Structural Packaging Designer

Job description

Structural Packaging Designer

Fixed Term – Maternity Cover - 1 year

Location: NORFOLK or LINCOLNSHIRE or LEEDS

Hybrid working available

Start: February / March 2026

End: February / March 2027

We’re looking for a hands-on Structural Packaging Designer to take on a fixed-term maternity cover. This is a group role working across multiple brands, focused purely on 3D structural design — how packaging is built, performs, and lands on the shelf and your portfolio

A true end-to-end role, you’ll take concepts from first idea through to factory-ready execution, balancing creativity with technical and commercial reality. Expect to spend most of your time in CAD (Esko ideal), refining structures, solving problems, and making designs production-ready.

What you’ll be doing

• Designing 3D structural packaging, mainly in CAD (around 80–90%)
• Taking packaging from concept through to production
• Creating and refining folded cartons and corrugated structures
• Working closely with factories, suppliers, and internal teams
• Improving existing packaging as well as developing new concepts
• Producing samples for internal teams, sales, and PR
• Keeping on top of trends through site visits, trade shows, and comp shops

What we’re looking for

• Strong hands-on CAD experience (Esko systems)
• FMCG or food manufacturing experience
• Solid structural packaging experience (not graphic design)
• Good understanding of print conversion, tooling, and manufacturing limits
• Comfortable designing for machinery and hand-packing
• Organised, practical, and confident juggling multiple projects
• A portfolio showing recent structural packaging work

For consideration, please send me your CV and full portfolio!

Extra information

Status

Closed

Education Level

Secondary School

Location

England

Type of Contract

Full-time jobs

Profession type

Manufacturing / Industrial

Full UK/EU driving license preferred

No

Car Preferred

No

Must be eligible to work in the EU

No

Cover Letter Required

No

Languages

English