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In-Home Sales Consultant (Painting & Wallpaper) | Residential Estimator | High-End Projects

About Us

Gallagher Paint & Paper is a fast-growing, family-owned painting and wallpaper company serving high-end homes across Chicago’s North Shore and surrounding suburbs.

We are building a premium brand known for craftsmanship, professionalism, and a high-end customer experience — and we’re looking for the right sales professional to grow with us.

About the Role

We’re hiring an In-Home Sales Consultant with painting sales experience to run qualified appointments, scope projects, and close high-value residential work.

This is a high-impact, field-based role where you’ll work directly with ownership and help refine our sales process as we scale.

Territory:

This role serves clients across Lake County, Cook County, and DuPage County, with a primary focus on high-end residential properties.

What You’ll Do

• Run in-home consultations with homeowners
• Measure, scope, and price residential painting & wallpaper projects
• Educate clients on prep, materials, finishes, and process
• Build clear, professional estimates
• Confidently close projects and manage follow-up
• Maintain CRM accuracy and pipeline management
• Coordinate with Project Manager for a seamless project handoff
• Deliver a high-end, trust-driven customer experience

Requirements (Must Have)

• 2+ years of residential painting sales experience
• Proven success record to close projects in-home
• Strong understanding of prep, products, and pricing strategy
• Professional communication and presentation
• Self-motivated, accountable, and driven to succeed

Compensation & Growth

• Base + commission (based on number years of experience)
• High earning potential for strong performers
• Full-time, year-round opportunity
• Clear path into leadership as we grow

Why Gallagher Paint & Paper?

• Work directly with ownership
• Be part of a growing, high-end brand
• Help build and shape the sales process
• Real opportunity for advancement and impact

If you have painting sales experience and are looking for a role with growth, ownership, and upside — we’d love to connect.

Apply via LinkedIn or send your resume to

Job Title: Tool Room Manager

Location: Barrington, IL

Salary: $105,000-$128,000

LHH Recruitment Solutions is currently seeking a Tool Room Manager to join our client's organization in the Barrington, IL area.

Key Responsibilities:

• Lead and manage daily operations of the tool room, ensuring efficient support of manufacturing and production needs.
• Plan, schedule, and coordinate tooling workloads, personnel, and resources to meet production schedules and delivery commitments.
• Track and analyze tooling costs, labor efficiency, and time spent to support continuous improvement and cost control.
• Oversee preventive maintenance programs for tooling, dies, molds, and tool room equipment to ensure reliability and uptime.
• Recommend and implement improvements to tooling processes, workflows, and equipment to enhance quality, efficiency, and safety.
• Support new product introductions by assigning tooling work, monitoring progress, and resolving start‑up issues.
• Lead and support lean manufacturing initiatives, including 5S and continuous improvement activities within the tool room.
• Manage inventory and stock control of tooling, components, and supplies.
• Ensure compliance with quality systems, safety standards, and applicable regulatory requirements.
• Supervise, coach, and develop tool room staff, including performance management and workforce planning.

Key Qualifications:

• Experience managing a tool room or similar technical manufacturing function in a production environment.
• Strong background in tool and die, machining, stamping, molding, or related manufacturing processes.
• Demonstrated leadership experience supervising skilled trades or technical teams.
• Knowledge of preventive maintenance practices for dies, molds, and tooling equipment.
• Familiarity with lean manufacturing principles, including 5S and continuous improvement methodologies.
• Working knowledge of inventory control, cost tracking, and production scheduling.
• Ability to interpret blueprints, technical drawings, and specifications.
• Experience with quality systems and standards such as ISO or IATF preferred.
• Strong problem‑solving, communication, and organizational skills.
• Technical education, journeyman training, or a degree in engineering or a related field preferred.

Benefits:

• Medical, Dental and Vision
• 2 Weeks PTO (negotiable) & Paid sick leave where applicable by state law
• 401(k)
• HSA and FSA
• Life and AD&D
• STD and LTD
• Norton LifeLock

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Title: Manufacturing Engineer

Location: Barrington, IL 60010

Hire Type: Direct Hire

Compensation: $115k-130k

Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision, 401k, PTO, Holiday Pay, Retirement, Life Insurance, and many more….

Overview: Our client is seeking a Manufacturing Engineer for a highly visible role that is designed to evolve into a true subject matter expert position, with clear leadership potential over time. This is an opportunity to own complex manufacturing processes end-to-end, influence technical direction, and become a go-to resource across engineering and operations.

Key Responsibilities:

• Serve as a technical authority for assigned manufacturing processes and product lines
• Lead manufacturing process design, optimization, and validation for precision metal components
• Drive Lean manufacturing and continuous improvement initiatives (yield, cycle time, scrap, cost)
• Partner cross-functionally with Design Engineering, Quality, and Operations on new product introductions
• Develop and improve tooling, fixturing, work instructions, and standard processes
• Troubleshoot complex manufacturing and quality issues using data-driven root cause analysis
• Support capacity planning, capital equipment justification, and implementation
• Mentor junior engineers and technicians; contribute to long-term technical strategy
• Gradually take on informal and formal leadership responsibilities as the role matures

Qualifications:

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical, Manufacturing, or Industrial Engineering (or similar)
• 7+ years of manufacturing engineering experience in precision manufacturing environments
• Strong background in metal forming, stamping, springs, or closely related processes preferred
• Experience with Lean manufacturing, process optimization, and root cause analysis
• Ability to operate as both a hands-on problem solver and strategic technical resource
• Strong communication skills and comfort working cross-functionally

Production Supervisor - Night

• LEAN manufacturing
• Continuous manufacturing experience, lean/5S project experience
• Operational Excellence

Are you looking to make a career change to a rapidly growing company? This exciting opportunity offers a competitive salary plus an excellent benefits package including medical insurance, dental insurance and paid PTO. Does this position match your future career goals? Then this opportunity could be the right fit for you

(Manufacturing industry experience)

Compensation

Competitive Salary, Full time and Full Benefits

Responsibilities:

• Coordinate the daily activities of the production and operation teams
• Delegate production assignments to appropriate teams and personnel
• Place production orders from customers
• Planning and organizing production schedules
• Estimating, negotiating and agreeing budgets and timescales with clients and managers
• Ensuring that health and safety regulations are met
• Determining quality control standards
• Overseeing production processes
• Inspect all materials and equipment to detect malfunctions
• Adhere to all safety policies and procedures

Qualifications:

• High School Diploma
• Minimum of 3 plus years’ experience in the manufacturing industry
• Deep knowledge of production management
• LEAN tools and continuous improvement
• Budgeting, strategic planning, resource allocation, cost controls, and human resource
• Understanding of quality standards and health & safety regulations
• Knowledge of performance evaluation and budgeting concepts
• Experience in reporting on key production metrics
• Outstanding communication ability
• Excellent organizational and leaderships skills
• Excellent written and verbal communication skills

Benefits:

• Competitive Salary
• Immediate Hire
• Career Advancement opportunities
• Financial Growth

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Summary:

The Lead Specialist Clinical Operations plays a pivotal role in driving our growth and profitability by leading the planning and execution of complex clinical studies. This senior role involves enhanced responsibility for leadership and oversight of clinical operations, ensuring compliance with Sponsor SOPs, Good Clinical Practice, and other relevant clinical research regulations and guidelines including but not limited to FDA Code of Federal Regulations, ISO, and MDCG. The Lead Specialist Clinical Operations serves as a resource and mentor within the Global Clinical Affairs (GCA) department. Role will regularly collaborate with GCA study team members (Clinical Project Management, Biostatistics, Data Management, Clinical Scientist) and cross-functional team members (Regulatory, Quality, R&D, and others). Develops working relationships with and acts as the primary contact for study Investigators, Site Research Staff, ethics committees, and regulatory authorities.

Responsibilities:

Clinical Study Operations Leadership

• Acts as a member of the GCA study team and contributes strategic input on protocols and supporting essential study documentation as it relates to clinical operations, recruitment, and compliance topics.
• Develops and maintains strategic relationships with key external stakeholders to optimize clinical trial performance. Represents the company at major scientific meetings and contributes to scientific presentations and publications.
• Manages ethics submissions, correspondence, and close out. Responsible for coordinating with relevant GCA study team members to address queries within the required timeframe.
• Leads study recruitment, retention, and compensation efforts.
• Responsible for shipment of study devices and supplies to clinical sites and/or subjects. Also responsible for maintaining study device accountability throughout each study (initial, interim, and final).
• Oversees management of the GCA study product lab.

Clinical Study Compliance Oversight

• Leads the collection and storage of all required eTMF documents as required by Site, Sponsor, and/or CRO.
• Oversees eTMF internal processes are followed and leads GCA in conducting periodic internal review audits to ensure inspection readiness.
• Oversees study research staff and study progress to ensure protocol procedures are adhered, are complete, and maintain compliance with regulatory standards.

Advanced Site/Investigator Management

• Directs the operational aspects of assigned studies, implementing strategies to enhance site performance and compliance. Provides advanced training to site staff, oversees critical safety and efficacy trend analyses, and ensures rigorous adherence to protocol and GCP.
• Oversees contract development and negotiations for clinical sites, investigators, CROs, and other study vendors.
• Manages investigators, clinical sites, CRO, and other study vendor relationships.
• Leads clinical site and investigator pre-study qualification and re-qualification audits.
• Leads on-site and remote site monitoring visits (selection/qualification, initiation, interim, and close-out) to evaluate compliance in accordance with contracted scope of work and regulatory requirements.
• Completes monitoring reports and follow-up letters, which includes providing summaries of significant findings, deviations, deficiencies, and recommended action to secure compliance. Escalates issues.

Process Improvement

• Responsible for leading process improvements within clinical operations, ensuring compliance with relevant guidelines and contributing to the development and updating of clinical SOPs.

Mentorship and Training

• Provides guidance and professional development support to junior Clinical Operations staff, fostering professional growth within the team.

Essential Functions of the Role:

• Excellent oral communication skills, communication skills, and problem solving.
• Must be able to travel up to 25% of the time. Must maintain current driving license and passport.

Work Experience Requirements

• Number of Overall Years Necessary: 8-12
• Minimum of 4 years of clinical research monitoring experience.
• Extensive experience with clinical research studies and clinical operations tasks.
• Prior experience managing ethics submissions is required.

Education Requirements

• B.S. or B.A. degree in a scientific field.
• CRA certification preferred.
• Minimum of 4 years of clinical research monitoring experience.
• Equivalent combination of education, training and experience may be accepted in lieu of degree.

Specialized Skills/Technical Knowledge:

• Expertise in clinical research processes, including comprehensive knowledge of FDA CFR, Good Clinical Practices, ICH, ISO, and MDCG.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite and project management tools.
• Advanced knowledge in medical device clinical research, particularly in areas such as wound care, ostomy, critical care, and/or continence care.

Location: Northern Chicagoland Suburbs (mostly remote, onsite 2-4 times per month)
Duration: Full Time/Direct Hire + 5% Bonus Opportunity

Position Overview: 
Our client, a growing leader in the CPG space, is seeking a talented Sr. Graphic Designer to join their growing in-house agency creative team. This is an exciting opportunity for a designer who enjoys concepting and executing digital-first creative work, collaborating closely with a Content Design Manager and Copywriter on ongoing digital, social, and video projects.

In this role, you will help shape visually compelling, strategic design solutions that support brand identity, marketing initiatives, and product storytelling across digital platforms. You will work on a wide range of deliverables, including e-commerce graphics, display ads, email, social content, websites, static and animated assets, and video/animation storyboards.

Responsibilities:

• Concept, design, and execute creative across a variety of digital campaigns and brand initiatives
• Develop storyboards and visual directions for video content and animated graphics
• Collaborate with marketing partners to produce designs that effectively communicate brand messaging and product features
• Stay current on digital design trends, tools, techniques, and emerging AI technologies
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously while meeting deadlines and maintaining high production quality
• Ensure brand consistency across all creative deliverables
• Support and attend live production shoots as needed

Requirements:

• 5+ years of experience in graphic design or art direction, ideally within the CPG space
• Strong portfolio demonstrating digital and social design work
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Bonus: Experience using Figma or Sketch
• Familiarity with AI tools to support concepting and creative exploration
• Strong attention to detail, organization, and ability to work collaboratively

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Flexible work options
Generous paid time off
Bonus incentives
401K company match
Competitive medical, dental, & vision insurance
Pet insurance
Annual fitness stipend
Unmatched employee discount on all products
Summer Hours
 

Supply Chain Planning Manager

Ref No: 1491

Location: Vernon Hills, IL

Company Description:

We’ve partnered with a growing, design-driven consumer products manufacturer with a strong reputation for quality and innovation. With a diverse portfolio of premium brands and a commitment to craftsmanship and operational excellence, the company continues to invest in expanding its U.S. manufacturing and supply chain capabilities.

The newly added Supply Chain Planning Manager is a highly-visible, hands-on role to align demand forecasts with production execution to improve schedule attainment, fill rates and order fulfillment.

Position Description:

• Design, implement and run the supply planning, production scheduling, and materials procurement processes to support manufacturing operations.
• Translate demand forecasts into executable supply plans across multiple planning horizons.
• Develop production schedules that align with manufacturing capacity and operational constraints.
• Ensure raw materials and components are available to support production commitments.
• Balance production output and finished goods inventory to support seasonal demand and service levels.
• Optimize production sequencing and lot sizing to improve efficiency and reduce downtime.
• Monitor schedule attainment and production performance, identifying and addressing potential risks.
• Manage supplier commitments, track shortages, and expedite materials as needed.
• Identify opportunities to improve supplier performance, reduce costs, and increase supply reliability.
• Partner with cross-functional teams to improve planning processes, operational visibility, and supply chain efficiency.

Background Required:

• Bachelor’s degree in Supply Chain, Operations, Engineering, Business, or related field preferred.
• 5–8 years of experience in materials management, supply planning, production planning, or procurement within a manufacturing environment.
• Advanced proficiency in Microsoft Excel.
• Strong communication skills with the ability to collaborate closely with manufacturing and cross-functional teams.

Miscellaneous:

• Compensation: $100,000 – $115,000 + bonus.

Location: Northern Chicagoland Suburbs (mostly remote, onsite 2-4 times per month)
Duration: Full Time/Direct Hire + 5% Bonus Opportunity

Position Overview: 
Our client, a growing leader in the CPG space, is seeking a talented Designer to join their growing in-house agency creative team. This is an exciting full-time role for a designer who enjoys concepting and producing both digital and video-focused content. You will play a key role in creating compelling visual assets that highlight product benefits and bring CPG brands to life across multiple platforms.

This role is approximately 50 percent product demo content and 50 percent digital design. You will collaborate closely with marketing partners to produce effective, on-brand visuals for e-commerce, social, video, and other digital channels. Deliverables include display ads, email, social posts, websites, static and animated assets.

Responsibilities:

• Execute digital video content for product demo materials featured on Amazon and other social platforms
• Concept, design, and execute product demo content that clearly communicates product benefits
• Work with Videographer to develop storyboards and visual directions for video and animated graphics
• Collaborate with the marketing team to create designs that effectively communicate brand messages and product features
• Stay current on digital design trends, tools, and emerging AI technologies
• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, meeting deadlines and maintaining high creative standards
• Ensure brand consistency and alignment with brand guidelines across all deliverables
• Attend and support live production shoots as needed

Requirements:

• 2 to 5 years of design experience, ideally within the CPG space
• Strong portfolio showcasing a range of digital projects, including video content created with original captured footage
• Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite (Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign)
• Familiarity with AI tools to support concepting and design exploration
• Strong attention to detail and ability to work in a fast-paced, collaborative environment

In this position, you may have access to client or customer systems, confidential and/or proprietary information or data. This position is onsite and requires you to work closely with other individuals in a collaborative team environment.

Benefits

Flexible work options 
Generous paid time off
Bonus incentives
401K company match
Competitive medical, dental, & vision insurance
Pet insurance
Annual fitness stipend
Unmatched employee discount on all products
Summer Hours