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About Crlia Crlia is a leading food manufacturing company with smalltown roots. We are dough and batter experts and proudly serve rolled dough, cookies, pancake and waffle products across Europe, Asia, and North America. Crlias products are commercialized under its clients brands, both retailers and industrial companies, as well as under its own brands: English Bay Bakery, JusRol, Croustipate, Jan, Pop! Bakery and Crapan in particular. While we continue to grow and expand, our history of trade partnership, production excellence, wellfounded innovation, and sustainable development is deeply rooted in more than 40years of industry knowhow. About Crlia Canada As part of the global Crlia Group, headquartered in France, Crlia Canada partners with major retailers and food brands to deliver highquality, innovative products. It is committed to food safety, product innovation, and continuous improvement, while fostering a collaborative and dynamic workplace for its employees. Position Summary The Packaging Manager leads all packaging strategy, development, optimisation, and lifecycle management. This role is responsible for ensuring that all packaging componentsfrom primary retail packaging to secondary and tertiary casesare designed, sourced, costoptimised, compliant, and work well in our manufacturing environment. The Packaging Manager acts as the organisations subjectmatter expert for structural packaging development, sustainability, EPR compliance, packaging specifications and sourcing with various suppliers, BOM governance for pack components and intelligence. The role directly influences customer satisfaction, regulatory compliance, and corporate sustainability goals through rigorous packaging development and continuous improvement. Primary Responsibilities Lead endtoend development, testing, and launch of primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging, including engineering reviews, trials, ship tests, shelflife validation, and first production runs Drive cost, performance, and sustainability optimisation through value engineering, material changes, alternate suppliers, and sustainable packaging solutions aligned with CSR and EPR requirements Own packaging BOMs, specifications, labels, and master data across ERP, TraceGains, customer portals, and supplier systems, ensuring accurate costing, version control, traceability, and audit readiness Establish and maintain case, pallet, and label standards (including Domino/master case labels), providing crossfunctional guidance and training Source, qualify, and manage packaging suppliers and printers, supporting negotiations on pricing, MOQs, lead times, and tooling Ensure supplier execution and availability by managing print quality, production runs, ETAs, risk escalation, and plant supply continuity Lead artwork development and print approval from concept to release, coordinating agencies, printers, customers, and internal stakeholders Ensure compliance with CFIA, FDA, bilingual labeling, nutrition, allergen, UPC, and GTIN requirements Act as the primary packaging subjectmatter expert, supporting operations with runability issues, print defects, structural failures, launches, transitions, samples, and specification changes Manage packaging inventory transitions and lifecycles to minimise obsolescence, mitigate shortages, and support accurate forecasting and continuity of supply Lead packaging sustainability and EPR reporting, providing data and documentation to support corporate CSR KPIs and regulatory obligations in Canada and the U.S. Requirements Bachelors degree in a technical field, preferably in packaging engineering, graphic design or related field Minimum 57 years of progressive experience required in a similar packaging role within food manufacturing or CPG Strong knowledge of packaging elements from substrates to design combined with strong technical knowledge of the print process Experience building and managing packaging BOMs, specifications and ERP Handson experience from packaging development and prototyping to commercialization Demonstrated ability to lead crossfunctional teams and manage multiSKU packaging projects Proficient with Word, Excel and Gantt charts Interaction with internal and external stakeholders (packaging suppliers, OEMs, customers) Strong expertise in packaging specification creation and management Compensation & Benefits Annual base pay of between CAD$97K$102K Fully EmployerPaid Medical, Dental, Vision, and Life 3 Weeks Paid Vacation 4 Paid Floater Days per year RRSP match Clean and safe production facility Friendly working environment Career advancement opportunities DISCLAIMER Crlia is an equal opportunity employer and is committed to providing employment accommodation in accordance with the Ontario Human Rights Code and the Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act. If contacted for an employment opportunity or testing, please advise Human Resources if you require accommodation. Job Type Fulltime #J-18808-Ljbffr