Designer

Key Responsibilities

• Review artwork and structural box samples.
• Design and create samples or layouts based on customer artwork and specifications.
• Fabricate creative and functional designs for corrugated shipping containers, including structural and graphics.
• Provide accurate and legible documentation (CAD files and Print Cards) to Sales, Customer Service, and Production departments.
• Maintain a library of active and non-active tooling in die-cut and printing areas.
• Create prototypes and samples manually or using a CAM system for customer submission.
• Produce small order quantities when required.
• Purchase required tooling for the manufacturing process (cutting dies, print plates, anvil covers, repair supplies).
• Meet with vendors daily to discuss efficiencies and tooling pricing.
• Proof all new incoming print plates and cutting dies.
• Coordinate tooling repairs with shop personnel.
• Comply with all company policies and procedures, including safety and housekeeping.
• Follow corporate Quality, Sanitation, GMP, and HACCP standards.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Requirements & Tech Stack

• Artios CAD
• TOPS or CAPE
• Adobe Acrobat
• Adobe Illustrator
• Internet software
• Manufacturing software
• Spreadsheet software
• Word Processing software
• Kongsberg cutting table (basic experience operating equipment and machinery)
• Ability to read measuring devices (e.g., tape measure)

Qualifications

• Ability to acquire understanding and absorb new information rapidly.
• Ability to identify significant problems and opportunities.
• Ability to generate creative approaches to problems or innovative modifications to established approaches.
• Ability to plan, organize, schedule, and budget efficiently.
• Ability to focus on key priorities.
• Ability to juggle multiple projects effectively.
• Ability to anticipate reasonable contingencies.
• Ability to pay reasonable attention to detail.
• Ability to manage personal time well.
• Ability to set high performance standards for self and others.
• Ability to demonstrate low tolerance for mediocrity and require high quality results.
• Ability to exhibit conscientiousness and attention to detail.
• Ability to adjust quickly to changing priorities.
• Ability to cope effectively with complexity.
• Ability to regularly monitor customer satisfaction.
• Ability to meet internal and external customer needs.
• Ability to establish partner relationships and be visible and accessible to customers.
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to compute rate, ration, and percent, and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations with limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Associate’s degree (A.A.) or equivalent from a two-year college or technical school; or six months to one year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• One to two years of experience in a related field preferred.
• Manufacturing experience a plus.

Physical Demands

• Occasionally required to stand.
• Occasionally required to walk.
• Frequently required to sit.
• Regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel.
• Frequently required to reach with hands and arms.
• Occasionally required to climb or balance.
• Required to stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.
• Frequently required to talk or hear.
• Occasionally required to taste or smell.

Work Environment

• Not exposed to wet or humid conditions (non-weather).
• Occasionally exposed to work near moving mechanical parts.
• Not exposed to work in high, precarious places.
• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles.
• Not exposed to toxic or caustic chemicals.
• Occasionally exposed to outdoor weather conditions.
• Not exposed to extreme cold (non-weather).
• Not exposed to extreme heat (non-weather).
• Occasionally exposed to risk of electrical shock.
• Not exposed to work with explosives.
• Not exposed to risk of radiation.
• Occasionally exposed to vibration.
• Moderate noise level.