DS Smith
Packaging Design · Packaging & Labeling
145open roles
$16kmedian advertised pay
44 daysmedian time a role stays open
21countries with offices
Overview
DS Smith is a sustainable packaging company headquartered in London, England, producing corrugated packaging, containerboard and other paper products and providing recycling and waste management services for consumer goods, retail and industrial customers. Founded in the 1940s as a box-making business in East London, it operates in more than 30 countries across Europe and North Africa and is now part of International Paper, which acquired it in 2025 to form a group of more than 65,000 employees. It hires production and machine operatives, maintenance technicians and electricians, reliability and technical engineers, transport planners, account managers and finance and sourcing specialists.
Key facts
As of Nov 13, 2026, Alion lists 145 open roles at DS Smith. DS Smith is headquartered in London, United Kingdom. It was founded in 1940. The median pay stated in its open roles is $16k, across 20 postings that state pay.
- Open roles
- 145Its careers board, read on Nov 13, 2026
- Headquarters
- London, United KingdomAlion company profile, updated Nov 12, 2026
- Founded
- 1940Alion company profile, updated Nov 12, 2026
- Employees
- 5000+Alion company profile, an estimated range
- Median advertised pay
- $16kPay stated in 20 open postings
- Technologies in its job postings
- 35Named in its job postings
Official records
How DS Smith hires
Truth index
B 77/100
Median time to fill
44 days
Ghost roles
0%
Stale roles
93%
Reposted roles
0%
DS Smith scores B on the Alion truth index (A is best, E worst), measured over 27 open roles re-checked against its own hiring board: 0% look like ghost listings, 93% have gone stale and 0% are the same role posted again. Its roles close in a median of 44 days. It measures how much of what this employer publishes turns into a real, finite search - not the employer as a workplace. How the index is computed
Jobs
Hybrid · Full-Time · 1+ year exp · Mariestad
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≈ $32k – $65k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · 3+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Kraków
Python
SQL
Azure
AWS
Analytics
Power BI
ETL/ELT
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≈ $34k – $87k per year (Estimated) · In office · Full-Time · Kenitra
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≈ $48k – $100k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · Kraków
ISO 27001
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≈ $50k – $86k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Kraków
ITIL
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≈ $27k – $75k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · 4+ years exp · Bachelor's Degree · Kraków
OCR
Management
ITIL
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≈ $93k – $165k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · London
ISO 27001
Zero Trust
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≈ $44k – $101k per year (Estimated) · Hybrid · Full-Time · 5+ years exp · Kraków
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Salary insights
Compensation ranges based on this company's open jobs
Median
$16k
Typical range
$16k – $78k
Open positions
20
1
Jobs
Senior
100%
| Level | Jobs | Median | Typical range |
|---|---|---|---|
| Senior | 1 | $78k | $78k |
Highest paying role
Senior Controller
$78k
Normalized to USD per year
All salaries at DS Smith
By role, level and city, against the market · 20 jobs with pay
Growth
Hiring Momentum
53/100
Stable
Open positions
145
25 opened / 63 closed in 30 days
Median time-to-fill
46 days
faster than 29% of the market
ATS activity
Every ~8 hours
11/12/2026
Hiring Dynamics
0%
Hiring Focus
The percentage next to each role is its share of the company's job openings over the last 90 days; the arrow shows the shift versus the previous period.
Field & Service
36%
Marketing
13% ▼
Operations
9%
Finance
6% ▲
Administrative
5%
Sales
5%
Actively hiring for Field & Service (+15 in 30 days)
Activity Timeline
+10 jobs in a week
Nov 2026
New location: Grenaa
Nov 2026
New location: Athens
Nov 2026
New location: Amsterdam
Nov 2026
New location: Romania
Nov 2026
New location: Austria
Nov 2026
Added Windows to stack
Nov 2026
+6 jobs in a week
Nov 2026
Added Python to stack
Oct 2026
Added ETL/ELT to stack
Oct 2026
+9 jobs in a week
Oct 2026
New location: Wirral
Oct 2026
Financials
Total raised
$236k
Latest round
Grant
Funding rounds
1
Funding rounds
| Round | Announced | Amount | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Grant | 2021 | $236k | Details |
Tech stack
Technologies named in job postings at DS Smith over the last 12 months, by layer, with the share of postings for each.
Technologies in use
35
Postings analysed
29
Stack modernity
71/100AI adopter
Languages
SQL7%
Python3%
Databases
Oracle3%
Cloud & platforms
Power BI28%
AWS17%
Azure17%
Active Directory7%
AI & ML
DALL-E7%
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News
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Report
Report
International Paper (IP) Makes Takeover Offer for DS Smith
International Paper (IP) makes an all-stock offer for British paper and packaging company, DS Smith, valued at 5.72 billion pounds ($7.22 billion).
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Offices
Where the company hires and what each office is for
Cities
71
Hiring now
70
Countries
21
Busiest office
London
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Headquarters
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London
United Kingdom
HQ
London - Paddington (GBR)
4 open roles 15 posted in 90 days 25% remote 500-1000 est. staff
hires for Finance, Management, Operations
Kraków
Poland
Plant / site
Krakow Global Business Services Center - IP (POL)
8 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50% engineering 200-500 est. staff
hires for Enterprise Apps, Security, Leadership
Arenshausen
Germany
Plant / site
Arenshausen (DEU)
8 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff $16k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Early Careers
Manchester
United Kingdom
Corporate office
Manchester (GBR)
6 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 50% remote 200-500 est. staff
hires for Management, Operations, Finance
Newmarket
United Kingdom
Plant / site
Fordham (GBR)
6 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 17% remote 200-500 est. staff $61k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Operations, Industrial Engineering
Erlensee
Germany
Plant / site
Erlensee (DEU)
6 open roles 8 posted in 90 days 200-500 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Marketing, Operations
Agadir
Morocco
Plant / site
Agadir Box Plant - IP (MAR)
5 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, HR, Sales
Tangier
Morocco
Plant / site
Tanger (MAR)
5 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Operations, Hospitality
Kruševac
Serbia
Corporate office
Krusevac (SRB)
5 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Administrative, HR, Operations
Aschaffenburg
Germany
Plant / site
Aschaffenburg (DEU)
5 open roles 6 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $17k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Early Careers
Arnstadt
Germany
Plant / site
Arnstadt (DEU)
5 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $16k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Customer Success, Early Careers
Nördlingen
Germany
Plant / site
Nördlingen (DEU)
5 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $16k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Early Careers
Burscough
United Kingdom
Plant / site
Burscough (GBR)
4 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
Birmingham
United Kingdom
Support & operations
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 67% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Operations, Management
Bristol
United Kingdom
Corporate office
Bristol - Avonmouth Logistics (GBR)
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 33% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Legal, Management, Operations
Ghent
Belgium
Sales office
Gent (BEL)
3 open roles 4 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Marketing, Operations
Caerphilly
United Kingdom
Corporate office
Caerphilly - Ty Gwyrdd (GBR)
3 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance
Minden
Germany
Plant / site
Minden (DEU)
3 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $16k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service, Early Careers
Ely
United Kingdom
Plant / site
Ely (GBR)
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Cambridge
United Kingdom
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Operations
Milton Keynes
United Kingdom
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Operations
Casablanca
Morocco
Plant / site
Casablanca Box Plant - IP (MAR)
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Field & Service
Thessaloniki
Greece
Plant / site
Thessaloniki (GRC)
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Graz
Austria
Kalsdorf bei Graz (AUT)
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $65k Avg Salary
hires for Finance, Operations
Hinckley
United Kingdom
Hinckley (GBR)
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50% remote 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management, Field & Service
Mariestad
Sweden
Mariestad (SWE)
2 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Support, Operations
Kenitra
Morocco
Plant / site
Kenitra Mill - IP (MAR)
2 open roles 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Tallinn
Estonia
Tallinn (EST)
2 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance, Sales
Witzenhausen
Germany
Witzenhausen (DEU)
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
Featherstone
United Kingdom
Plant / site
Featherstone (GBR)
2 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Leadership, Management
Střítež
Czech Republic
Stritez u Jihlavy (CZE)
2 open roles 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service, Industrial Engineering
Vilnius
Lithuania
Vilnius (LTU)
1 open roles 5 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Solihull
United Kingdom
Solihull (GBR)
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Budapest
Hungary
Budapest - Graphisoft Park (HUN)
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Finance
Fulda
Germany
Fulda (DEU)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff $42k Avg Salary
hires for Industrial Engineering
Värnamo
Sweden
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Operations
Redditch
United Kingdom
Redditch (GBR)
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Management
Lockerbie
United Kingdom
Lockerbie (GBR)
1 open roles 3 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Administrative
Devizes
United Kingdom
Devizes (GBR)
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Mumbai
India
Mumbai (IND)
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Marketing
Győr
Hungary
Győr (HUN)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Gurgaon
India
Gurgaon (IND)
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Livingston
United Kingdom
Livingston - Muir Road (GBR)
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Västra Frölunda
Sweden
Värnamo - Wellvägen (SWE)
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Operations
Koprivnica
Croatia
Koprivnica (HRV)
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Amsterdam
Netherlands
Amsterdam - Schiphol (NLD)
1 open roles 2 posted in 90 days 50-200 est. staff
hires for Operations
Shanghai
China
Shanghai – Fumin (CHN)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing
Pune
India
Pune (IND)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% remote 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Oława
Poland
Olawa (POL)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing
Glinde
Germany
Glinde (DEU)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Management
Madrid
Spain
Recycling Fuenlabrada Office - IP (ESP)
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Operations
Pomezia
Italy
Plant / site
Pomezia Plant - IP (ITA)
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Operations
Raubling
Germany
Raubling (DEU)
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Operations
Kettering
United Kingdom
Kettering (GBR)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Bełchatów
Poland
Bełchatów (POL)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing
Belišće
Croatia
Belisce (HRV)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Traunreut
Germany
Traunreut (DEU)
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff $16k Avg Salary
hires for Field & Service
Leisnig
Germany
Polkenberg (DEU)
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff $16k Avg Salary
hires for Early Careers
Rosa
Italy
Rosá (ITA)
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
Bellusco
Italy
Plant / site
Bellusco Plant - IP (ITA)
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Industrial Engineering
Logatec
Slovenia
Logatec (SVN)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Grimsby
United Kingdom
Louth - Grimsby Road (GBR)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 100% engineering 10-50 est. staff
hires for Hardware
Wirral
United Kingdom
Wirral (GBR)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Athens
Greece
Athens (GRC)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for HR
Grenaa
Denmark
Grenaa (DNK)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Operations
Barneveld
Netherlands
Barneveld - Hermesweg 2 (NLD)
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales
Buggenhout
Belgium
1 open roles 1 posted in 90 days 10-50 est. staff
hires for Marketing
Brussels
Belgium
Brussels - Tour & Taxis (BEL)
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Early Careers
Kielce
Poland
Kielce (POL)
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Field & Service
Dueñas
Spain
Dueñas - PKG (ESP)
1 open roles 10-50 est. staff
hires for Sales
Paddington
United Kingdom
Regional office
Level 3, 1 Paddington Square, London, W2 1DL, United Kingdom
Earlier presence
Děčín, Czech Republic
Belper, United Kingdom
Nottingham, United Kingdom
Dubai, United Arab Emirates
Bucharest, Romania
Melbourne, Australia
Riga, Latvia
Pazardzhik, Bulgaria
Tampere, Finland
Almussafes, Spain
Neath, United Kingdom
Louth, United Kingdom
Vienna, Austria
Boletice nad Labem, Czech Republic
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