally and in writing daily (clear and decisive communications) with Ghent Graphic’s Team, Customers, and Production Departments regarding Ghent Graphics production and customer service issues in a timely manner.
• Follow and enforce company policies, core values and safety procedures along with maintaining a clean area daily and following 5 S principles.
• Responsible for Ghent Graphics inventory control (cycle counting and maintaining inventory).
• Work at different workstations as required (assemble, pack, etc.) and work in Ghent departments to meet organizational needs (ability to be cross trained).
• Work company assigned hours for the position and additional hours if needed (regular and predictable attendance).
• Additional duties as assigned.
  
  

General Responsibilities:

• Work independently within a team-based environment while keeping open communication with the operations team.
• Build effective relationships (quickly develop rapport with others to assist in the effective production of Ghent Graphic products).
• Consistently demonstrate ability to respond to changing situations in a flexible manner to meet current needs, such as re-prioritizing work as necessary.
• Organize job functions and work area to be able to effectively complete varied assignments within established time frames.
  
  

Qualifications: Must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Education & Experience: Associate Degree in Graphic Design or equivalent work experience preferred but not required. Minimum of one to two years experience in printing/manufacturing related environment (graphic art environment a plus) preferred. Past job performance must have demonstrated a high degree of planning and or organizing skills and strong communication skills.

Knowledge and Competencies: The following key competencies represent qualities, traits and behaviors that a successful employee will exhibit. This list is not exhaustive, as other qualities, traits and behaviors are desired.

• Excellent communication ability to follow through on requests for information and select appropriate responses; good listening skills, paying attention to others’ communications to ensure understanding; seeking input and showing a genuine interest in others’ opinions, facilitating and sharing information within department and across departments.
• Complete understanding of Adobe Illustrator.
• Ability to be cross trained in other production departments throughout GMi.
• Basic understanding of print processes, plotter printers and Flatbed/UV printers.
• Positive/optimistic – Can do, make things happen attitude (genuinely believe the organization can accomplish a lot while managing to a conservative budget and resource allocation).
• Computer literate (and actively using) with ability and willingness to learn how to use company software for reporting.
• Ability to organize and plan – Creating and meeting schedules, taking ownership, fully accountable and responsive to others. Carefully manages employees’ time as well as their own to meet production needs.
• Ability to read and comprehend product assembly drawings and procedures and assist others.
• Customer centric – Recognizing and promoting the importance of meeting customer needs – both inside and outside the organization. Resolving internal issues with sensitivity and cooperation.
• Ability to use good judgment when making decisions (maintaining professionalism and emotional composure).
• Effective team leadership and team membership – sharing information with peers and managers; effectively working with people across departments and shifts and motivating team to accomplish company goals.
• Ability to problem-solve and troubleshoot, identifying problems immediately and working collaboratively with team mates to effectively resolve.
• Recognized by others as a champion and role model of all the core values.
• Conflict management – understand the inevitability of conflict and working to resolve with sensitivity and tact, listening and seeking to understand and facilitating the resolution between parties.
• Organizational commitment – Supporting management and organizational decisions.
  
  

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 function.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to, handle or feel. The employee is regularly required to stand, walk and occasionally stoop, kneel, or crouch and may occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to focus.

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

This position is in a manufacturing production plant environment where the temperature may vary hot or cold. The typical noise level is loud. Exposure to vibration, fumes or airborne particles, and moving mechanical parts.

Company Description

GMi is a US based manufacturing company developing new products, growing into new markets and looking for people who can drive future growth. GMi manufactures over 95% of its products and is known for safe, quality-focused reputation and service to customers. Performance matters! Check out our website:

https://gmicompanies.com/join-our-team/

GMi is a US based manufacturing company developing new products, growing into new markets and looking for people who can drive future growth. GMi manufactures over 95% of its products and is known for safe, quality-focused reputation and service to customers. Performance matters! Check out our website: https://gmicompanies.com/join-our-team/

Seniority level

• Seniority level

  Entry level

Employment type

• Employment type

  Full-time

Job function

• Job function

  Design, Art/Creative, and Information Technology

• Industries

  Furniture

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