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At Chicago Tag & Label, we celebrate creativity and collaboration. Our team comes together to listen to our customers, share ideas, have fun, and make a meaningful impact by delivering exceptional custom label solutions. Our people and customers are at the core of everything we do, and we strive to create outstanding experiences through our culture and products.
Current career opportunities
Sales Executive
Chicago Tag and Label is a leading provider of innovative and customized print and label solutions, serving a diverse range of industries across the nation. With several decades of experience and a commitment to quality, we help businesses enhance their branding, streamline operations, and meet regulatory requirements through our extensive product offerings. Our solutions include custom labels, tags, form labels, and specialty products designed to meet the unique needs of our clients. Visit us on our website: www.chicagotag.com
Position Overview:
We are seeking a motivated and results-driven Sales Executive to join our growing team. The ideal candidate will have a strong background in B2B sales within the print and label industry, with a proven ability to identify and close new business opportunities. You will be responsible for managing the entire sales process, from prospecting and lead generation to closing deals and maintaining long-term customer relationships. This role requires a dynamic individual who excels in a fast-paced environment and is passionate about providing exceptional service and value to our customers.
Key Responsibilities:
- New Business Development: Identify and pursue new business opportunities within the custom print and label sector. Build and maintain a robust pipeline of qualified leads.
- Customer Relationship Management: Establish and nurture strong relationships with key decision-makers at target companies. Act as the primary point of contact for customers, ensuring their needs are met with tailored solutions.
- Sales Process Management: Manage the complete sales cycle, including prospecting, qualifying, presenting, negotiating, and closing deals. Collaborate with internal teams to ensure seamless order fulfillment.
- Product Expertise: Develop a deep understanding of our product offerings and capabilities. Present our solutions in a way that addresses customer pain points and provides measurable value.
- Performance Tracking: Meet and exceed sales targets and KPIs. Regularly report on sales activity, pipeline status, and market developments to the Sales Manager.
- Travel: Participate in client meetings, industry trade shows, and other events as needed to build relationships and generate new business opportunities.
Qualifications:
- Experience: Minimum of 3 years of B2B sales experience, preferably in the custom print and label industry or a related field.
- Education: Bachelor’s degree in Business, Marketing, or a related field is preferred.
- Skills: Strong communication, negotiation, and presentation skills. Proficient in CRM software (Preferably Hubspot) and Microsoft Office Suite.
- Attributes: Highly motivated, organized, self-starter with a proven track record of meeting or exceeding sales goals. Ability to work independently and as part of a collaborative team.
- Travel: Willingness to travel as required (locally and nationally) to meet with clients and attend industry events.
Reporting Structure
Reports to the Sales Manager
What We Offer:
- The compensation is a base plus commission.
- Base pay will range from $70,000 – $80,000 which will be based on sales and industry experience.
- Commission levels align with our fiscal year and are margin dollars once hurdle has been achieved (uncapped)
- Comprehensive benefit package, including health, dental, vision, company paid life insurance
- Flexible Spending Plan
- 401(k) plan with Profit Sharing
- Time off plans including company paid holidays, vacation, and Illinois paid leave
- Supportive company culture focused on growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction
Position is Full-Time and Hybrid
- For the 1st two to three weeks of training, we would want in office
- After initial training period expectations are that you are in office for sales meetings, customer visits or as needed.
“In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.”
Chicago Tag & Label is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Production Room Helper
Chicago Tag and Label is a leading provider of innovative and customized print and label solutions, serving a diverse range of industries across the nation. With several decades of experience and a commitment to quality, we help businesses enhance their branding, streamline operations, and meet regulatory requirements through our extensive product offerings. Our solutions include custom labels, tags, form labels, and specialty products designed to meet the unique needs of our clients. Visit us on our website: www.chicagotag.com
Job Summary
The Press Helper is an entry-level production role where you work alongside a Press Operator. As a Press Helper, will do any work needed to reduce the amount of non-productive work that Press Operators would otherwise need to do in order to get their presses running.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
- Assist Press operator with the setup of a press run
- Getting any parts or accessories as needed
- Material preparation such as ink, adhesive, paper
- Inspect product as it comes off the press, at maximum press speeds.
- Package product comes off press, at maximum press speeds.
- Assist with Press Maintenance while jobs are running such as helping clearing jams.
- Maintain the ink pumps, hoses, ink trays, and chamber blade units while jobs are running.
- Clean and work with the portable press accessories, such as fan folders, sheeter tables, and turret rewinders.
- Assist the press operator with cleaning up at end of shift (if press is not going to run into next shift)
- Wash ink pumps, ink trays, and chamber blade units, and place them on the appropriate storage carts.
- General pressroom housekeeping; cleaning up spills, sweeping, trash
- All other duties as assigned
Qualifications:
- High School diploma or GED.
- One to two months’ experience in manufacturing environment.
- Lifting boxes which may weigh up to 25 lbs. occasionally 50 lbs.
- Willingness to:
- Learn press operations
- Work with dirty press parts and ink
- Ability to:
- Use hands to work with tools / mechanical inclination
- Basic Math
- Read and understand a job folder
- Read a ruler (preferred)
- Accomplish tasks in a timely manner
- Work in a safe and organized manner
- Work constructively with co-workers and superiors
- Excellent attendance
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
Ability to work standing and walking.
Reporting Structure
Reports to the Press Room Manager and/or Supervisor
Position is Full-Time
Hours:
1st shift: 7:45am – 4:15 pm
2nd shift: 4pm – 12:30am
Overtime: during peak season overtime will be mandatory with Saturday work (most of time out by noon). During non-peak overtime may be available.
What we offer
- Hourly pay at $17.00 per hour
- 2nd shift pays an additional 10% differential pay
- Comprehensive benefit package, including health, dental, vision, company paid life insurance
- Flexible Spending Plan
- 401(k) plan with Profit Sharing
- Time off plans including company paid holidays, vacation, and Illinois paid leave
- Supportive company culture focused on growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction
“In compliance with federal law, all persons hired will be required to verify their identity and eligibility to work in the United States and complete the required employment eligibility verification form upon hire.”
Chicago Tag & Label is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All aspects of employment including the decision to hire, promote, discipline, or discharge, will be based on merit, competence, performance, and business needs. We do not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, marital status, age, national origin, ancestry, physical or mental disability, medical condition, pregnancy, genetic information, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, veteran status, or any other status protected under federal, state, or local law.
Flexo Printing Press Operator
Flexo Printing Press Operator
Chicago Tag and Label is a leading provider of innovative and customized print and label solutions, serving a diverse range of industries across the nation. With several decades of experience and a commitment to quality, we help businesses enhance their branding, streamline operations, and meet regulatory requirements through our extensive product offerings. Our solutions include custom labels, tags, form labels, and specialty products designed to meet the unique needs of our clients. Visit us on our website: www.chicagotag.com
Job Summary
As a Flexo press operator, you will play an integral part in the production of Chicago Tag and Label’s products. In this position you will be responsible for the set up and operation of various Flexo presses and auxiliary equipment to produce single, multiple color and multiple part tags, labels and forms in accordance with the printing specifications and customer requirements / expectations.
Responsibilities:
- Press Setup & Make-Ready
- Work from shop orders to get specifications and instructions.
- Check and verify paper stock provided to ensure conformance to specifications, mount and web paper through various operating positions.
- Start press guides and synchronize timing for multiple part and layer matching and adhesion.
- Adjust speed, ink flow, tension, pressure, adhesive flow, suction and similar controls
- Mount, place and prepare, align and adjust printing plates for proper impression and register
- Mount, place and prepare, align and adjust printing plates for proper impression and register.
- Ink Management
- Match and mix inks to exact color specifications, adjusting viscosity and flow rates for optimal coverage
- Production
- Remove printed material, place in containers or cartons, load and move to designate area.
- Train new operators and apprentice/helpers
- Clean press and press are, lubricate press periodically, dissemble, clean rollers and change ink at end of press run as required.
- Quality Control
- Make initial impression, check centering, inking and print accuracy, make final adjustments to press and obtain approval for production run.
- Continuously monitor running operations to ensure accurate registration, color consistency, and sharpness.
- Check work and adjust equipment during run to maintain quality standards.
- Bring quality issues to the attention of the quality control team.
- Reporting & Administration
- Accurately record production time, material usage, and waste data in manufacturing and computer software systems.
- Achieve or exceed budgeted set-up time and press speed.
- Notify supervisor of unusual equipment or operating problems
- Accurately enter codes in the Data Collection Unit.
- Safety Compliance
- Adhere to all OSHA and facility safety regulations, including proper handing of hazardous solvents and inks, and proper use of Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
- Keep work area in clean and orderly condition.
Qualifications & Skills
- High school diploma (or equivalent).
- Two years’ minimum experience, particularly with Flexo Presses.
- Ability to use hand tools, ruler, fixtures and gauges and has mechanical inclination.
- Excellent math and measure accurately to 1/16th of an inch using a ruler or tape measure.
- Written and verbal communication skills.
- Ability to differentiate colors.
- Accurately enter codes in the data collection unit
- Ability to lift 40 lbs. several times daily and to work standing for eight hours per day
- Ability to work independently with minimal supervision and work cooperatively with others.
Reporting Structure
Reports to the Press Room Manager and/or Supervisor
Position is Full-Time
Hours:
1st shift: 7:45am – 4:15pm
2nd shift: 4pm – 12:30am
Flexibility to work 12 hours.
Overtime: during peak season overtime will be mandatory with Saturday work (most of time out by noon)
What we offer
Supportive company culture focused on growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction
Hourly pay ranges from $23.00 to $30.00 (pay will be determined based on skill set and background)
2nd shift pays an additional 10% differential pay
Comprehensive benefit package, including health, dental, vision, company paid life insurance
Flexible Spending Plan
401(k) plan with Profit Sharing
Time off plans including company paid holidays, vacation, and Illinois paid leave
2nd Shift Quality Assurance Technician II
Chicago Tag and Label is a leading provider of innovative and customized print and label solutions, serving a diverse range of industries across the nation. With several decades of experience and a commitment to quality, we help businesses enhance their branding, streamline operations, and meet regulatory requirements through our extensive product offerings. Our solutions include custom labels, tags, form labels, and specialty products designed to meet the unique needs of our clients. Visit us on our website: www.chicagotag.com
We are looking for 2nd shift quality assurance technician/order filler.
Position Summary:
In this role, you will be responsible for assisting second-shift production staff to ensure that jobs are approved quickly, presses are properly supplied and that safety and quality standards are maintained. Primary responsibility to approve jobs as soon as the “okay” samples are present by the Press Operators.
Essential Job Duties and Responsibilities:
Quality Control:
- Using all available equipment, approve jobs at beginning of press runs and at the beginning of each shift.
- Identify product inconsistencies, troubleshoot production issues, and recommend corrective actions.
- Communicate and work with operators when correcting a quality issue.
- Obtain materials and supplies and check to verify that they conform to job specifications.
- Monitor press runs to ensure conformance to quality standards and operating procedures.
- Implement improved operating methods and procedures.
Order Filler Duties:
- When needed pull dies specified by number from storage.
- Cut and supply perforated blade or cutting rule and install in removable blade units as needed.
- Measure and mount plate to proper cylinder, apply adhesives material to cylinder and align and
- position plate on cylinder based on die size.
- Supply print cylinder and fan folder gears as specified.
- Supply proper size perforated wheels when needed.
- Using standard ink colors, mix colors as specified using ink formula scale and check for proper
- match with color book.
- Assist second shift supervisor as needed to maintain planned production schedule such as to locate missing materials and to troubleshoot pre-press related problems.
- Make printing plates as needed to meet press emergency needs.
Other Duties:
- Responsible to assist second shift Press Room Manager in facilitating effective workflow and enforcing safety and quality procedures.
- Perform other related duties as assigned.
Qualifications:
- High School diploma.
- Minimum 2 years quality control experience in manufacturing/production – preferably in a paper converting or print manufacturing environment. This is a must.
- Excellent math, ruler, written and verbal communication skills
- Exceptional attention to detail.
- Ability to differential color and visually inspect product.
- Experience with and ability to work efficiently with measuring instruments
- Ability to use Computer.
- Mechanical inclination.
- Work ethic reflects sense of urgency.
- Work independently with minimal supervision and work cooperatively with other departments.
- Exceptional attention to detail.
Working Conditions/Physical Requirements:
Ability to work standing and walking.
Position is Full-Time
Hours:
2nd shift: 4pm – 12:30am
Flexibility to work overtime
Overtime: during peak season overtime will be mandatory with Saturday work (most of time out by noon)
What we offer
Supportive company culture focused on growth, innovation, and customer satisfaction
Hourly pay ranges from $22.00 to $25.50 (pay will be determined based on skill set and background)
2nd shift pays an additional 10% differential pay
Comprehensive benefit package, including health, dental, vision, company paid life insurance
Flexible Spending Plan
401(k) plan with Profit Sharing
Time off plans including company paid holidays, vacation, and Illinois paid leave
Chicago Tag & Label, Inc. is an Equal Opportunity Employer.
We are committed to a policy of non-discrimination and do not discriminate based on race, color, religion, sex, age, national origin, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, or any other classification protected by federal, state, or local laws.
Questions?
Employment applications are accepted exclusively through our website.
Have questions? Please reach out to our Human Resources department.