Structural Designer - Corrugated

UFP Industries • Jeffersonville, IN

70d

About The Position

The position involves following established safety rules, policies, and procedures at all times. The role requires developing corrugated industrial, graphic packaging, and POP display prototype samples based on project requirements and customer expectations. The candidate will develop detailed specifications to efficiently utilize manufacturing and fulfillment capabilities, work collaboratively with cross-functional teams during research, ideation, evaluation, and validation stages of all design solutions, and stay current with industry and market trends to identify opportunities for new products and packaging solutions. Responsibilities also include verifying incoming tooling to ensure specifications are met according to approved and supplied dielines, generating detailed display specifications, and validating specifications of other Structural Designers for overall accuracy. The role requires interfacing fully with customers, account executives, customer service, and project managers throughout the design and execution process, as well as accompanying account executives on design-related meetings and presentations as needed. Additional duties include developing distribution and in-store setup instruction sheets for retail packaging and displays, initiating action to prevent problems, documenting quality problems, and maintaining organized customer records.

Requirements

• 5+ years’ experience in structural packaging design – corrugated or display industries
• College degree in Structural Design, Package Engineering/Packaging Science or Industrial Design from an accredited institution or equivalent experience
• Working knowledge of ArtiosCAD software, including parametric designs
• Experience with CAPE design and palletization software
• Experience operating sample table cutting devices (i.e. Kongsberg tables)
• Experience in display and/or retail ready packaging design development
• Knowledge of package testing and methodologies (UN, ISTA, etc.)
• Proficiency in Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, SolidWorks, and Strata 3D is a plus
• Good knowledge and grasp on available printing methods currently in the market

Responsibilities

• Follow established safety rules, policies, and procedures at all times
• Develop corrugated industrial, graphic packaging, and POP display prototype samples based on project requirements and customer expectations
• Develop detailed specifications to efficiently utilize manufacturing and fulfillment capabilities
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams during research, ideation, evaluation, and validation stages of all design solutions
• Stay current with industry and market trends and identify opportunities for new products and packaging solutions
• Verify incoming tooling ensuring specifications are met according to approved and supplied dielines
• Generate detailed display specifications and validate specifications of other Structural Designers for overall accuracy
• Interface fully with customers, account executives, customer service, and project managers through the design and execution process
• Accompany account executives on design-related meetings and presentations as needed
• Develop distribution and in-store setup instruction sheets for retail packaging and displays
• Initiate action to prevent problems and contribute solutions, document quality problems, verify implementation of solutions and control further processing when a problem is identified
• Maintain, organize, and update customer records
• Keep work area clean and well organized
• Personify a 'Team Attitude' and provide support to others as needed
• Understand and interpret documents such as packaging design specifications, operating instructions, training, and procedure manuals
• Create, adjust, and prepare art files for a wide array of printing methods

Benefits

• Equal Opportunity Employer
• Opportunities for career advancement
• Collaborative work environment

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: Bachelor's degree
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees