Structural Packaging Designer Jobs

About The Position

Requirements

• Education equivalent to a bachelor's degree in graphic design, structural design, art, engineering, or packaging.
• Strong working knowledge of production and printing methods, materials, packaging styles, standard design forms, and retail use of packaging and point-of-purchase displays.
• At least four years of experience creating and designing packaging and point-of-purchase displays.
• Strong working knowledge of computer systems, including Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook, and computer-aided design (CAD) software.
• Must be authorized to work in the United States.
• Strong organizational skills and ability to manage details, deadlines, and requests.
• Ability to work in a fast-paced, deadline-oriented environment, prioritize assignments, and manage multiple tasks concurrently.
• Financial and business operations analysis skills, including the ability to identify improvement opportunities.
• Ability to understand customer circumstances and needs, visualize design possibilities, and account for market conditions and cross-business objectives.
• Strong listening, evaluation, and problem-solving skills, including the ability to develop alternative solutions and meet deadlines.
• Strong verbal and written communication skills for communicating with multiple audiences.
• Strong interpersonal skills and ability to build relationships across experience levels and within and outside the company.
• Strong negotiation and persuasion skills and ability to create new business opportunities.
• Ability to rapidly experiment with multiple design ideas and learn from unsuccessful concepts.
• Ability to be accessible and responsive to customers, understand their perspectives, advocate for their needs, and build agreement on project scope.
• Previous experience as a team member, or a strong understanding of the importance of open communication and information sharing with coworkers.

Nice To Haves

• Experience in the corrugated industry and technical understanding of corrugated packaging design, cutting dies, converting machinery, and printing.

Responsibilities

• Create designs for packaging and point-of-purchase displays for new and existing products in accordance with PCA design and safety standards.
• Evaluate customer needs and translate them into drawings, designs, and prototypes that fit plant manufacturing capabilities.
• Develop, design, and recommend materials and production methods that meet customer requirements and efficiently use plant facilities and equipment.
• Create or obtain design samples for customer inspection, production orders, or division operations.
• Conduct packaging and component testing, evaluate results, and communicate findings to sales, manufacturing, and customers.
• Evaluate customer or prospective customer packaging for potential improvements in style, function, appearance, cost, or ease of packaging as directed by a supervisor.
• Conduct design reviews with customers.
• Generate product cost data, including estimates of run speeds, packaging costs, material usage, and scrap factors.
• Coordinate graphics, prototypes, and samples, including vendor negotiations, die design, material availability, direction, troubleshooting, sample reviews, testing, and revisions based on feedback and results.
• Provide technical assistance to Sales Representatives and Customer Service Representatives on layouts, estimating, die making, order specifications, customer packaging procedures, material handling, artwork, printing dies, and initial-order printing press and die-cut setups.
• Provide training, guidance, and support to junior designers.

Benefits

• Annual bonus based on individual contribution and overall company performance.
• Three weeks of paid vacation per calendar year, prorated during the initial year based on start date.
• Paid holidays.
• Medical, dental, and vision coverage available for employees and dependents, with enrollment eligibility within the first 30 days of employment.
• Life, accidental death and dismemberment (AD&D), and disability coverage, with automatic enrollment.
• 401(k) plan with pre-tax and Roth contribution options and employer matching contributions.