Assistant Packaging Designer

Job Description

SUMMARY OF THE JOB
Assist Design to develop and design new custom packaging or modify existing designs to provide functional and cost-effective packaging solutions for AFP customers through support of testing, creating samples, completing drawings, and working with production on FRAs.

ESSENTIAL FUNCTIONS

• Confer with design team to provide assistance in design activities. Take direction from the team which may include tasks such as confer with production, sales and customers to establish and evaluate design concepts for packaging products. Assist with providing feedback regarding feasibility of design ideas, based on factors such as appearance, safety, function, serviceability, budget, production costs/methods.
• Fabricate or coordinate the fabrication of samples in wood, plastic, corrugated, or other materials using sample tables, power tools, or by hand. As instructed from the team, may need to modify and refine designs, using working samples, to conform with customer specifications, or production limitations.
• Store, move, discard, and organize product samples from sales team and packaging samples from design team.
• Read production drawings and work with member of supply chain team to complete FRA process for new P/Ns
• Use computer aided drafting or design (CAD) software to create or modify drawings for production or customers.
• Complete drop testing or vibration testing per agreed upon standards.
• Prepare technical reports and related documentation.

ADDITIONAL FUNCTIONS
1. Read publications, attend showings, and study competing products and design styles to obtain perspective and generate design concepts.
2. Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.
4. Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures. Report all unsafe activities to supervisor and/or Safety personnel.
5. Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

REQUIRED EDUCATION / EXPERIENCE
Bachelor's degree (B. A.) from four-year College or university; or one to two-year related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience required. Requires proficient personal computer skills including electronic mail, record-keeping, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc. Knowledge of computer aided design CAD software; computer aided manufacturing CAM software; data base user interface and query software; optical character reader OCR or scanning software; and graphics or photo imaging software.

NECESSARY SKILLS
Job requires contact with others (face-to-face, by telephone, or otherwise) and general interpersonal communication. Job requires attention to detail and completing work tasks. Job requires the ability to handle multiple projects simultaneously. Employee must be able to work in a team environment. Job requires being reliable, responsible, and dependable, and fulfilling obligations. Intermediate personal computer skills, including electronic mail, routine database activity, word processing, spreadsheet, graphics, etc. Self-starter to reach out to assist other team members if not performing regular job functions.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS
Ability to add, subtract multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.

LANGUAGE SKILLS
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.

WORK ENVIRONMENT
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.

Well-lighted, heated and/or air-conditioned indoor office setting with adequate ventilation.
The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS
The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

This job requires light physical activity performing non-strenuous daily activities of a productive/technical nature. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, stand or walk. The employee is occasionally required to lift; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee must have manual dexterity sufficient to reach/handle items, work with the fingers, and perceive attributes of objects and materials. The employee is regularly required to talk and hear. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, color vision and the ability to adjust focus.

TRAVEL
This job requires occasional overnight travel (up to 10%) by land and/or air.

Benefits and Perks

* 401(k)
* 401(k) matching
* Dental insurance
* Disability insurance
* Employee assistance program
* Employee discounts
* Flexible spending account
* Health insurance
* Life insurance
* Paid elder care
* Paid time off
* Parental leave
* Professional development assistance
* Retirement plan
* Tuition reimbursement
* Vision insurance