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Description

 Forney Industries is one of America's longest operating family-owned welding and metal working product companies. Forney is celebrating 93 years in business, and introduced the first publicly available arc welder in the 1940's. With such a longstanding history, it's safe to say that Forney Industries has been there for welders and metal workers since the beginning of the trade. Headquarters in Fort Collins, Colorado, the company now offers more than 5,000 products for the automotive, hardware, farm and ranch, and do it yourself markets. Distributing products to all 50 states, Forney has an extensive customer network and is committed to providing the highest standard products and customer service possible.   

Summary:

The Production Graphic Artist (Temporary) will support a high-volume packaging update initiative across approximately 2,500 products. This role is responsible for revising and updating existing packaging files to ensure accuracy, consistency and alignment with current brand, regulatory and product standards.

Working closely with the Marketing and Product Line Management teams, this individual will gather and apply product information, specifications and messaging to packaging layouts. The ideal candidate is highly detail-oriented, organized and capable of managing multiple projects in a deadline-driven environment.

This position requires strong written and verbal communication skills as well as the ability to collaborate effectively across cross-functional teams. The successful candidate will be a proactive team player with a creative mindset and a commitment to producing high-quality work. This is a temporary, in-person position and is not eligible for remote work.

Application Period:

Open date: 6/4/2026

Close date: 6/18/2026

Hourly range:$20.00-$23.00

Requirements

Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

Update existing packaging and create new packaging staying true to brand guidelines

Collaborate with other departments to ensure end product meets all required specifications

Work independently, on task, and meet all deadlines

Maintain detailed knowledge of company's products, services and policies

Communicate with Marketing and Product Line team on project progress and/or barriers

Perform other tasks/duties as assigned or required

Education and/or experience: 

Minimum of 2 years working as a Graphic Designer or similar position. PC proficient. Advanced knowledge of Adobe creative suite CC, specifically InDesign, Illustrator and Photoshop. Working knowledge of Microsoft Word and Excel.

Other Skills and Abilities:

Excellent communication skills both written and oral

Excellent attention to detail and accuracy while taking ownership and seeing work projects through to completion

Be a positive contributor to the achievement of assigned departmental targets/goals

Ability to organize self and others while managing multiple projects in a fast-paced, deadline-driven environment 

Working knowledge and experience using Microsoft office: Outlook, PowerPoint, Excel, and other database and website-related software including but not limited to: Adobe software

Able to work effectively with multi-functional teams and executive staff

Key Performance Indicators

Ability to meet deadlines and execute project requirements.

Quality and accuracy, image production and layout design.

Language & Mathematical Skills:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.

Reasoning Ability:

Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram or virtual on-line classroom. Must be a self-starter and able to perform tasks without direct supervision. Demonstrates accuracy and thoroughness and monitors own work to ensure quality. Maintains strict confidentiality at all times.

Physical Demands:

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to sit and talk or hear. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 25 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by the job include close vision, distance vision, color vision and peripheral vision.

Qualification Requirements:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed are representative of the knowledge, skills and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment:

The work environment is a traditional office and/or studio setting with occasional need to perform duties in a manufacturing/packaging/production environment.

Please Note:  This job description is not intended to be an exhaustive list of all duties, responsibilities, or qualifications associated with the job.  Duties, responsibilities or qualifications may change at any time with or without notice.