Product Creation Specialist

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Red Wing Shoe Company is based in Red Wing, Minnesota, just 40 minutes from St. Paul, where our corporate office sits along the Mississippi River in downtown Red Wing.  We are a global company with 2300 employees around the world, but we maintain a close-knit family atmosphere that comes with being a privately-held company. We’re rich in history and tradition, but innovation drives us to deliver best-in-class product solutions and highly rated customer experiences.  Focus on our employees and company culture results in meaningful employee engagement across the organization. Our Guiding Behaviors of Living our Values, Honoring our Brands, Inspiring our People, Centering on our Customers, and Preserving the long term success and legacy of our Company are the foundation on which we build our future.

Our comprehensive benefits package for full-time employees includes medical, dental, and vision coverage, along with health savings and flexible spending accounts, life and disability insurance, generous paid time off and holidays, a 401(k) match, employee discounts, and valuable well-being benefits like free EAP services, financial planning assistance, and well-being coaching all designed to support your health and financial security.

The targeted hiring range for this full-time position is $53,200 - $71,800 depending on qualifications; however, the expanded salary range provides opportunities for advancement. Our salary ranges are determined by role, level, and job location. Within the range, individual pay is determined by factors including job-related skills, competencies, experience, and relevant education, training or a combination of these things and market demand. Your recruiter can share more about the specific salary range and benefits for your location during the hiring process.

Provide technical cutting and stitching expertise on the development of new USA-made products, from Tech Pack to RFC (Ready for Commercialization), transition and guidance through commercialization to RFP (Ready for Production), in line with the RWSC Go to Market (GTM) process.

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Provide cutting and stitching expertise for all domestic Go to Market (GTM) development project pullovers, prototypes, samples, fit/wear/test, grade trials, and sales samples in the PC Hub, and RWSC factories.
• Collaborate with Product Creation Team on Innovation, Proof of Concept and Advanced projects.
• Participate in new product meetings, contribute & collaborate on technical requirements, tooling, processes, and machine requirements.
• Collaborate with cross-functional teams to provide technical support, knowledge, expertise, and guidance with products, materials, tooling, machinery, procedures, and processes.
• Document technical SOP for any required projects as input for product Style Guides.
• Collaborate with MPI, and Quality, to improve knowledge transfer & best practice methods.
• Work cross-functionally with Manufacturing on the commercialization of new products, production assistance and training, and transfer programs.
• Assist with the verification and approval of final production tickets.
• Visit machinery vendors, trade fairs, and exhibitions, to maintain technical knowledge.
• Complete other duties as assigned from time to time by your manager

OTHER DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES:

• Uphold Red Wing Shoe Company’s core values.
• Travel domestically & internationally to other RWSC partner facilities as required or directed.
• Conduct self according to RWSC policies/Handbook.

EDUCATION and EXPERIENCE:  Associate degree and 7 - 10 years’ related experience; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

REQUIRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Strong technical shoemaking skills, attention to detail, and the demonstrated ability to deliver high quality results
• Strong understanding of shoe construction, material properties, footwear terms and processes
• Ability to proactively identify potential problems and work with others to develop solutions
• Strong organizational and time management skills, with the ability to prioritize competing demands
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills, including the ability to train others and clearly document technical processes in proper format
• Strong relationship building, collaboration skills, and strategic critical thinking
• Proficient with technology, including Microsoft Office Suite

ADDITIONAL DESIRABLE QUALIFICATIONS:

Bachelor’s degree

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

• Occasional lifting up to 50 lbs.
• Frequent pinching/gripping/grasping/pulling/clenching
• Frequent standing
• Occasional kneeling/climbing

Red Wing Shoes is an Equal Opportunity Employer.

Equal Opportunity Employer/Protected Veterans/Individuals with Disabilities.
Individuals with disabilities needing assistance in completing an application may contact [email protected] or call 651-388-8211.

Please view Equal Employment Opportunity Posters provided by OFCCP at https://www.dol.gov/ofccp/regs/compliance/posters/ofccpost.htm

All offers of employment are contingent on satisfactory results of a background check.

Red Wing Shoe Company, Inc. is a drug-free workplace.

Red Wing Shoe Company will not be using recruitment agencies or firms to fill this position and we will not accept unsolicited resumes or candidate information. No agency calls please.

The contractor will not discharge or in any other manner discriminate against employees or applicants because they have inquired about, discussed, or disclosed their own pay or the pay of another employee or applicant. However, employees who have access to the compensation information of other employees or applicants as a part of their essential job functions cannot disclose the pay of other employees or applicants to individuals who do not otherwise have access to compensation information, unless the disclosure is (a) in response to a formal complaint or charge, (b) in furtherance of an investigation, proceeding, hearing, or action, including an investigation conducted by the employer, or (c) consistent with the contractor's legal duty to furnish information. 41 CFR 60-1.35(c)