Entry-Level Structural Packaging Designer
1 day ago
Haltom City
Job Description Job Summary: We are looking for a creative, detail-oriented, and eager-to-learn Entry-Level Structural Packaging Designer to join our team in the corrugated packaging industry. In this role, you’ll design custom corrugated packaging solutions that are functional, feasible, cost-effective, and align with client branding and shipping requirements. You will collaborate closely with graphic designers, sales teams, prepress technicians, and production staff to bring packaging concepts to life—from concept through to print. This is an excellent opportunity for a new designer to gain hands-on experience in packaging layout, structural development, and the technical aspects of corrugated design within a fast-paced, supportive environment. In the future, this role will grow to become a hybrid graphics/structure packaging designer position. Your main focus will be structure, but you will be cross trained over time in graphic design and Adobe software to assist in optimizing workflow when needed as backup. In this expanded role, you will learn to create and prepare high-quality packaging artwork that aligns with customer branding, production requirements, and printing specifications to ensure that packaging meets both aesthetic and technical standards. Key Responsibilities: • Develop packaging designs that meet customer requirements while following structural, manufacturing, and production guidelines, with an understanding of how 2D dielines translate into 3D structures., • Learn and apply company and industry standards related to corrugated packaging design and manufacturing., • Design of structural corrugated packaging solutions, including boxes, retail-ready packaging, and displays., • Apply knowledge of corrugated materials, board grades, and basic manufacturing processes to create practical, manufacturable designs with sustainability in mind., • Collaborate with sales, graphics, customer service, and production teams to ensure packaging solutions are accurate, feasible, and consistent., • Assist with creating prototypes, samples, and mockups to support customer review and testing., • Prepare, update, organize, and help maintain design files and file versioning, specifications, and documentation in accordance with company standards., • Participate in customer discussions or site visits, as needed, to better understand packaging requirements and production environments., • Develop customer-facing technical documentation or instructions to support packaging setup and production accuracy., • Participate in internal reviews and help implement feedback from team members or customers. Future Responsibilities and Skills Learned: • Support the development of packaging artwork for corrugated boxes, retail-ready packaging, and displays., • Help maintain and organize artwork files, digital assets, and file versioning accurately in accordance with company standards., • Apply customer branding, logos, and design elements to existing dielines and structural templates., • Assist in preparing and reviewing print-ready files for flexographic and digital printing processes and ensure they meet technical and production specifications., • Learn about packaging accuracy, feasibility and consistency., • Participate in internal proof reviews and help implement feedback from team members or customers., • Learn and apply industry standards for color, layout, registration, and print limitations in corrugated printing., • Review and approve printer proofs, conduct press checks as needed, and troubleshoot print-related issues. Qualifications: • Associate’s Degree with 2-5 years of industry experience OR, • Bachelor’s degree in Packaging Design/Engineering, Computer Aided Drafting and Design, Graphic Design, or a related field, • Basic knowledge of Esko ArtiosCAD, Arden ImpactCAD, or CAD tools, • Familiarity with Kongsberg Cutting Tables or similar cutting tables is a plus, • Proficiency in Microsoft Office Suite, • Basic knowledge of packaging design and the corrugated manufacturing processes, • Strong attention to detail and willingness to learn technical aspects of packaging and print production, • Excellent verbal and written communication skills, • Ability to comfortably present design concepts to technical and non-technical audiences, • Excellent time management and organizational skills, • Ability to follow instructions, take feedback, handle multiple projects, and meet deadlines in a production-driven environment, • Must be able to work/function in a manufacturing environment if required. Sometimes noisy, dirty, dusty, and hot and cold temperatures., • Physical demands: standing, sitting, walking, push/pull or ability to lift/carry 10-50 lbs, • Familiarity with dielines, flexographic printing, or prepress workflows is a plus, • Proficiency in Adobe Creative Suite, especially Illustrator and Photoshop is a bonus, • Understanding design principles including layout, typography, and color theory, • Must successfully pass company pre-employment screeningCompany DescriptionHarris Packaging Corporation is a leader in custom-corrugated packaging solutions, delivering innovative, sustainable, and high-impact packaging to customers across a wide range of industries. Our team values craftsmanship, creativity, and collaboration—from initial design to final production. Join us and help bring packaging ideas to life on the shelves and in the supply chain.Harris Packaging Corporation is a leader in custom-corrugated packaging solutions, delivering innovative, sustainable, and high-impact packaging to customers across a wide range of industries. Our team values craftsmanship, creativity, and collaboration—from initial design to final production. Join us and help bring packaging ideas to life on the shelves and in the supply chain.