Graphic Production Specialist

Who We Are: Great Northern Equipment Distributing, Inc. manufactures and distributes top-quality equipment that you can trust and count on at an exceptional value. We provide quality products and trusted brands to the hardware, lawn & garden, rental, agriculture and power equipment industries. We continue to strategically partner ourselves with quality products, and incorporate smart business solutions that we can utilize across our business to provide our customers exceptional value. Since we started in 1983, our goal has always been to understand our customer's business and develop a complete product and support solution that delivers exactly what you need.

Why Choose GNE?

We provide an industry leading benefits package to cover healthcare, retirement, and wellness programs to help you be your best self financially and physically. On top of that, we have:

• Competitive Pay: $22.00 - 25.00 per hour, with your exact compensation personalized based on your skills, experience, and location. We believe in rewarding top talent with pay that reflects your value.  
• Based on company performance, this position is eligible for an annual bonus of up to 3%.
• Paid time off
• Holiday pay
• Referral bonus
• Employee Discounts
• Employee Assistance Program
• 401K with employer match
• Excellent work/life balance
• Opportunity for internal growth and employee advancement

Basic Function: This position will be responsible for designing and producing an assortment of product & safety labels using in-house large format printers, laminators, plotters and cutting machines. The person filling this role should have excellent communication skills, be detail orientated, and possess the design “eye” to ensure effectiveness in our graphic printing efforts.

Essential Functions/Responsibilities:

• Production of labels, signs, banners, and other graphic material.
• Graphic design for creation of labels, signs, banners, displays and more.
• Laminating, weeding, plotting of vinyl.
• Assists with the design and layout of labels to meet GNE’s business needs and regulatory requirements.
• Proofreads products to ensure accuracy of various labels, print materials and more.
• Operates and maintains printer, plotter, laminator, and other various tools to create labels and graphic materials.  Routine maintenance to keep machines in proper working order.
• Manages inventories of label stock, printing supplies, and all other various materials needed on a regular basis.
• Performs all other duties as assigned or apparent.
• Attends training as determined by GNE.

Secondary Functions/Responsibilities:

• Assists with a wide range of both field and studio media production (photography and videography) logistics, including warehouse product “pull” requests, assembly, setup/takedown, and location coordination.
• Supports digital image production, including removing backgrounds, cropping, color correction, and cleaning up imperfections on products with a high degree of professionalism for use in various marketing materials and digital/eCommerce channels.

Qualifications and Experience:

Required

• High School education or equivalent.
• Fluent in Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop.
• Demonstrated ability to handle high-volume workflow and executing under tight deadlines, including planning and prioritization.
• Enthusiastic self-motivated individual who believes in “Astounding” the customer.
• Proven ability to manage multiple projects at once.
• Ability to visualize and implement from the “look and feel” to the technical level.
• Attention to detail, well organized and efficient.
• Excellent creative and design skills.
• Proficient PC skills, basic knowledge of MS Office Suite.
• Required to see in full color.

Preferred

• AA and/or bachelor’s degree in graphic design or related field.
• Knowledge of video editing software.
• Prior experience working with large-format printers.

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 functions.

• Frequently required to stand, use hands to handle objects, speak and hear.
• Frequent wrist and/or hand movement is required.
• Ability to lift up to 40 lbs. on a regular basis and up to 70+ lbs. occasionally.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.