WestRock
Job Summary: The Senior Designer - Packaging acts as a creative strategist leading the design of products and packaging from concept to completion. The Senior Designer - Packaging gathers project data from WestRock sales, project managers and customers, creates designs in the Computer Assisted Design (CAD) program, solicits and incorporates customer feedback, and creates prototypes for customer approval.
Major Job Responsibilities:
Business Excellence
\u2022 Receive new design requests directly from customers, sales partners, customer service reps, or business unit resource manager and gather key specification data
\u2022 Translate requirements and specification data to conceptualize and create packaging that meets customer\u2019s needs and expectations
\u2022 Produce product design documentation such as concept sketches, technical drawings, and illustrations that define and communicate design intent
\u2022 Execute creative and technical design activities to produce visual and physical packaging samples
\u2022 Visit customer facility/plant to understand potential issues they are having and revise product design (e.g. a box getting jammed in the case erectors results in modified dimensions and/or tapering)
\u2022 Leverage expertise and knowledge of corrugated facility and machinery, board combinations, retailers\u2019 wants and needs, and customer\u2019s capabilities (e.g. packing, filling equipment, automatic case erecting) to inform product design
\u2022 Collaborate with manufacturing stakeholders to review and discuss new product designs, answer design questions, ensure that products are manufacturable, and incorporate revisions to the design based on feedback from the manufacturing team
\u2022 Support customer discussions and presentations by supplying all design documentation, leading product design overviews, and answering all customer questions related to the product design
\u2022 Partner with Pre-Pricing specialist to determine product pricing
\u2022 Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring critical milestones are met and all hours and related resources expended in the support of the work done to complete assignments are tracked and documented
\u2022 Leverage design insights and learnings to proactively develop designs and concepts, avoiding potential hurdles that can arise in the design process and delay development
\u2022 Establish front-end opportunities driven by creative exploration to engage key customers
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.
Major Job Responsibilities:
Business Excellence
\u2022 Receive new design requests directly from customers, sales partners, customer service reps, or business unit resource manager and gather key specification data
\u2022 Translate requirements and specification data to conceptualize and create packaging that meets customer\u2019s needs and expectations
\u2022 Produce product design documentation such as concept sketches, technical drawings, and illustrations that define and communicate design intent
\u2022 Execute creative and technical design activities to produce visual and physical packaging samples
\u2022 Visit customer facility/plant to understand potential issues they are having and revise product design (e.g. a box getting jammed in the case erectors results in modified dimensions and/or tapering)
\u2022 Leverage expertise and knowledge of corrugated facility and machinery, board combinations, retailers\u2019 wants and needs, and customer\u2019s capabilities (e.g. packing, filling equipment, automatic case erecting) to inform product design
\u2022 Collaborate with manufacturing stakeholders to review and discuss new product designs, answer design questions, ensure that products are manufacturable, and incorporate revisions to the design based on feedback from the manufacturing team
\u2022 Support customer discussions and presentations by supplying all design documentation, leading product design overviews, and answering all customer questions related to the product design
\u2022 Partner with Pre-Pricing specialist to determine product pricing
\u2022 Manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring critical milestones are met and all hours and related resources expended in the support of the work done to complete assignments are tracked and documented
\u2022 Leverage design insights and learnings to proactively develop designs and concepts, avoiding potential hurdles that can arise in the design process and delay development
\u2022 Establish front-end opportunities driven by creative exploration to engage key customers
Smurfit Westrock (NYSE:SW) is a global leader in sustainable paper and packaging solutions. We are materials scientists, packaging designers, mechanical engineers and manufacturing experts with a shared purpose: Innovate Boldly. Package Sustainably. Guided by our values of safety, loyalty, integrity, and respect, we use leading science and technology to move fiber-based packaging forward.
Smurfit Westrock is an Equal Opportunity Employer. We strive to create and maintain a diverse workforce where everyone feels valued, respected, and included. Smurfit Westrock does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, age, disability, veteran status, sexual orientation, gender identity, or any other basis protected by federal, state or local law.