AWT is a leading manufacturer of custom labels, flexible packaging, and precision converting solutions servicing Healthcare, Consumer Brand, and Technology clients worldwide. AWT employs nearly 650 associates and operates facilities in Minneapolis, MN (Headquarters), South Elgin, IL, Hauppauge, NY, Grand Blanc, MI, Anaheim, CA, Ottawa and Toronto, Canada, Winston-Salem and Garner, NC. AWT is the trusted partner for leading brands, delivering comprehensive, innovative, and sustainable solutions with exceptional quality, expertise, and responsiveness. More information about AWT can be found at www.awtlabelpack.com
AWT offers comprehensive benefits including medical, dental, vision, life insurance and other voluntary supplemental insurance coverages, HSA, 401k with match, holidays and paid time off.
AWT has the following position open in our Minneapolis, MN location:
The schedule for this position is Mon - Fri, Hours are - 8am - 4:30pm. Additional days and hours may be necessary due to production requirements.
Required Job Duties
Based on customer provided specifications, identify requirements, and accurately quote and plan jobs to meet or exceed estimated profitability; interact with corporate management, manufacturing, sales, customers, and suppliers.
Primary Tasks and Responsibilities (Note, activities that occupy approx. 80% of time):
· Understand AWT’s processes and production procedures to quote or plan jobs in the most cost-effective manner.
· Ensures that quotes are completed on time and are accurate based on current information.
· Ensures that RFQs are processed within established time frames.
· Actively plans jobs to ensure efficient production to meet customer standards.
· Ensures that information regarding buyouts and outside purchases is effectively communicated to the purchasing department for ordering.
· Ensures by updating and verifying that all information communicated to production is complete and accurate to avoid any rework or rejects due to lack of or incorrect information.
· Actively pursues planning ideas that save production dollars.
· Follows ISO SOPs as trained.
Secondary Tasks and Responsibilities (Occupies balance of time):
· Reviews planned vs. actual data to evaluate accuracy of estimates; requote as appropriate and communicate updated sell pricing to sales.
· Ensures that AWT Labels & Packaging requirements are accurately communicated to vendors.
· Ensures that production is informed of possible capacity issues in advance, based on job planning.
· Ensures that job components arrive on time to manufacturing.
· Actively participates in the quality and process improvement initiatives.
· Ensures that ISO 9001 procedures are followed and updated as processes change.
· Actively engages sales, production, and CSRs as necessary on RFQ’s.