Structural Designer

Responsibilities

• Create new and revised corrugated packaging and display solutions.
• Develop prototypes and samples using CAD software and sample cutting tables.
• Write, maintain, and transmit detailed specifications, drawings, and documentation.
• Collaborate with Sales to gather customer requirements and support projects.
• Travel to customer sites for audits, testing, and relationship building.
• Coordinate with tooling suppliers and manage ordering, verification, and quoting of cutting dies, printing plates, labels, and preprint materials.
• Work closely with Graphics to ensure structural design integration with artwork.
• Support Manufacturing by ensuring designs align with equipment capabilities and production constraints.
• Apply customer and retail guidelines, as well as industry testing protocols (e.g., ISTA, Amazon, hazmat, club store standards).
• Manage individual project workloads using project management tools and meet deadlines.
• Assist with routine lab, graphics, tooling verification, and departmental support activities.
• Maintain clean, safe, and organized work areas.

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Industrial Design, Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent professional experience.
• Prior experience in corrugated packaging design or the corrugated manufacturing industry preferred.
• Proficiency with CAD software such as ArtiosCAD or similar tools; familiarity with palletizing software (e.g., CAPE, TOPPS) preferred.
• Strong understanding of box plant machinery, tooling, scoring, manufacturing processes, and equipment limitations.
• Knowledge of paperboard grades, flute profiles, corrugation, printing processes, and material performance.
• Experience operating sample cutting tables and producing physical mockups.
• Strong analytical, math, and problem-solving skills with the ability to think in three dimensions.
• Excellent verbal, written, and electronic communication skills with a customer-focused mindset.
• Highly detail-oriented, organized, and able to manage multiple projects in a fast-paced environment.
• Ability to work independently as well as collaboratively within cross-functional teams.

Compensation and Benefits

• A competitive wage.
• A comprehensive benefit package including medical, dental, vision, prescription drug, wellness programs, STD, LTD, life insurance, company matching 401(k) and pension.
• Green Bay Packaging benefits may vary by position or division.
• Fully outfitted fitness center onsite.

About the Role

• Operates out of a new, highly modern manufacturing facility in West Tulsa.

Company Overview

Started in 1933, Green Bay Packaging Inc. is a family-owned, vertically integrated company consisting of corrugated container plants, a folding carton facility, recycled and virgin containerboard mills, pressure-sensitive label roll stock plants, timberlands, a paper slitting operation, and a sawmill facility. Headquartered in Green Bay, WI, Green Bay Packaging Inc. employs over 5,000 team members and operates more than 40 facilities in 16 states. Green Bay Packaging is committed to innovative product development, sustainable forestry practices, and emphasizes safety, quality, and continuous improvement. For more information, visit gbp.com.