Structural Designer - Corrugated

Job Duties and 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 customer expectations
• Develop detailed specifications to efficiently utilize our manufacturing and fulfillment capabilities
• Work collaboratively with cross-functional teams resources 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 (including material, production info, label lines, multi-outs, etc.) 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
• Must work well under pressure with multiple interruptions and be able to meet deadlines
• Create, adjust and prepare art files for a wide array of printing methods
• Full-time role in an office/design department setting
• Other duties as assigned

Skills:

• Ability to manage multiple projects and multi-task in a highly dynamic and fast-paced environment
• Demonstrate the sense of urgency, discipline, accountability, judgment, initiative and critical thinking skills to positively contribute to the company
• Exceptional analytical, problem solving and creativity abilities
• Ability to comfortably present concepts to technical and non-technical audiences
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills

Qualifications:

• 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 the following:
• CAPE design and palletization software
• Operating sample table cutting devices (i.e. Kongsberg tables)
• Display and/or retail ready packaging design development
• Package testing and methodologies (UN, ISTA, etc.)
• Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, SolidWorks and Strata 3D is a plus
• Good knowledge and grasp on available printing methods currently in the market

Travel Requirements:

• Little to none, less than 10%