Westbury Packaging are one of the premier packaging designers and corrugated box manufacturers in the South West, occupying a manufacturing, storage and design site in Melksham, Wiltshire, of over 65,000 square feet. Our loyal, energetic team shares a strong focus on keeping our clients happy and delivering excellent service at all times. We are a carbon-neutral organisation and are certified by both FSC and BRC.
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PACKAGING DESIGNER
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
If you’re interested in applying for this position or would like more information, please email your CV to [email protected]
No agencies please.
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We are always interested to hear from talented people (especially Casemaker operators, Die Cut operators, Multipoint gluer operators) who share our vision and values. If you’re thinking about a career move or looking to develop your career in the future, please email a copy of your current CV along with a covering letter listing the kind of opportunities you would be interested in to [email protected]
No agencies please.