Sr Dsgn,Packaging Design

WestRock Company; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 90,000 - 140,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

401K Matching

Medical insurance

Dental insurance

Vision insurance

Tuition Reimbursement

Wellness program

Job summary

Smurfit WestRock is seeking a Senior Structural Designer to lead packaging design from concept to completion. You will gather project data from sales, PMs and customers, create CAD designs, and develop prototypes for customer approval.

Collaborate with manufacturing to ensure producibility, document design intent with sketches and drawings, and mentor peers while coordinating graphic elements for production-ready packaging.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Packaging Design, or related program with emphasis on 3D development.
• 8+ years of packaging and/or product design experience.
• Familiarity with retailer specifications, print production, and manufacturing process.
• Expertise with corrugated plant equipment and tools (e.g. die cutters, Evol flexo folder gluers).
• Proven critical thinking and problem-solving skills.
• Creative thinking with ability to convey ideas via sketches.
• Experience with Artios and 3D software.
• Ability to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.

Responsibilities

• Gather project data from customers, sales, and PMs to define design requirements.
• Translate requirements to conceptual packaging designs that meet customer needs.
• Produce design documentation: concept sketches, technical drawings, and illustrations.
• Ensure designs are manufacturable by collaborating with manufacturing teams.
• Lead design overviews and respond to customer questions on product design.
• Manage multiple projects, track hours and resources, meet milestones.
• Serve as primary design contact with customers and account managers.

Skills

Packaging design

Product design

Leadership

Communication

Project management

Sketching and concept drawing

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Packaging Design, or related 3D development program

Tools

Artios CAD

3D software

Die cutters

Evol flexo folder gluers

Job description

The Opportunity

The Senior Structural Designer will act as a creative strategist leading the design of products and packaging from concept to completion. You will gather project data from Smurfit Westrock sales, project managers and customers, create designs in the Computer Assisted Design (CAD) program, solicit and incorporate customer feedback, and create prototypes for customer approval.

How you will impact Smurfit WestRock

• Receive new design requests directly from customers, sales partners, customer service reps, or business unit resource manager and gather key specification data


• Translate requirements and specification data to conceptualize and create packaging that meets customer’s needs and expectations


• Produce product design documentation such as concept sketches, technical drawings, and illustrations that define and communicate design intent


• Leverage expertise and knowledge of corrugated facility and machinery, board combinations, retailers’ wants and needs, and customer’s capabilities to inform product design


• Collaborate with manufacturing stakeholders to review and discuss new product designs, answer design questions, ensure that products are manufacturable, and incorporate revisions to the design based on feedback from the manufacturing team


• Support customer discussions and presentations by supplying all design documentation, leading product design overviews, and answering all customer questions related to the product design


• Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring critical milestones are met and all hours and related resources expended in the support of the work done to complete assignments are tracked and documented


• Consistently act as a key design point of contact with customers and account managers through open and ongoing communications


• Partner with and guide graphic artist to ensure graphic elements are incorporated in the product design in a manner that is production ready


• Delegate, as appropriate, design tasks and deliverables to design team


• Coach and mentor peers and other members of the design team to build capability and learn best practices

What you need to succeed

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Design, Packaging Design, or other programs with emphasis on 3D development.


• 8+ years of packaging and/or product design experience - Required


• Familiarity with retailer specifications, print production, and manufacturing process


• Expertise with equipment and tools within a corrugated container plant (e.g. die cutters, Evol flexo folder gluers)


• Proven track record of critical thinking and problem-solving skills


• Creative thinking and ability to convey abstract ideas/concepts verbally or with quick sketches


• Demonstrated experience with design software including enterprise Computer Assisted Design (e.g. Artios) and 3D software


• Demonstrated ability to drive multiple projects in a fast-paced deadline driven environment

What we offer

• Corporate culture based on integrity, respect, accountability, and excellence.


• Comprehensive training with numerous learning and development opportunities.


• An attractive salary reflecting skills, competencies, and potential.


• Generous benefits including 401 K Matching, Medical, Dental, Vision all starting day one. Employee discounts, Tuition Reimbursement, and Wellness program.


• A career with a global packaging company where Sustainability, Safety and Inclusion are business drivers and foundational elements of the daily work.