Design Admin - Full-time

What We’re Searching for:

We are searching for an entry level Designer Admin to work in our Lincolnton, NC facility. Strong organizational, teamwork, and self-starter skills will lead you to success in this role.

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 is 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.

Responsibilities:

1. Using a cutting table to cut designs for customers and to test ideas.
2. Creating PO(s) and sending them to vendors.
3. Contacting vendors for possible issues or fixes on printing plates and cutting dies.
4. Creating designs all the way through from customer approvals, to manufacturing ready drawings.
5. Working in manufacturing when needed for help, as well as to learn more and more on how packaging is created.
6. Willingness to learn.
7. Other responsibilities as assigned.

Experience

1. This is an entry level position; however, having some packaging design experience is preferred, but is not a requirement.
2. AutoCad or ArtiosCad experience is a plus.
3. Adobe Suite experience is a plus.