VACANCY ANNOUNCEMENT DESIGNER – FULL TIME Monday - Friday days £37,000.00 Are you a Design Engineer or Graduate Designer looking for a new product design and development role? Are you confident in 2D and 3D design work through CAD systems like ArtiosCAD or similar? Are you able to take a client's brief through design and sample phases into successful production? We have an exciting opportunity for a full-time designer to join the New Product Development Team, providing optimised solutions in the corrugated packaging sector, serving a variety of markets. This role is primarily focused on structural design for manufacture, providing concepts and CAD designs for a wide range of packaging solutions. You will demonstrate skills in designing on CAD to develop briefs, understand manufacturing processes, and apply a practical approach to production, underpinning your creative skills. Main responsibilities include: • Working closely with customers, internal teams, and external suppliers to produce practical solutions that meet customer demands while considering manufacturing process boundaries. • Ensuring enquiries and samples are handled professionally and timely, from concept through to project delivery. • Providing clear communication between Sales & Operational teams. • Ensuring all information issued to the factory aligns with customer requirements. • Producing accurate CAD designs and drawings of packaging solutions for customer and operational use. • Producing samples for customer evaluation and approval. • Effectively operating the selected design system and business software. • Generating conceptual artwork ideas, through to 3D visuals and mocked-up samples. The successful candidate will have: • Ideally, a minimum of 2 years’ relevant experience within the Packaging Industry. • Excellent working knowledge of CAD (ideally Artios or Kasemake), Adobe Suite, Excel, and other Microsoft packages. • Experience and interest in graphic design would be an advantage. • An understanding of factory manufacturing capabilities and systems. • Project Management experience. • Strong communication skills and ability to work collaboratively. • A proactive ‘can-do’ attitude. • Self-motivation, with the ability to thrive in a high-paced environment and coordinate multiple projects. • Understanding of the full product lifecycle from initial concept and design through to production. • Ability to challenge new and existing designs and solutions for the benefit of the business and the customer. • Excellent time management and personal organisation skills with a flexible approach. • A proven track record in taking ownership and consistently delivering results