About Us:
Since 1995, Perrin Sportswear has been at the forefront of the decorated apparel industry, continuously raising the bar for excellence. Our Comstock Park, MI location serves as the hub where we meticulously design, decorate, warehouse, and distribute screen-printed and embroidered apparel to iconic destinations nationwide. We have become a trusted name in delivering high-quality products to Theme Parks, Zoos, Aquariums, Museums, Airports, National Parks, and Resort Marketplaces. For more information please visit our employment page at www.bit.ly/perrin-careers.
Why Perrin?
When you choose Perrin Sportswear, you're choosing more than just a job – you're choosing to be part of a community that cares about your success. Not only do we invest in our employees by providing state-of-the-art equipment, competitive wages, paid time off, an on-site concierge medical clinic and a comprehensive benefits package, we invest in you because you’re an employee owner. That’s right, Perrin Sportswear is an employee-owned company so you will earn employee stock as you work.
The Position:
Due to a retirement, we have an opening for a highly experienced Separator that has experience working with separations in a screen printing environment. This position will work 100% on-site at our facility in Comstock Park (Grand Rapids), MI location. Working remotely or hybrid is not available for this position.
Essential Duties and Responsibilities:
- Separate artwork for a screen printing production environment
- Produce combined vector and raster artwork separations
- Produce photo-realistic separations, including half-tone blending
- Create print-specification documentation for samples and R&D separations (including color callouts, hit order, flashes, meshes, art placement, garment styles and colors)
- Update sample print specification documentation and separations when necessary
- Check production print-specification documentation and separations if/when sample workload allows
- Collaborate with Sampling Department and conduct research & development (R&D)
- Document successes and failures per separated job
Requirements:
- Willing to work 100% on-site at our offices located in Comstock Park, MI.
- Minimum 2 years spot channel separation / simulated process separation experience (graphics for apparel)
- Extensive knowledge of separating artwork into individual screens, mesh counts, plastisol inks, hit orders and squeegee types
- Expert knowledge of Adobe Photoshop and Illustrator CS
- Must have very high color perception (Farnsworth-Munsell test will be required)
- Knowledge of automatic and manual screen print presses
- Hands-on screen print experience is required
- Experience with Spot Process, Separation Studio or other separation software and technology is a plus.
- Ability to maintain quality of work and productivity in a fast-paced, high efficient environment with tight timelines and shifting priorities
- Excellent attention to detail, technical documentation and organization skills
- Excellent and professional written and verbal communication skills
- Team player with a strong work ethic: able to mentor others and willing to learn
- Mac/Apple based environment
- Xitron Navigator RIP experience preferred
Why You Should Work for Us:
- Did we mention we have a cool culture? We do! We regularly hold employee events like pizza parties and cook outs.
- We're employee-owned so you have a voice here plus the company stock is awesome.
- 401k matching $1:$1 up to 4%. Nice!
- Your choice of 3 different medical plans, dental, vision, free life insurance and the opportunity to buy additional life and disability insurance.
- We offer the ability to receive several medical services through an on-site medical clinic, HealthBar.
- Fantastic perks like gym memberships and apparel discounts.
- Competitive compensation package. Your pay will be commensurate with your education, experience, and skill set.
Perrin is an Equal Opportunity Employer
Job Type: Full-time
Benefits:
- 401(k)
- Employee assistance program
- Health savings account
- Life insurance
- Parental leave
- Referral program
- Tuition reimbursement
- Vision insurance
Work Location: In person