This recruitment is carried out anonymouslyMetsä Board is establishing a new Packaging Design Studio in Milan's Via Tortona district, creating a collaborative environment for designers and packaging specialists to develop future‐driven packaging solutions.The studio will bring together structural and graphical designers, material experts, and technical specialists to explore new ideas, test concepts, and accelerate innovation.Combining Metsä Board's strong expertise in premium paperboard and sustainable packaging with Milan's design culture, the studio will enable professionals to create functional, visually refined, and high‐performance packaging concepts. Its purpose is to support brand development, advance design excellence, and set new standards for modern fiber‐based packaging.Metsä Board is looking for aSTRUCTURAL PACKAGING DESIGNERto create validated, production‐ready fiber‐based structures that maximize material efficiency and recyclability while elevating the end‐user experience. Working closely with graphical design, technical service and sustainability teams, you'll transform insight into functional solutions that support circularity and long‐term customer partnerships.The position is located at Metsä Board's design studio, Milan, Italy.RoleAs a Structural Packaging Designer, you will play a key role in creating high‐performing, sustainable, and manufacturable fiber‐based packaging solutions for our global customers. Your scope will include:
Designing innovative structural concepts using folding boxboard, food service board and corrugated materials, transforming customer challenges into functional and responsible solutions.Creating accurate 2D and 3D designs, prototypes and samples to support testing, validation and customer decision‐making.Collaborating closely with Graphical Packaging Designers to ensure structural and visual elements work seamlessly together in every project.Working integrally with sustainability experts, technical service teams, competence centres and mill specialists to build future‐proof packaging solutions that support circularity.Optimizing material efficiency and recyclability by applying deep understanding of fiber behaviour, board grades, strength properties and converting requirements.Evaluating performance requirements such as durability, stackability, protection and logistics optimization to ensure designs meet customer expectations and regulatory standards.Supporting testing and validation, including compression, drop tests, climate conditioning and production line trials, and refining designs based on results.Producing clear and accurate CAD drawings, dielines and manufacturing specifications, while maintaining systematic documentation and version control.Participating in customer workshops and development projects to co‐create solutions and strengthen long‐term partnerships.Managing design tasks with discipline and transparency, communicating proactively with internal teams, suppliers and customers.
What are we expecting of you?
A solid educational background in Packaging Engineering, Industrial Design, Mechanical Engineering, or a related field, providing the technical foundation needed for high‐quality structural work.Practical experience in structural packaging design, ideally with fiber‐based materials or premium consumer packaging, enabling you to translate customer needs into functional solutions.Strong CAD skills (such as ArtiosCAD, SolidWorks, Cape/TOPS or equivalent) and confidence in creating accurate 2D/3D structures, prototypes, and production‐ready dielines.Deep understanding of fiber behaviour, converting processes, board performance and tooling, ensuring your designs are manufacturable, efficient and aligned with circularity principles.Ability to collaborate seamlessly with multidisciplinary teams — graphical designers, sustainability specialists, technical service experts, competence centres and mill specialists.Analytical thinking and a hands‐on approach, enabling you to interpret performance tests, refine designs, and support continuous improvement.Clear and effective communication skills, both visual and verbal, essential for customer workshops, internal teamwork and presenting design rationale.Commitment to sustainability‐driven design, ensuring all solutions support recyclability, material efficiency and Metsä Board's circular design principles.Excellent command of English, both written and spoken; Italian language skills are a valuable advantage for customer interaction and local collaboration.
You are passionate about creating smart, sustainable and high‐performing structural solutions. You thrive in a collaborative environment where material science meets creativity, and where you can combine precise engineering with customer‐focused thinking. You enjoy solving challenges through prototyping, testing and iterative development — and you take pride in delivering designs that work beautifully in both concept and production. A proactive mindset, structured way of working and positive attitude will help you succeed in this dynamic, multidisciplinary role.Career in the new era at Metsä GroupAn international growth business – build a successful career in renewable products. The forest industry is a prime example of the bioeconomy and circular economy and shows the way to the future. Megatrends such as urbanisation and rising living standards are driving Metsä Group's business and the shift to renewable fossil‐free raw materials and products. With us, you'll have a front seat view of the market – developing the business with a long‐term perspective with our international partners and customers.Metsä Group has a responsible corporate culture that creates a safe working environment for all of us. We value good leadership and support for personal career development. We encourage you to display your competence and will provide you with opportunities to use it.Metsä Group has a hybrid working modelIn this position, part of the work can be done remotely.Anonymous Recruitment - This Is How It WorksThis is an anonymous recruitment process. The gender and date of birth of the applicant are not asked for on the application form. Personal details such as name, mother tongue, time of studies, name of the educational institution, and contact details are hidden until the interview stage. Attachments (such as CVs) are also hidden. Recruiters have access to the contact details of those invited for an interview once the applicant has been selected for an interview. Our system will guide you through the application process. The questions on the application form will help you present your skills and experience anonymously. Answer all questions carefully. If you're invited for an interview, your CV will be displayed to the recruiters to support the interview. Read more and watch the video on anonymous recruitment.Would you like to know more? Contact us!Because the application process is anonymous, we don't record any information about people who contact us. So don't hesitate to call us if you have any questions about the position or the recruitment process itself. For more information about the position, please contact Director, Packaging Design Services, Ilkka Harju. You can reach Ilkka by phone at +358 (50) 3307233 preferably on 23 February or 27 February or 6 March during 14.00 – 15.00 (EET).Apply for the job!Click on the link above to apply. Note that attachments will not be visible in anonymous recruitment until the interview stage, so it's important to complete your career profile in Workday. Please send your application as soon as possible, as we'll already start processing applications during the application period. Please include your curriculum vitae and salary request. The application will be open until 15 March 2026. We wish you the best of luck!#J-18808-Ljbffr