Job Description
Global Market Leading Packaging Company now looking to recruit…
ROLE
Purpose
The Packaging Designer is responsible for creating a structural design that is fit for purpose and fit for manufacturing. Completing the configuration in the business system and ordering the approved tooling.
Key Duties:
•Liaises with NPD Coordinator to ensure customers’ requirements are clearly defined.
•Generates ArtiosCAD files which are in-line with the product specification and machine capabilities in response to the customer brief.
•Communicates directly with customer where necessary to ensure designs are correct for customer’s needs.
•Supplies keylines to customer as necessary advising of any technical issues.
•Carries out deckle calculations to ensure design is commercially viable before samples are despatched to customer.
•Communicates with production crews to ensure correct machine routing is selected and to eliminate any potential die-cut/gluing issues before jobs go to production.
•Updates configuration in business system and feeds back all relevant routing information to estimating team to enable accurate costing of product.
•Outputs files for sample making and assists Sample Maker as necessary to ensure all samples are dispatched in line with customers required due dates.
•Creates output files for tool ordering.
•Carries out tool order process and co-ordinates with external supplier to ensure timely delivery of die-cut tooling to the necessary production site.
•Carries out material checks for new jobs prior to order processing.
•Keeping up to date with machine limitations and ensuring that SAP and ArtiosCAD are updated accordingly.
•Updates the business system to show completion at all stages of the process and communicates to relevant stakeholders.
•Work towards completion of any/all objectives set within the PDR process each year.
CANDIDATE
–Must have designed corrugated packaging previously
–Worked with “Kasemake” and “Artios CAD” software, ideally, some SAP experience too
–Ability to work in a fast-paced environment
–Not essential, but would be beneficial if you have previously had face-to-face interaction with similar customers (there will likely be travel to customer sites around once a month)
Mon – Fri, 8:30am – 5pm
Benefits:
Standard pension scheme, company sick pay, £50 shopping voucher on your birthday, up to 2 days hybrid working (usually after probation) for this role, medicash plan.