Tooling Coordinator and Design Support

About Great Northern:
Founded in 1962, Great Northern is a local, privately-owned paper-based packaging manufacturer known for its secure, stable, and rewarding careers. We foster a collaborative, safe, clean, and enjoyable workplace where team members support and uplift each other.

Our team produces sustainable, eco-friendly products that reach national brands, influencing people’s daily lives. At Great Northern, we are dedicated to making a positive impact on the lives of our team members, customers, and the communities we serve.

Position Summary:
Work with designers to cut, build and pack-out cartons/displays as requested for fit and lab testing, and run samples to show plant capabilities. Evaluate incoming artwork ensuring required changes are made for optimal print quality. Collaborate with designers for spec changes to existing items. Processing incoming tooling for the correct sizes, layouts, traps, bleeds, rule, number out and embossing. Serve as a resource for sales on the technical aspect of printing, mounting and die cut capabilities.

Responsibilities:
• Maintain frequent contacts with Customer Service, Production, Sales customers and vendors
• Monitor and maintain all tooling in house
• Tooling transfers
• Obsoleting Tooling- facilitating with the customer, sales, customer service and production.
• Other duties as assigned
All job responsibilities are to be performed in adherence with the Company’s Mission/Values Statement and in accordance with established standards for external customers as well as internal customers.

Benefits:
• Competitive 401K match and a historically generous profit-sharing retirement savings contribution
• Paid vacation
• Medical plan options are available to provide flexibility in choosing the one that best suits your individual and family needs.
• A near-site clinic and on-site nurse are provided to team members and their families, free of charge
• Opportunities to advance your career and compensation level.
• Health/fitness and tuition reimbursements

Opportunities for Growth:
You will have the opportunity to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge that can be applied to grow into new positions with higher pay. Furthermore, you can grow your career with Great Northern through advancement opportunities available at our facilities both locally and nationally.

Requirements:
• Bachelor’s degree in a related field, two years related experience, or equivalent combination
Expectation:
To be successful your teammates will depend on you to have pride in your work, be on time, work safely, work effectively with others, be optimistic, take ownership of your responsibilities, and look for continuous improvement opportunities.


Great Northern is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.