Technical Packaging Manager

**Position Snapshot**
**Business areas**:Nestlé Canada
**Job title**: Packaging Development Manager (12 Month Contract)
**Location**:North York, ON located at 25 Sheppard Ave W, North York, ON M2N 6S8; Hybrid

**Benefits**:

- Flexible and hybrid work arrangements
- Excellent training and development programs as well as opportunities to grow within the company.
- Access to the Discount Company store with Nestlé, Nespresso, and Purina products (Located across various Nestle offices/sites)
- Additional discounts on a variety of products and services offered by our preferred vendors and partnerships.

**Position Summary**
We are looking for a Packaging Development Manager based at our North York Office, reporting to the Senior Manager Packaging Development. This role will be responsible for the design and execution of all levels of packaging for innovation, renovation, sustainability, and cost savings initiatives.

**A day in the life of a Packaging Development Manager**:

- Work with producing Markets and Co-Manufacturers to develop packaging meeting consumer needs, customer specifications, factory capabilities, and within cost.
- Ensure packaging meets the Nestle safety & compliance, sustainability requirements and Negative List
- Lead & document packaging factory trials to ensure new or renovated packaging can run with the expected efficiencies & results.
- Organize laboratory & transportation tests for validation of new packaging & changes in specifications.
- Trouble shoot packaging issues when they arise.
- Investigate, present, and lead packaging cost savings with cross functional team.
- Lead and support projects from the sustainability roadmap for your business
- Ensure that new packaging meets quality requirements, i.e., shelf life, CDN government & Nestle regulatory requirements.
- Manage technical relationships with relevant suppliers.
- Travel to production start-ups and trials when necessary

**What will make you successful?**

You will also:

- Bachelor Science, Degree in packaging science, engineering equivalent, or in a related field
- 5+ years’ experience in the packaging field, preferably in the consumer facing food industry (CPG).
- Broad packaging component knowledge and experience in rigid, flexibles and fiber packaging
- Understanding of & experience in the package development process of innovation/renovation
- Ability to prioritize and manage time when leading and participating in multiple projects.
- Have Business knowledge and understanding of basic financials, marketing, and operations.
- A solid general understanding of project management with the ability to communicate key project activities, their order, impacts and importance to meeting project timelines.
- Collaborates with others to do what is best for the company as a whole; works toward shared goals.
- Capable of working in a fast-paced, team environment with mínimal direct supervision
- Strong communication skills where technical messaging is simplified for the non-technical audience.
- Problem Solving mindset; Go-See Think Do, DMAIC, Lean
- Knowledge in hygienic engineering, HACCP
- Admin knowledge: Globe SAP, Excel, CAPE, PowerPoint, Word

We have a friendly, supportive team with a coaching and mentoring environment. There are real opportunities for future development and progression - this really could be a move towards the exciting career you’ve always wanted.

**What you need to know**

Nestlé Canada is an equal-opportunity employer committed to diversity, equity, inclusion, and accessibility. We welcome qualified applicants to bring their diverse and unique experiences as a result of their education, perspectives, culture, ethnicity, race, sex, gender identity and expression, nation of origin, age, languages spoken, veteran’s status, colour, religion, disability, sexual orientation and beliefs.

If you are selected to participate in the recruitment process, please inform Human Resources of any accommodations you may require. Nestlé will work with you in an effort to ensure that you are able to fully participate in the process.

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