Designer (Corrugated Packaging)

Key Responsibilities

• Generate and present creative ideas for new accounts and products, considering customer needs and production feasibility.
• Collaborate with Sales Representatives to present new designs and products to clients and prospects.
• Proactively review existing accounts and recommend updates for style, board weight, and other developments.
• Stay informed about industry changes and research new equipment innovations to enhance company operations.
• Manage workload priorities and ensure all deadlines are met.
• Uphold and promote all company policies and procedures, including safety standards and maintaining a tidy workspace.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by management.

Qualifications

• Education & Experience: College degree or significant coursework in drafting, design, or engineering. Minimum of five years of experience in graphics, drafting, or a related field. Proven ability to communicate effectively with both customers and sales staff.
• Preferred Qualifications: Demonstrated supervisory experience. Experience in a production or manufacturing facility, particularly within the corrugated industry. Formal training or education in art.

Language Skills

• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret professional journals, technical procedures, and governmental regulations.
• Proficiency in writing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Strong presentation skills for various audiences including management, clients, and the public.

Mathematical Skills

• Aptitude for working with mathematical concepts such as probability, statistical inference, geometry, and trigonometry.
• Able to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical scenarios.

Reasoning Ability

• Skilled in problem definition, data collection, fact establishment, and drawing sound conclusions.
• Ability to interpret complex technical instructions and manage abstract and concrete variables.

Technical Skills

• Working knowledge of equipment design and capabilities for efficient operation.
• Experience with budget development, adherence, and analysis.
• Familiarity with quality standards and regulatory requirements (e.g., wage and hour, environmental, OSHA, EEO).

Physical Demands

• The role regularly requires talking, hearing, sitting, and standing.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

• The work environment is typical of an office setting within a manufacturing operation.

Leadership Attributes

• Exceptional time management skills, including the ability to manage multiple issues concurrently and lead effective meetings.
• Strong teaching skills to effectively convey technical aspects of the position.
• Excellent crisis management ability, demonstrating composure under adverse conditions and guiding personnel to successful resolutions.
• Superior employee relations skills, including active listening, providing both positive and corrective feedback, conflict resolution (direct or third-party), and positive motivational skills (coaching, delegation).
• Demonstrated confidence, exhibiting a consistent leadership style with appropriate professional assertiveness.
• A professional appearance befitting a company representative.

Performance Measurements

• Operating Standards: Meet or exceed annual operating standards in quality, cost, safety, customer satisfaction, and productivity.
• Personal Growth: Take responsibility for professional development, with annual goals set in collaboration with your superior.
• Employee Relations: Evaluation based on motivational techniques, feedback effectiveness, and contribution to a positive work environment.
• Creativity: Active participation in advancing the business through new and innovative ideas.