Senior Structural Package Designer

Summary Of Objective

The Senior Package Designer supports PCI’s mission to provide industry-leading experience to clients, developing and commercializing solutions to optimize the delivery of lifesaving medicines and support better health outcomes for patients worldwide.

Essential Duties and Responsibilities

• Designs, specifies, and implements new structural packaging designs.
• Coordinates design and/or develops packaging to extend customer's product life cycles and/or target marketing objectives.
• Ensures new packaging designs, existing package improvements, specifications, and materials conform to current operating methods and packaging machinery.
• Uses advanced CAD software to design individual packaging components and/or create complete packaging systems/solutions.
• High proficiency in ArtiosCAD is required.
• Acts as a subject matter expert in folding carton design and manufacturing.
• Transfers designs to physical samples using appropriate methods and prototyping equipment while effectively managing lab resources.
• Uses standard methods and procedures to evaluate package designs.
• Engages customers to assess current packaging systems capabilities and makes recommendations for optimal solutions.
• Coordinates feasibility tests; monitors results; compiles data and makes the appropriate recommendations.
• Continuously analyzes cost reduction opportunities in current package design, materials, and processing.
• Develops best-in-class, innovative, patentable package designs.
• Tracks and understands current packaging trends in the industry.
• Works closely in collaboration with functional teams and stakeholders, including Sales & Marketing, Estimating, Project Management, Purchasing, Engineering, and others in the development of designs and establishes key deadlines and deliverables.
• Supports internal corporate activities.
• Provides training and direction to Interns/Co-Ops and Jr. Designers as needed.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in a related field and/or 7-10 years related experience and/or training.
• Basic Mathematical Skills.
• Advanced Computer Skills: Ability to perform the most complex computer tasks and operate various computer programs.
• Full Professional Proficiency: Ability to speak, read, and write fluently and accurately on all levels pertinent to professional needs.
• High Reasoning: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where there is only limited standardization.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions that may be provided in various forms.
• High Standard of Report Writing.
• Must have completed advanced training for CAD based design software ArtiosCAD.
• Experience with Solidworks and graphic design and photo editing software such as the Adobe Creative Suite is a plus.
• Demonstrates a broad knowledge of packaging programs including production function and capability.
• Ability to unassisted implement a packaging concept from initial model to delivered production component while exploring and resolving manufacturing conflicts.