Designer
Principle Accountabilities
Apply advanced design skills in the creation of designs for packaging and/or point of service displays for new and existing products in accordance with PCA design and safety standards.
Evaluate customer needs and expectations and translates them into drawings, designs, and prototypes within the manufacturing capabilities of the plant.
Develop, design, and recommend materials and production methods that will meet customer requirements and most efficiently utilize existing plant facilities and equipment.
Create or secure samples of designs for customer inspection, production orders, and/or division operation.
Perform packaging and component testing, evaluate results, and advise sales, manufacturing, and customers of findings.
Evaluate existing customer or prospective customer packaging for possible improvement in style, function, appearance, cost, and/or ease of packaging as directed by supervisor.
Conduct design reviews with customers.
Generate product cost data, including estimation of run speeds, packaging costs, material usages, and scrap factors.
Cook up activities related to developing graphics, prototypes and samples, including vendor negotiations, designing dies, material availability, direction, troubleshooting, reviewing samples, testing, and redirection based on feedback and results.
Provide technical assistance to the Sales Representatives and Customer Service Representative regarding layouts, estimating, die making, order specifications, customer packaging procedures, material handling techniques, detailed artwork, printing dies, and approve printing press and die cut set-ups for initial order of new designs.
Provide training, guidance and support to junior designers.
Basic Requirements
- Education equivalent to a bachelor’s degree in graphic design, structural design, art, engineering, or packaging required.
- Strong working knowledge of production methods, printing methods, materials, styles, and standard design forms and retail usage of packaging and point of purchase displays required.
- Minimum of four (4) years’ previous experience with packaging and point of purchase display creation and design.
- Strong working knowledge computer systems including experience with including experience with Microsoft Word, Excel, Outlook and Computer Assisted Design (CAD) software.
Preferred Requirements
- Experience in corrugated industry with a technical understanding of corrugated packaging design, cutting dies, converting machinery and printing.
Compensation And Benefits
- Starting salary range for position: $70,000 to $105,600.
- Bonus: Annual – Based upon individual contribution and overall, Company performance.
- Paid Vacation: Three (3) weeks per calendar year. Pro-rata Vacation during the initial year of hire based upon start date within the calendar year.
- Paid Holidays.
- Upon hire, an employee is automatically enrolled in the 401k plan. The plan offers both pre-tax and Roth contribution options along with employer provided matching contributions.
Disclaimer
The Compensation and Benefits information in this posting represents PCA’s good faith and reasonable estimate of what it may pay for this position. The Company reserves the right to modify this information at any time, subject to applicable law.