Structural Designer
hace 2 días
Fairless Hills
Job Description Job Description: The client is seeking an experienced Structural Designer to develop innovative, functional, and cost-effective folding carton and paperboard packaging solutions. In this role, you will turn customer concepts, product specifications, samples, and drawings into production-ready structural designs. You will collaborate with Sales, Customer Service, Estimating, Prepress, Quality, Printing, Die Cutting, Gluing, Forming, and Production to ensure each design meets customer expectations and runs efficiently through our manufacturing processes. This is an excellent opportunity for a packaging professional who combines creativity, technical accuracy, and an understanding of real-world manufacturing. What You’ll Do • Design folding carton and paperboard packaging based on customer requirements, product specifications, samples, and manufacturing capabilities., • Create accurate CAD drawings, die lines, layouts, and structural specifications., • Develop packaging concepts that balance product protection, appearance, functionality, material utilization, production efficiency, and cost., • Prepare prototypes, samples, and mock-ups for internal evaluation and customer approval., • Review customer-supplied designs and recommend changes to improve manufacturability, quality, performance, or cost., • Work with Sales and Customer Service to translate customer needs into practical packaging solutions., • Provide Estimating with structural specifications, board requirements, layouts, and other information needed to accurately quote new work., • Collaborate with Prepress and Printing to ensure structural designs properly support graphics, print registration, coatings, windows, glue areas, scores, and cuts., • Work with Die Cutting, Gluing, Forming, and Finishing teams to ensure designs can be efficiently produced on the appropriate equipment., • Participate in production trials for new and significantly revised designs., • Troubleshoot structural packaging issues and recommend corrective design changes., • Identify opportunities to improve material utilization, machine performance, packing efficiency, quality, and cost., • Coordinate with cutting-die manufacturers, tooling suppliers, and outside vendors., • Verify dimensions, tolerances, grain direction, board caliper, glue areas, scores, cuts, and other structural requirements before designs are released., • Maintain accurate design files, specifications, approvals, and revision histories., • Support continuous-improvement, waste-reduction, quality, GMP, food-safety, and workplace safety initiatives. What You Bring • Associate’s or bachelor’s degree in Packaging, Packaging Science, Structural Design, Industrial Design, Engineering, or a related field preferred., • An equivalent combination of technical training and relevant structural packaging experience may be considered., • Three or more years of structural packaging design experience preferred., • Experience in folding cartons, paperboard packaging, printing, converting, or a related manufacturing environment., • Experience with packaging CAD software and prototype or sample-making equipment., • Knowledge of carton construction, including folds, scores, perforations, glue areas, windows, locking mechanisms, and tabs., • Understanding of printing, die cutting, stripping, folding, gluing, forming, and finishing operations., • Knowledge of paperboard characteristics, grain direction, caliper, coatings, and material performance., • Ability to create and interpret technical drawings, die lines, specifications, and production documentation., • Strong spatial reasoning, dimensional accuracy, and problem-solving skills., • Ability to manage multiple projects and changing priorities., • Strong communication and cross-functional collaboration skills. What Success Looks Like • Success in this position includes:, • Accurate designs and die lines, • Successful first-time production runs, • Timely completion of design projects, • Fewer design-related manufacturing issues, • Improved material utilization and reduced waste, • Strong documentation and revision control, • Effective support of customers, Sales, and Operations, • Contributions to new product development and cost reduction Physical and Work Environment Requirements • This position operates primarily in an office and design environment, with regular interaction in manufacturing areas. The employee must be able to:, • Operate a computer, CAD workstation, sample-making equipment, and measuring tools., • Visually inspect drawings, samples, cartons, print, scores, folds, and other detailed packaging features., • Walk safely through production areas and observe manufacturing trials., • Occasionally lift and carry samples, paperboard, prototypes, or related materials weighing up to 25 pounds., • Wear required personal protective equipment while in designated manufacturing areas., • Production-area exposure may include paperboard dust, operating machinery, lift trucks, manufacturing noise, printing and converting materials, chemicals, and temperature variations. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable qualified individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the position.