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Structural Designer

Starting Pay: $80,000.00/yr.

As a StructuralDesign, you will play a key role in developing innovative packaging and display solutions that support sales growth and customer success. You will collaborate with sales representatives, customers, and production teams to create structural and graphic packaging designs while ensuring manufacturability, quality, and efficiency. This position combines creativity, technical expertise, and hands-on prototype development in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.

Give and Get

What You'll Get:

• Insurance benefits within one month of hire
• Paid holidays from day one and monthly incentive bonus opportunities
• 401(k) with company match after 3 months
• Paid vacation after 6 months
• Medical, dental, vision, and disability insurance
• Health Savings Account (HSA) and Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
• Company-paid life insurance
• Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
• Paid parental leave
• Opportunities for career growth and advancement

What You'll Give:

• A commitment to delivering innovative packaging solutions that meet customer needs
  
• Strong collaboration with sales, production, and management teams
  
• Creative problem-solving and design expertise
• Attention to detail and accuracy in specifications and project documentation
• Dedication to safety, quality, and continuous improvement

What You'll Need to be Successful

Primary Duties and Responsibilities

• Design and develop structural packaging and display concepts using ArtiosCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and 3D rendering software.
• Collaborate with sales representatives to create packaging solutions that support customer requirements and sales objectives.
• Produce and assemble packaging prototypes and samples using a Kongsberg CAD table and hand fabrication methods.
  
• Evaluate customer requests and develop creative, manufacturable packaging designs.
  
• Maintain detailed CAD specifications, print information, project records, and filing systems.
• Coordinate with purchasing and tooling personnel to ensure tooling orders and documentation are completed accurately and on time.
  
• Provide support for artwork, graphics, and special design projects throughout the organization.
• Meet project deadlines while maintaining quality standards and production feasibility.
• Follow all company safety policies, procedures, and housekeeping requirements.
• Perform additional duties as assigned by the Design Manager or General Manager.

Education and Experience

Required:

• College coursework or education in CAD, graphic design, drafting, computer-aided design, or a related field; or equivalent work experience.
• Experience using ArtiosCAD, Kongsberg CAD Table, or similar packaging design software.
  
• Experience with Adobe Creative Cloud applications.
  

Preferred:

• Experience in the corrugated packaging industry.
• Experience creating packaging prototypes, displays, and production-ready specifications.
• Knowledge of printing processes and printing equipment.

Skills and Competencies

Language Skills:

• Ability to read, understand, and follow factory masters, work instructions, and production specifications.
  
• Strong communication skills with customers, sales representatives, and internal teams.

Mathematical Skills:

• Ability to accurately read tape measures and dimensions.
  
• Ability to calculate percentages, measurements, volumes, and production-related figures.

Reasoning Ability:

• Ability to interpret written, verbal, and graphic instructions.
  
• Strong problem-solving skills and ability to manage multiple project variables simultaneously.

Technical Skills:

• Proficiency in ArtiosCAD, Adobe Creative Suite, and 3D rendering software.
• Knowledge of packaging design, product layouts, and production specifications.
  
• Understanding of printing processes, equipment capabilities, and quality requirements.
• Experience producing prototypes and packaging samples.

Physical Requirements

• Frequent standing, walking, reaching, bending, kneeling, crouching, and lifting.
• Regular use of hands and arms for design, prototyping, and sample production.
  
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds.
• Visual acuity must include close, distance, color, peripheral, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

Work Environment

• Manufacturing environment with exposure to moving mechanical equipment.
  
• Frequent exposure to humidity and production floor conditions.
  
• Noise levels are typically loud.
  
• Regular handling and movement of corrugated sheets, cutting dies, and printing dies.

Leadership Attributes

• Strong organizational and project management skills.
• Excellent communication and collaboration abilities.
  
• Creative thinker with a customer-focused mindset.
  
• Ability to balance multiple priorities and deadlines.
  
• Commitment to teamwork, professionalism, and continuous improvement.

Key Duties and Success Factors

Safety & Compliance: Follow all company safety policies, procedures, and housekeeping standards.

Quality Assurance: Ensure all designs meet customer specifications, production capabilities, and quality standards.

Operational Efficiency: Deliver projects on time while maintaining accurate records and documentation.

Innovation & Design: Develop creative packaging solutions that improve customer satisfaction and drive business growth.

Teamwork: Collaborate effectively with sales, production, purchasing, and management teams to achieve project goals.

Additional Duties: Perform other responsibilities as assigned by management.

Take Action and Unbox Your Potential - Next Steps:

Ready to join a team that values safety, quality, and continuous improvement? If you're looking to grow your career in a dynamic environment, apply now! We are excited to see how you can contribute to our success and help take Pratt Industries to the next level.

Pratt Industries provides equal employment (and affirmative action) opportunities to applicants and employees without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, protected veterans status, or disability.

Pratt Industries is America's 5th largest paper and packaging company with more than 10,000 highly skilled green collar employees dedicated to the environment and sustainability. Pratt Industries is one of the largest corrugated packaging companies in America, with sophisticated manufacturing facilities in more than twenty states. The company operates several of the most modern, cost effective paper mills in the country, as well as a series of sheet and box plants strategically placed throughout the United States offering a wide range of creative packaging solutions. Pratt Industries is committed to recycling and the environment by harvesting the urban forest

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Pratt Industries offers competitive compensation plans with incentive opportunities, full benefits package including medical, dental, vision, life, disability, All State, Pre-Paid Legal, and 401(k) with company match, paid vacation, paid holidays, and childbearing and parental leave.

Pratt Industries is an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action Employer - M/F/V/D