Packaging Designer

ABOUT US:

Westbury Packaging is one of the premier packaging designers and corrugated box manufacturers in the Southwest, occupying a manufacturing, storage and design site in Melksham, Wiltshire, of over 65,000 square feet. We are a carbon-neutral organisation, certified by FSC and BRC.

JOB PURPOSE SUMMARY:

The Packaging Designer is part of a team responsible for the design, development and sample production requirements of the business. This includes concept design, print/product development, management and fulfilment of day-to-day sampling, ensuring that the needs of our customers are met at all times. Also, potentially including artwork, ink specification and specification inputting.

SPECIFIC RESPONSIBILITIES & ACCOUNTABILITIES:

• Developing design concepts from product samples and customer’s brief
• Fulfilling the brief whilst considering assembly time, aesthetics, functionality, budget and supply chain requirements
• Mindful usage of raw materials considering commercial and environmental obligations
• Liaising with the relevant production teams to ensure design concepts can be effectively and efficiently manufactured
• Preparing drawings, layouts and pallet plans
• Liaising with related teams regarding artwork files for print, ensuring accuracy, brand consistency and print-ready standards
• Liaising with related teams regarding ink specifications and formulas, including colour matching and swatching
• Raising specifications, technical drawings to support production and customer approvals
• Liaising with customers, ink suppliers, production teams and artworkers to raise print proofs for customers approval
• Achieving set timelines for development and project launches
• Responding to CRM requests and timely completion
• Cross checking system to sample data accuracy
• Logging drawings and record keeping
• Shipping completed samples
• Efficient workload management

PERSONAL PROFILE:

• Hands-on experience of using AG CAD or similar software within the corrugated cardboard manufacturing industry
• Experience in operating sample cutting tables
• A proven track-record of experience (ideally 3 + years)
• A good business sense – numerate, IT literate and commercially aware
• Ability to engender good working relationships with customers and colleagues; co-operative and professional
• Self-motivation and determination
• Clear communication skills at all levels, both written and verbal
• Strong organisational and time-management skills, with the ability to prioritise their own workload; a reliable, dependable self-starter
• Attention to detail - accurate and methodical, with the ability to see tasks through
• Calm, reliable, trustworthy, unflappable