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Job Description
About Us: At Graham Packaging, we're committed to innovation and sustainability in plastic container manufacturing. Our in-house design team is renowned for its comprehensive support across various industries, including Beverage, Food, Nutritional, Automotive, and Household Care. With a client base that includes prominent blue-chip customers, we strive to seamlessly integrate creative ideas into our engineering process for production.
Location: This position is based at Graham Packaging's Global Technology Center in York, PA.
Role Overview: We're actively seeking a talented and enthusiastic Industrial Designer with 3-7 years of design experience, although will consider recent graduates with strong portfolios to join our dynamic team. In this role, you'll be pivotal in developing concepts and driving innovation across industries. Attention to detail in shape and design, coupled with genuine empathy for consumers, is essential. You'll utilize various methods such as sketching, 3D CAD designs, and renderings to interpret customer requirements.
Key Responsibilities:
· Develop creative design concepts and solutions for new products, emphasizing functionality, aesthetics, and user experience.
· Iterate on designs based on feedback from clients, internal teams, market trends, and end-users.
· Collaborate closely with engineering groups, manufacturing partners and cross-functional teams from Strategic Marketing, Commercial Teams, and Operations.
· Customer-focused with an understanding of diverse design styles, ensuring various project form options.
· Support the creative team with tasks such as project discovery, brainstorming, 3D form development, and consideration of human factors.
· Confidently present ideas to both customers and colleagues and work independently when necessary.
Qualifications:
· Bachelor's degree in Industrial Design or related field.
· 3-5 years of industrial design experience preferred.
· Proficiency in sketching, 3D CAD designs, and rendering software.
· Talented understanding of design principles and consumer behavior.
· Excellent communication and collaboration skills.
· Strong analytical and organizational skills, with a sharp eye for specifics.
· Fluent in English and eligible to work in the United States.
How to Apply: If you're excited about making a meaningful impact in plastic container manufacturing with sustainability at its core, we invite you to join us on this journey. Please submit your resume and portfolio.
The expected salary range for the position described in this posting is made in accordance with the legal mandates of certain jurisdictions within the United States. The final agreed-upon compensation is based on individual qualifications and experience.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision and basic life insurance. Employees are able to enroll in the company’s 401K Employee Saving Plan and may participate in its Employee Wellness Program. Employees will also receive paid time off in accordance with company policy and state law requirements.
Graham Packaging is an Equal Opportunity Employer. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, sex (including pregnancy), sexual orientation, religion, creed, age, national origin, physical or mental disability, gender identity and/or expression, marital status, veteran status or other characteristics protected by law.