Packaging Designer

4 weeks ago

Heywood Distribution Park, United Kingdom Macfarlane Packaging Full time

**Packaging Designer**
**Sector: Packaging (Transit Packaging for E-Commerce & Industrial)**
**Location: Heywood, Greater Manchester**
**Package: Basic annual salary up to £35,000 (dependent on experience)**
**Plus Bonus & Flexible Company Benefits**:

- Does the idea of joining an industry-leading design team excite you? Do you believe that your passion for delivering pure design led solutions could translate to award winning solutions for our customers? If the answers to these questions are yes, thenwe would love to meet you and discuss your ambitions further _
**The Company**
Macfarlane Group PLC is a forward-thinking business and well invested industry leader. Achieving year on year sales and profit growth via organic sales and strategic acquisition, we offer a dynamic range of packaging solutions to a significant portfolio ofmajor leading brands. We are now seeking to hire a Technical Designer with a strong foundation in packaging design (corrugate bias preferred) to ultimately be based out of our forthcoming, brand-new Innovation Lab in the Northwest.
**The Packaging Designer role**
As part of the Design & Innovation Team, the role will play a critical part in the development and success of The Macfarlane Packaging Innovation Lab facilities.
You will provide innovative and tailored design solutions for both our existing and potential customers. You will work with our customers to ensure not only direct cost savings are achieved, but also indirect cost savings are met, through constantly strivingto make improvements in productivity for our customers.
**Packaging Designer Key Responsibilities**:

- Deliver cost saving and value add solutions, in line with customer briefs, that are optimised for efficient manufacture and to the required performance standard.
- Operate the CAD cutting table, Digital Printer and finishing equipment to produce customer samples to the required quality standard
- Operate testing equipment and produce test reports to the required quality standard
- Produce design documents to the required quality standard including specifications, artwork layouts, 3D visuals, animations, operational layouts, optimisation reports and value presentations
- Attend customer meetings and present design solutions as required
- Carryout ongoing maintenance programmes and updating of facility equipment and services

**Do you have the correct profile?**
- Capably listening to the customer’s needs and be able to communicate in a professional and coherent manner
- Taking design briefs and using the latest CAD equipment you will be creating industry leading samples for customers
- Working to provide tailored solutions to all our customers, whilst ensuring you take a caring approach to their business requirements and challenges
- Accessing consumer tastes, market trends and product details to conceptualize package designs
- Working closely with our customers you will ensure goals are met, whilst considering branding, performance, and cost implications
- Generating design reports on an ongoing basis to support proposals made to our customers.

**Packaging Designer - Key Skills required**
- CAD experience (Kasemake / Artios)
- Track record of cost saving projects
- Demonstrate cost-effective packaging projects that meets customer needs
- Adobe CC experience (Illustrator / Photoshop)
- Office 365 experience (Excel / PowerPoint)
- 3D experience (SketchUp Pro or similar)
- Full valid driving license
It would also be advantageous if you can bring any of the following
- Structural design skills
- In-depth knowledge across a broad range of packaging types
- Graphic design skills
- Specialist knowledge in packaging area other than corrugated packaging
- Ideally you will demonstrate a good knowledge of all packaging materials & their uses
- An understanding of packaging manufacturing processes and techniques
- Knowledge of performance testing procedures (ISTA)

**Our Benefits**
We provide a competitive basic starting salary and operate a range of rewarding bonus/incentive schemes. Our flexible employee benefits package can include: -- 25 days annual leave (rising to 27 days with service) plus all public/bank holidays
- Additional holiday purchasing scheme
- Contributory pension scheme
- Free parking at many of our site locations
- Annual (company paid) volunteering day
- Employee assistance program to support & advise with well-being & any issues
- Extensive range of training/development & potential progression opportunities
- Employee discount scheme (discounts on several major retail/leisure brands)
- Simply Health/Dental Cover option or BUPA cover for qualifying roles
- Enhanced maternity & paternity pay
- Long service awards (5-40 years)
- Charitable giving options
- Financial support with eye-tests/purchasing glasses (DSE users only)
- O2 Mobile discount scheme (up to 25% off)
Macfarlane Group is also dedicated to maximizing every employee’s potential, by providing career development plans and pathways in an environment that fosters personal growth and continuous improvement.
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