Lead designer Work, Jobs in Swadlincote, Dby (with Salaries)

Design for Variation Specialist
DS Smith —Swadlincote
- Full-time
- Microsoft Office
- Analysis skills
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
Senior Web Designer & Developer
Reason8 Marketing Ltd. —Hinckley
- £38,000 - £50,000 a year
- Full-time
- In-person
Quick apply
Head of Creative Operations
Abstract Knight Studios Ltd —Birmingham
- £4,500 - £7,500 a month
- Full-time
- Management
- Microsoft Office
- Project management
- Health & wellbeing programme
Quick apply
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Operations Leader Metrology
The Manufacturing Technology Centre —Coventry
- £50,000 - £56,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership
Quick apply
CAD Designer
Consilium —Birmingham
- Monday to Friday
- Hybrid work
- AutoCAD
- CAD
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Quality Lead
Genuit Group —Ripley
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Continuous improvement
- Leadership
- Annual leave
6d
Operations Leader - Materials
The Manufacturing Technology Centre —Coventry
- £50,000 - £56,000 a year
- Full-time
- Project management
- Leadership
- Communication skills
Quick apply
HTRC Project Engineer (12month FTC)
The Manufacturing Technology Centre —Coventry
- £37,000 - £60,000 a year
- Full-time
- Engineering
- No degree
- Communication skills
Quick apply
Expert Designer - Exterior
London Electric Vehicle Company (LEVC) —Coventry
- £80,000 a year
- Hybrid work
- Communication skills
- Free parking
- Annual leave
Senior Product Designer - Case Management
ENSEK —Nottingham
- Remote
- IT
- AI
- Communication skills
- Annual leave
1d
Engineering Lead
Genuit Group —Ripley
- Full-time
- Engineering
- Maintenance
- Master's degree
8d
Apprentice CAD Designer
Consilium —Birmingham
- From £17,500 a year
- Full-time
- AutoCAD
- CAD
- English
- Employee assistance programme
Quick apply
Kitchen Bathroom & Bedroom Designer (Self employed)
Creative Interiors Nottingham Ltd —West Bridgford
- £50,000 - £70,000 a year
- Full-time
- Sales
- CAD
- In-person
Quick apply
20h
Senior Landscape Architect
Forestry England —Rugeley
- £40,388 - £43,482 a year
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- English
- Free parking
- Employee discount
Graduate Trainee Scheme
GuyKat —Birmingham
- £25,000 a year
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Bachelor's degree
- IT
- Work from home
- Sick pay
Quick apply
5d
Data Centre Architectural Technical Director
Springtide Project Services —Birmingham
- Full-time
- Administrative experience
- Business development
- No degree
Marketing & Communications Assistant
Caress Manufacturing Limited —Hinckley
- Full-time
- Hybrid work
- CRM software
- Marketing
- Salesforce
- Sick pay
Quick apply
1d
Project Manager / Creative Director [With experience in Music Production]
Amaryllise Records —Nottingham
- £13.70 an hour
- Part-time
- Hybrid work
- Project management
- Travel
- Organisational skills
- Free parking
Quick apply
4d
Senior Merchandiser
Dunelm —Leicester
- Sales
- Analysis skills
- Communication skills
Design Manager
Gallifordtry —Leicester
- Full-time
- Contracts
- Teaching
- Employee assistance programme
- Employee discount
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Design for Variation Specialist

DS Smith -
Swadlincote

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Job details

Full-time

Benefits

Cycle to work scheme
Company pension
Employee assistance programme
Employee discount
Car scheme

Qualifications

Microsoft Office
Analysis skills
A Level

Full job description

About the role

We’re looking for a Design for Variation Specialist to help drive smarter, more efficient, and more sustainable packaging solutions at DS Smith.

Based within one of the world’s leading Global Automotive Distribution Centres, you’ll be part of our Mercia Design & Innovation Team, who play a key role in designing, maintaining and enhancing packaging solutions for a major customer’s global aftermarket network.

In this role, you’ll be responsible for identifying and delivering packaging improvement opportunities that create real value through:

Reduced customer costs
Optimised supply chain performance
Improved product protection & damage reduction
Improved sustainability impacts

You’ll oversee the day‑to‑day management of packaging Bills of Materials, while also identifying opportunities to simplify, rationalise and standardise our packaging range using an 80/20 mindset.

This is a collaborative, hands-on role where you'll work closely with:

Our customer and their 3PL provider
Creative and Automotive Designers
Internal technical, operational and commercial teams

Main Responsibilities will include:

Design & Innovation

Develop fit-for-purpose packaging solutions
Produce conceptual/local prototypes and manage materials
Create technical drawings, reports and packaging specifications
Support NPI processes, internal trials and quality improvements
Create inbound & outbound logistics pallet plans
Provide design-for-implementation and creative support

Continuous Improvement

Apply DS Smith Way principles to drive ongoing improvements
Build CI pipelines to deliver annual packaging spend savings
Optimise systems, metrics and standards to maximise performance

Collaboration & Communication

Build strong relationships with customers, suppliers and internal teams
Clearly communicate project requirements and business benefits
Represent DS Smith with professionalism and customer focus

Data & Analysis

Manage and interpret large data sets with strong attention to detail
Produce compelling justification documents outlining benefits
Health, Safety & Environment
Take ownership for safe ways of working
Promote a proactive culture of safety and continuous improvement

About you

To succeed, you’ll need strong analytical skills, the ability to communicate clearly, and the creativity to turn insights into innovative, practical packaging solutions.

Minimum requirements:

Essential

GCSEs (or equivalent)
Experience designing packaging
Strong competence in MS Office
Confident user of CAD and graphics software
Understanding of 2D/3D drawings
Self-motivated, detail-focused and able to drive project momentum
Able to work collaboratively and communicate effectively
Demonstrates DS Smith values: Caring, Challenging, Trusted, Responsive & Tenacious

Desirable

A-levels or degree in a design-related subject
Knowledge of corrugated automotive packaging & supply cycles
Experience in manufacturing or warehousing environments
Strong commercial awareness

Apply now and become part of a team that challenges the ordinary and leads with innovation

Benefits

Competitive salary
25 days holiday plus bank holidays
Pension scheme, life assurance and income protection
Salary sacrifice electric car scheme
Employee Assistance Programme
Employee Discounts
Cycle to work scheme

Location: Swadlincote - Mercia Global Automotive Distribution Centre

Working hours: Monday to Friday – 08:00 – 16:00pm

About us

We are DS Smith, together with International Paper, we are a global leader in sustainable packaging solutions and other fibre-based products. We believe a better, more sustainable tomorrow is possible with the right people, who challenge and support one another to enact positive change. We employ more than 65,000 colleagues in North America and Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA), who are experts in innovation, manufacturing, design, sales, sustainability, supply chain, and much more. Together with our customers, we make the world safer and more productive, one sustainable packaging solution at a time. Become part of a world-leading organisation and do your best work with us!

Fair recruitment at DS Smith

To fulfil our purpose of redefining packaging for a changing world, we aim to build a diverse, motivated, and engaged workforce. Our goal is to create a culture of inclusion where everyone is treated fairly, differences are valued, and everyone has an equal opportunity to succeed.

Our people come from diverse backgrounds, bring different perspectives, ideas and experiences to generate unique solutions focused on present and future sustainability challenges. We welcome all candidates to apply, even those not meeting all criteria

#LI-CE #DSMISC

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lead designer jobs in swadlincote, dby

Design for Variation Specialist

Senior Web Designer & Developer

Head of Creative Operations

Operations Leader Metrology

CAD Designer

Quality Lead

Operations Leader - Materials

HTRC Project Engineer (12month FTC)

Expert Designer - Exterior

Senior Product Designer - Case Management

Engineering Lead

Apprentice CAD Designer

Kitchen Bathroom & Bedroom Designer (Self employed)

Senior Landscape Architect

Graduate Trainee Scheme

Data Centre Architectural Technical Director

Marketing & Communications Assistant

Project Manager / Creative Director [With experience in Music Production]

Senior Merchandiser

Design Manager

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