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Join a leading cardboard packaging manufacturer and develop hands-on design skills. You’ll learn CAD, prototyping and artwork creation using Adobe Illustrator while working on real packaging solutions. A great opportunity to build a career in packaging design within a supportive, fast-paced working environment.
Requirements
- GCSE in Maths and English (grade C / 4 or above)
- Communication skills
- IT skills
- Attention to detail
- Organisation skills
- Customer care skills
- Problem solving skills
- Presentation skills
- Administrative skills
- Analytical skills
- Logical thinking
- Team working
- Creativity
- Initiative
- Non-judgemental attitude
Responsibilities
- Learning how packaging works, including materials, sustainability, and how products are made efficiently
- Creating and updating packaging designs using computer design software (CAD)
- Helping to make samples using a digital cutting machine and testing how well the packaging performs
- Working with the production team to ensure designs can be made correctly on the factory floor
- Preparing drawings and visuals to show how the packaging will look
- Creating and adjusting packaging artwork using Adobe Illustrator for print layouts and designs
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Benefits
- Wage: £19,240 a year
- Training course: Engineering technician (level 3)
- Hours: 37 hours a week (Monday to Thursday: 8:30am- 5:00pm, Friday: 8:30am- 2:00pm)
- Start date: Monday 3 August 2026
- Duration: 3 years 6 months
- Potential Future Pay: Information available about potential future pay
- Progression: Successful completion may lead to a full-time role within the design team, with progression into Packaging Designer or Design Technician roles
Application Process
- Apply for the apprenticeship.
- You will attend one day a week day release at Shrewsbury College London Rd Campus, with the remainder of the working week in the workplace.
- The apprenticeship can be adjusted to reflect existing qualifications and industry experience.
- Closes: Friday 24 July 2026 at 11:59pm
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About Dairi-Pak Ltd
Dairi-Pak Ltd designs and manufactures cardboard packaging used to protect products. We supply a wide range of businesses across the UK with high-quality, reliable packaging solutions.
Based in Oswestry, we are a well-established family business with over 38 years of experience. We combine traditional values with a modern approach, focusing on innovation, efficiency, and more sustainable packaging. We offer a supportive working environment where you can learn practical skills, gain real industry experience and develop a long-term career.
More information can be found at https://www.dairi-pak.co.uk/
Contact
- Training Provider: SHREWSBURY COLLEGE
- Contact Person: Jules Rhodes
- Email: julesr@shrewsbury.ac.uk
- Phone: 01743653460
- Reference Code: VAC2000038922
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