Jobs at Great Northern

Creates accurate instruction sheets for product assembly using Adobe design software, customer artwork, photography, technical writing, and sample fabrication. Reviews designs and layouts, coordinates priorities with project managers, sales, management, and design teams, and identifies assembly issues. Supports process improvements, training opportunities, mockups, and manufacturing effectiveness while maintaining quality and timely delivery.

General application for future openings at Great Northern Corporation across production, maintenance, office and accounting, design, customer service, and shipping departments. Applicants are added to an active candidate file and contacted when suitable positions become available. The company offers competitive wages, benefits, retirement plans, a safe workplace, and growth opportunities.

Supports HR operations across a multi-state manufacturing organization, including recruitment, onboarding, employee relations, policy compliance, performance management, training, benefits, compensation, payroll coordination, HRIS administration, workers’ compensation, and employee engagement. The role is intended to develop into the successor to the HR Manager within two years.

Manage and grow existing customer accounts while developing new business for packaging products. Responsibilities include prospecting, sales planning, presenting solutions, preparing proposals, conducting sales calls, identifying account opportunities, maintaining customer relationships, coordinating with customer service, and resolving delivery or quality issues. The role focuses on increasing profitable sales through customized packaging solutions and long-term client partnerships in the Seattle or Portland area.

Oversee daily office administration at a manufacturing facility, including procedures, supplies, vendors, budgeting, invoicing, accounts payable, inventory closeout, HR onboarding, events, correspondence, reception, and management support. The role also assists with order entry and expediting, maintains confidential and accurate data, supports customers and visitors, and performs bookkeeping and administrative tasks across departments.

Leads Industrial Design and Graphic Design teams while directing creative strategy, customer presentations, concept development, product development, and project execution. Reviews designs for visual quality, technical feasibility, manufacturability, cost, and retail suitability. Manages workloads, resources, schedules, estimating, and design processes while partnering with Sales, Engineering, and customers. Provides hands-on support with CAD, sketching, rendering, prototyping, and concept development as needed.

Coordinates the execution and production of custom point-of-purchase displays. Purchases project materials, collaborates with production, account executives, engineering, estimating, and outside resources, and ensures products meet customer expectations and company policies. The role requires strong organization, communication, purchasing, negotiation, analytical, mechanical, and multitasking skills, along with familiarity with manufacturing materials, processes, Microsoft Office, and engineering drawings.

General application for future opportunities at a corrugated packaging manufacturer. Potential openings may include production, maintenance, shipping, accounting, marketing, design, and customer service. Applicants are added to an active candidate file and contacted when suitable positions become available. The company offers benefits, growth opportunities, and a safe workplace.

The Senior Accountant supports the Controller with senior-level accounting activities under GAAP. Responsibilities include preparing financial statements, managing sales tax, transactional and cost accounting, inventory accounting, using computerized accounting systems and spreadsheets, protecting confidential information, meeting changing deadlines, and making sound operational decisions. The role requires effective communication, organization, judgment, and the ability to work under time pressure.

Assists structural designers with CAD-based package and display concepts, sample fabrication, assembly drawings, specifications, and design evaluations. Operates CAD and production equipment, coordinates with prepress, digital press, Zund, sales, customer service, and production teams, and maintains design-room organization and inventory. Supports multiple projects while ensuring accuracy, timely completion, cost effectiveness, and adherence to customer and production requirements.

Processes vendor invoices, resolves discrepancies, maintains vendor records, prepares payment runs and 1099 reporting, and supports month-end close. The role prepares accruals, reconciles AP subledger and balance sheet accounts, validates coding, supports audits, develops financial reports, monitors AP automation, documents processes, and identifies improvements to efficiency, accuracy, and internal controls.

Coordinates production recruiting by reviewing applications, scheduling and conducting interviews, maintaining interview records, assisting with onboarding and HR projects, supporting process improvement, and attending job fairs. The intern builds team-member relationships, contributes to recruiting and retention efforts, and performs administrative HR duties. This is an onsite, part-time internship requiring at least 15 hours weekly and availability three days per week from January 4 through April 30.