Structural Designer

Structural Designer

Why Great Northern

Established in 1962, Great Northern is a local, privately owned paper-based packaging manufacturer with a long history of providing secure, stable, and meaningful positions.  You will experience a collaborative team-first, safe, clean, enjoyable, and predictable workplace where team members support and care for one another. 

Our team members produce sustainable and eco-friendly products that are supplied to national brands that impact people's day-to-day lives. 

Great Northern is committed to making a difference in the lives of our team members, customers, and the communities in which we live and work.  Many of our team members were referred by their friends and families who are already a part of the Great Northern team.

Position Summary

The Structural Designer is responsible for providing development of package and display design concepts to assigned accounts, markets and/or projects. Structural designers fabricate final samples of design concepts for approval and write specifications for cost estimates and production, as well as act as a resource to sales and other internal teams to enhance the ability of the company to present the concepts to the market.

All job responsibilities are to be performed in adherence with the Company's Mission/Values Statement and in accordance with established standards for external customers as well as internal customers.

The Benefits of Great Northern

• Competitive 401K match and a historically generous profit-sharing retirement savings contribution

• Paid vacation
• Medical plan options are available to provide flexibility in choosing the one that best suits your individual and family needs.
• A near-site clinic and on-site nurse are provided to team members and their families, free of charge

• Opportunities to advance your career and compensation level.

• Health/fitness and tuition reimbursements

Opportunities for Growth

You will have the opportunity to learn new skills and acquire new knowledge that can be applied to grow into new positions with higher pay.  Furthermore, you can grow your career with Great Northern through advancement opportunities available at our facilities both locally and nationally.

Expectation

The ideal candidate will have a degree in structural design and/or prior structural design experience along with working knowledge of ArtiosCAD.  To be successful your teammates will depend on you to have pride in your work, be on time, work safely, work effectively with others, be optimistic, take ownership of your responsibilities, and look for continuous improvement opportunities. 

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Great Northern is an equal opportunity at will employer and does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment because of age, race, religion, color, disability, sex, sexual orientation or national origin.