Structural Designer

Job Description

Structural Designer | Permanent | Competitive salary & benefits
Location: Can be based at our Desborough/Banbury site

Are you ready to take your career to the next level with a leading global packaging company? We are seeking a talented and motivated Structural Designer to join our dynamic team. You will be responsible for creating innovative structural designs that meet customer specifications and are optimised for manufacturing. This is your chance to work in a fast-paced, creative environment where your skills will make a real impact!

Key Responsibilities:
Liaises with NPD Coordinator to ensure customers’ requirements are clearly defined.
Generates ArtiosCAD files which are in-line with the product specification and machine capabilities in response to the customer brief.
Communicates directly with customer where necessary to ensure designs are correct for customer’s needs.
Supplies keylines to customer as necessary advising of any technical issues.
Carries out deckle calculations to ensure design is commercially viable before samples are despatched to customer.
Communicates with production crews to ensure correct machine routing is selected and to eliminate any potential die-cut/gluing issues before jobs go to production.
Updates configuration in business system and feeds back all relevant routing information to estimating team to enable accurate costing of product.
Outputs files for sample making and assists Sample Maker as necessary to ensure all samples are dispatched in line with customers required due dates.
Creates output files for tool ordering.
Carries out tool order process and co-ordinates with external supplier to ensure timely delivery of die-cut tooling to the necessary production site.
Carries out material checks for new jobs prior to order processing.
Keeping up to date with machine limitations and ensuring that SAP and ArtiosCAD are updated accordingly.
Updates the business system to show completion at all stages of the process and communicates to relevant stakeholders.
Work towards completion of any/all objectives set within the PDR process each year.

Skills and Experience Required:
Interpretation technical documentation such as structural drawings, artworks, etc.
Familiarity with Fefco styles, machine routings and material compositions.
Team player willing to drive other staff in delivering the customer’s requirements.
Ability and confidence to clearly communicate in written and verbal format with internal staff, customers and external suppliers.
Competent user of SAP business system.
Competent user of ArtiosCAD.
Competent user of Kongsberg hardware/software.

The Benefits:
33 days of holiday (inclusive of bank holidays).
Individual healthcare cash plan, including cashback on key medical costs, retail discounts, and 24/7 Employee Assistance services.
Ongoing training and development opportunities to advance your career.
Company pension scheme and sick pay scheme.

About VPK
VPK is an international packaging supplier with more than 6,400 employees in 70 locations across 20 countries. Our products are manufactured to order for many blue-chip companies within the food and manufacturing sectors which makes VPK one of the packaging industry leaders.

Our employees’ passion for the job is our company’s biggest asset, because we believe that true innovation always starts from within. The development and welfare of our employees is key to the ongoing success of our business.