Structural Designer - Corrugated

• 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%