UFP Industries Jobs (4)

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General Summary

The Director of Marketing and Product Development is responsible for leading brand and product marketing teams, developing and implementing brand and product strategies that align with strategic vision of Edge BU, and developing BU product pipeline efforts with a focus on new sales growth, product vitality and incremental margin gains.

This leadership role will be pivotal in shaping our company's marketing and product vision. Extensive experience in planning and establishing business objectives is required.

Additional requirements include but are not limited to the ability to performs a variety of tasks and lead and direct the work of others.

A wide degree of creativity and latitude is expected.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Provides leadership to the Marketing & Product Development teams.
• Creates, implements and oversees communication programs that effectively describe and promote Edge and its products.
• Manages the research and development of content for publication of products.
• Responsible for the development, execution and analysis of strategic marketing and advertising efforts to drive revenue, brand awareness and grow customer affinity.
• Executes marketing communication plans using internal and external resources.
• Provides clear objectives for growth, for the department and for direct reports.
• Establishes KPIs on brand performance, creative campaigns, and product vitality.
• Coordinates sales forecasting, planning, and budgeting processes with the field for new products.
• Works with the BU leadership team to formulate strategies and prioritize new products to take advantage of opportunities for growth.
• Works closely with BU leadership to implement processes to attain growth goals and budgets.
• Staffs, develops and coaches the design team, evaluates performance and initiates corrective action as required.
• Ensures compliance with all applicable laws, rules and regulations, and all Company policies and procedures.
• Provides the motivation and drive to the field and department to achieve goals.
• Prepares various reports and performs other duties as required.

Job Specifications

• Minimum Bachelor’s degree in marketing, sales or related discipline or equivalent experience.
• Minimum 7 years of experience in product development, marketing, or sales.
• Working knowledge in a variety of sales and manufacturing concepts, practices, and procedures.
• Working knowledge of Microsoft Office including Excel, Word, and Outlook.
• Preferred experience and knowledge with UFP’s organization, culture, product lines and production capacity.
• Demonstrated ability to integrate marketing messages into print, packaging, point of sale, television / video, radio and web / interactive.
• Demonstrated ability to successfully interact with all organizational levels, customers, and the public.
• Demonstrated ability to manage several activities or projects at once, organize and prioritize work, meet deadlines, and prepare plans and budgets.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of the English language in reading, writing, and speaking.
• Demonstrated proficiency in the use of computers and business-related software.
• Strong writing skills.
• Ability to be mobile in the work environment and travel as required.
• Ability to pass a drug test.
• Self-starter; works well under little supervision
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic
• Assertive and persuasive
• Good reasoning and sound judgment
• Superior interpersonal skills and good communicator
• Creative thinker
• Eagerness to learn
• Team player
• Support the company’s goals

Compensation & Benefit Information :

• Yearly pay $180-$210K depending on geographical location and experience
• Bonus / Incentive Pay
• Position eligible for quarterly bonus; with an additional discretionary annual bonus based on Company and business unit performance may also be provided.
• Benefits currently offered to our employees :
• Medical insurance
• Health savings account with company contribution
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Basic and voluntary life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Stock purchase program with employee discount
• Educational reimbursement
• Wellness programs and challenges
• Other supplemental benefits

Do you like using your IT skills to solve complex problems in a highly collaborative environment? Join the UFP Industries' IT team where you will be integral to the continuous improvement of our company.

The Retail Web Systems Administrator works with Customers and Departments throughout the company to support the UFP Retail B2B Customer Portal.

This role will research and support the administration of the B2B Portal and develop processes to create efficiencies by utilizing the company's business systems and resources.

Works under the general direction of the UFP Retail Ecommerce Team; exercises discretion and judgment on work priority on a regular basis;

and a degree of creativity is required.

Location : May work remotely or out of any UFP location.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Creates project plans to refine business processes to develop, implement, and train on the new processes
• Become an expert in ecommerce store configuration (Oro Commerce and Shopify)
• Assists in the coordination of inter-system data flow and connectivity that is necessitated by building on numerous ecommerce platforms
• Analyzes business processes to expose areas of improvement
• Assists in coordination of web content management
• Become familiar with add-on tools such as Avalara and Shipstation which work in conjunction with ecommerce platforms to automate things like sales tax and shipping rates at checkout
• Assists in maintaining software through documenting, submitting and testing enhancement request and reporting software bugs
• Responsible for website management and optimization concepts such as text content, image delivery and optimization, accessibility, testing, authentication / authorization, usage analytics, search engine optimization, A / B testing
• Works with UFP’s brands to understand internal and external customer needs as they relate to the UFP Retail B2B Customer Portal
• Assists in the prioritization of requests from the various brand’s and stakeholders; identifies and manages resource conflicts
• Triage system issues related to B2B portal
• Trains internal and external users of varying technical skills to utilize the B2B Portal
• Prepares various reports as required
• Performs other duties as required

Knowledge

• Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration, Finance, Information Systems, or other related field (Preferred)
• 3-5 years of experience in UFP’s business systems, or related external organization systems experience
• Extremely familiar with general web and ecommerce usage (utilizes the web often)
• Understands the difference between web content creation and web development
• Experience with ecommerce platforms such as Oro Commerce or Shopify is beneficial; otherwise a candidate must possess a strong willingness to learn them
• Preferred experience and knowledge of UFP's organization and culture (internal)
• Ability to build relationships across UFP's organization and embrace company culture (external)
• Advanced knowledge of Microsoft Office Components including Excel, Teams, Word and Outlook.
• Must complete partner platform training as required and engage with the Business Analyst team

Skills and abilities

• Proficiency in the use of the English language in reading, writing and speaking
• Ability to successfully interact and communicate with all organizational levels and the public, including leading large-scale presentations to audiences with varying technical skills
• Ability to learn new computer software applications
• Logical, process-oriented nature
• Ability to communicate clearly via phone and email with customers, developers and co-workers
• Ability to identify and pursue opportunities for improvement in business processes
• Travel expectation is approximately 10-15 weeks per year

Conduct

• Self-managing; works well under little supervision
• Highly motivated and enthusiastic
• Good interpersonal skills and good communicator
• Strong organization skills and detail-oriented
• Be a team player and support the company’s goals
• Conducts themselves in a professional manner
• Ability to pass a drug test

Working Conditions

Working environment is generally favorable. Requires sitting at a desk for long periods of time. During travel, work may be performed within one of the manufacturing facilities;

requiring proper safety equipment.

Compensation & Benefit Information :

• Yearly pay $66-$99K depending on geographical location and experience
• Bonus / Incentive Pay
• Position eligible for quarterly bonus; with an additional discretionary annual bonus based on Company and business unit performance may also be provided.
• Benefits currently offered to our employees :
• Medical insurance
• Health savings account with company contribution
• Dental insurance
• Vision insurance
• Basic and voluntary life insurance
• Disability insurance
• 401(k) plan with company match
• Paid vacation and holidays
• Stock purchase program with employee discount
• Educational reimbursement
• Wellness programs and challenges
• Other supplemental benefits

Join our operations team where you will be influential in shaping our business strategy and ensuring we have the most effective operations.

Be your own boss by creating your own career path and pushing your professional limits.

Job Summary

Truck Driver is responsible for the operation of commercial vehicles in excess of 26,000 pounds Gross Vehicle Weight, to deliver goods to customers and operations, and to pick up material from vendors and other operations.

Principal Duties and Responsibilities

• Safely drives on the road delivering products in various weather conditions
• Completes pre-trip and post-trip inspection sheets
• Inspects equipment to ensure safe operating conditions checks oil and fuel prior to leaving the yard
• Secures load and / or inspects load to ensure has been properly secured
• Performs duties consistent with all applicable safety, DOT and Company rules
• Conducts preventive maintenance to truck and ensures truck is clean
• Maintains appropriate driving records, logs, and shipping documents as required
• Maintains radio / telephone and EOB Electronic On-Board System contact with base or supervisor to receive instructions or to be dispatched to new locations
• Verifies shipping documents for accuracy, and obtains customer’s signature on paperwork upon delivery
• Completes paperwork as required
• May operate a forklift to load / unload trailers as required
• Follows forklift rules and policies as described by Company policy
• Completes training as required by management
• Participates in safety, CI and other programs and meetings
• Performs other duties as required
• Physically able to Tarp Loads
• Able to stay out over night at least 3 days a week
• Home weekends

Qualifications

• Must be 21 years of age
• Minimum 12th grade basic education completed
• Minimum 1 year of experience driving a commercial vehicle in excess of 26,000 lbs. Preferable 3 to 5 years of experience driving a commercial vehicle
• Working knowledge of vehicle parts, and how to handle minor repairs to ensure equipment is in proper operating conditions
• Required to have a valid Class A Commercial Driver’s License
• Successful completion of forklift driver licensing process

When we win, you win! UFP has a long history of sharing profits with employees. Our hourly team members are eligible for a fall bonus based on their local operation’s performance and a spring bonus based on the entire company’s performance! Come join our production team where you will work in a hands-on collaborative environment with the ability to see your work come together in an end product every day.

Job Summary

A Fabrication Welder sets up raw material components, primarily aluminum materials, per blueprint drawings and operates portable welding machine through application of appropriate welding techniques.

Fabrication Welders weld Endurable aluminum products including balconies, canopies, sunshades, privacy screens along with other miscellaneous products.

Fabrication Welder also may weld steel products including knife plates, seat plates, tie rods, brackets, and other various steel products.

Principle Duties and Responsibilities

• Set up materials to be welded using jigs and clamps to correct positions and alignments following blueprints and layout specifications using straightedges, combination squares, calipers, and tape measures.
• Weld components in flat, vertical, or overhead positions to form complete products or sub-component products.
• Operate welding equipment to fuse metal segments, using appropriate welding gas and welding techniques for raw materials : aluminum or steel. (Mig and Tig Welding)
• Recognize, set up and operator hand and power tools common to the welding trade.
• Verify conformance of welded product to specifications using squares, tape measures and other inspection equipment as appropriate.
• Ability to detect faulty operation of equipment or defective materials during processing and notify leads and / or supervisors.
• Monitor the fitting, burning, and welding processes to avoid overheating of parts, warping, shrinking, distortion, or expansions of materials.
• Ability to read engineering drawings and blueprints to determine materials required and process sequencing.
• Complete paperwork and identify finished materials and move products into position manually with carts, hoists, or cranes for next processing operation.
• Wear the proper personal protective equipment (PPE) required by Endurable, and always work safely.
• Support 5S initiatives and objectives through cleaning and maintaining a clean, organized work environment.
• Always conduct yourself in a professional and respectful manner with all Endurable employees.
• Make a conscientious commitment to come to work every day and be on time.
• Assist other departments and perform other duties and responsibilities as assigned.

Qualifications

• Working knowledge of Company products and specifications
• Ability to accurately read and interpret technical drawings and specifications
• Ability and skill to MIG weld and operate fabrication shop machinery
• Ability to measure accurately
• Working knowledge of OSHA regulations applicable to a shop environment
• Effective communication, teamwork, production, and stress management skills
• Ability to easily adapt to changing situations in a fast-paced environment
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide with or without using a calculator
• Computer literate