Technologue en emballage / Packaging Technologist
- 5105 R. Fisher, Montreal, QC, H4T 1J5, Canada
Full-time
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- Job type
- Full-time
- Posting language
- English · French
- Posted
Original job description
English section of this bilingual listing.
The job description is provided in French first, followed by the English version.
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Qui nous sommes
At Nature's Touch, you're not just building a career: you're joining a trailblazing team that believes in the power of collaboration, diversity and continuous learning.
Since 2004, we've grown from a small startup into a global leader in private-label frozen food manufacturing. From our roots in Quebec, we've expanded across North America with state-of-the-art facilities and a growing presence in Australia, Taiwan and Japan, proudly supplying millions of households worldwide.
What drives us is simple: a commitment to quality, innovation and sustainability. We're shaping the future of frozen fruit, and we'd love for you to be part of that journey. At Nature's Touch, growth opportunities are everywhere.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Senior Packaging Technologist, the Packaging Technologist is the hands-on technical driver of our CI and maintenance packaging projects: bag and box redesigns, supplier onboarding, facility transfers and specification updates.
You'll work across all three packaging tiers, primary (flexible film), secondary (corrugated) and tertiary (palletization), partnering closely with plant teams and with Regulatory, Sustainability, Procurement, Operations and Supply Chain.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Hybrid: 3 days a week on-site
What You'll Do
CI & Maintenance Packaging Projects
- Execute packaging redesigns and optimizations (film gauge reduction, material changes, box redesigns, formats)
- Support plant trials, analyze results and troubleshoot packaging issues on the floor
- Develop and optimize flexible film structures (laminate, co-ex, mono-material) and validate machinability and barrier performance
- Develop and maintain corrugated specifications (board grade, flute, ECT, dimensions) and identify optimization opportunities
Palletization & Logistics
- Model and optimize pallet configurations and container loading in TOPS to maximize pack-out
Specifications & Suppliers
- Create and maintain version-controlled packaging specifications in TraceGains and TOPS
- Support supplier onboarding and qualification, and maintain supplier documentation (COAs, certifications, specs)
- Support facility transfers, co-packer qualification, non-conformance investigations and NPD projects as needed
What You Bring
- 2-3 years of packaging experience in a manufacturing environment, or a recent graduate with relevant internships (required)
- Hands-on experience with flexible film and primary packaging (required)
- Plant experience in food, beverage or CPG manufacturing (required)
- Floor-level troubleshooting experience: machine changeovers, flexible film issues (required)
- Experience with TOPS and TraceGains (required)
- Strong Excel skills and practical use of AI tools for documentation, analysis and reporting (required)
- Bilingual French and English (required)
- Exposure to secondary packaging (corrugated) and palletization (asset)
- Experience with packaging testing: seal strength, drop, ISTA, top-load (asset)
- Frozen or cold-chain experience (asset)
- Knowledge of sustainable packaging and EPR, including cost evaluation (asset)
- Experience with Monday.com, ArtiosCAD or Esko (asset)
- Post-secondary education in Packaging, Food Science, Materials, Chemistry or a related field (asset)
Working Conditions
- Hybrid model: a combination of office, lab and plant presence (Ville Saint-Laurent) and remote work
- Hands-on role: direct involvement in trials, validations and production support
- Multiple CI and maintenance projects at once, with occasional travel to our manufacturing sites
Why Join Us
- Join a growing global company where innovation and collaboration drive everything we do.
- Work with people who are hands-on, curious and passionate about what they create.
- Be part of a supportive environment where learning and teamwork matter as much as results.
- Contribute to products that make healthy, sustainable food accessible to millions.
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La description du poste est présentée en français en premier, suivie de la version anglaise.
The job description is provided in French first, followed by the English version.
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Qui nous sommes
Chez Nature's Touch, vous ne faites pas que bâtir une carrière : vous rejoignez une équipe dynamique qui croit à la collaboration, à la diversité et à l'apprentissage continu.
Depuis 2004, nous avons grandi rapidement, passant d'une petite entreprise au Québec à un leader mondial dans la fabrication d'aliments surgelés de marque privée. Aujourd'hui, nous avons des usines modernes en Amérique du Nord et une présence en Australie, à Taïwan et au Japon. Nous sommes fiers de fournir nos produits à des millions de foyers dans le monde.
Ce qui nous motive : la qualité, l'innovation et le respect de l'environnement.
Nous construisons l'avenir des fruits surgelés - et nous aimerions que vous en fassiez partie !
L'opportunité
Relevant du technologue principal en emballage, le ou la technologue en emballage est le moteur technique, sur le terrain, de nos projets d'amélioration continue et de maintenance en emballage : refonte de sacs et de boîtes, intégration de fournisseurs, transferts d'usine et mise à jour des spécifications.
Vous interviendrez sur les trois niveaux d'emballage, soit primaire (film souple), secondaire (carton ondulé) et tertiaire (palettisation), en étroite collaboration avec les équipes d'usine ainsi qu'avec les équipes Affaires réglementaires, Développement durable, Approvisionnement, Opérations et Chaîne d'approvisionnement.
Montréal (Québec), Canada | Mode hybride : 3 jours par semaine au bureau
Ce que vous ferez
Projets d'amélioration continue et de maintenance
- Réaliser des refontes et des optimisations d'emballage (réduction de l'épaisseur des films, changements de matériaux, refonte de boîtes, formats)
- Soutenir les essais en usine, analyser les résultats et résoudre les problèmes d'emballage sur le plancher de production
- Effectuer des tests de performance (résistance des scellés, chute, ISTA, compression verticale, résistance à l'écrasement sur chant [ECT], OTR/MVTR)
Film souple et emballage secondaire
- Développer et optimiser les structures de films souples (laminés, coextrudés, monomatériaux) et valider leur machinabilité et leurs propriétés barrières
- Élaborer et tenir à jour les spécifications de carton ondulé (grade, cannelure, ECT, dimensions) et repérer les occasions d'optimisation
Palettisation et logistique
- Modéliser et optimiser les configurations de palettes et le chargement des conteneurs dans TOPS afin de maximiser le taux de remplissage
Spécifications et fournisseurs
- Créer et tenir à jour les spécifications d'emballage dans TraceGains et TOPS, avec contrôle des versions
- Soutenir l'intégration et la qualification des fournisseurs, et tenir à jour leur documentation (certificats d'analyse, certifications, spécifications)
- Soutenir les transferts d'usine, la qualification des co-emballeurs, les enquêtes sur les non-conformités et les projets de développement de nouveaux produits, au besoin
Ce que vous apportez
- De 2 à 3 ans d'expérience en emballage en milieu manufacturier, ou diplôme récent accompagné de stages pertinents (requis)
- Expérience pratique des films souples et de l'emballage primaire (requis)
- Expérience en usine dans le secteur alimentaire, des boissons ou des produits de consommation courante (requis)
- Expérience en résolution de problèmes sur le plancher : changements de format, problèmes de film souple (requis)
- Expérience avec TOPS et TraceGains (requis)
- Excellente maîtrise d'Excel et utilisation concrète d'outils d'IA pour la documentation, l'analyse et la production de rapports (requis)
- Bilinguisme français et anglais (requis)
- Connaissance de l'emballage secondaire (carton ondulé) et de la palettisation (atout)
- Expérience des tests d'emballage : résistance des scellés, chute, ISTA, compression verticale (atout)
- Expérience avec les produits surgelés ou la chaîne du froid (atout)
- Connaissance de l'emballage durable et de la responsabilité élargie des producteurs (REP), y compris l'évaluation des coûts (atout)
- Expérience avec Monday.com, ArtiosCAD ou Esko (atout)
- Formation postsecondaire en emballage, en science des aliments, en matériaux, en chimie ou dans un domaine connexe (atout)
À quoi vous attendre
- Mode de travail hybride : présence au bureau, au laboratoire et en usine (Ville Saint-Laurent), combinée au télétravail
- Rôle pratique : participation directe aux essais, aux validations et au soutien à la production
- Plusieurs projets d'amélioration continue et de maintenance menés en parallèle, avec des déplacements occasionnels vers nos sites de production
Pourquoi vous joindre à nous
- Joignez-vous à une entreprise mondiale en pleine croissance, où l'innovation et la collaboration sont au cœur de tout ce que nous faisons.
- Travaillez avec des gens engagés, curieux et passionnés par ce qu'ils créent.
- Évoluez dans un milieu où l'apprentissage et le travail d'équipe comptent autant que les résultats.
- Contribuez à des produits qui rendent une alimentation saine et durable accessible à des millions de personnes.
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Who We Are
At Nature's Touch, you're not just building a career: you're joining a trailblazing team that believes in the power of collaboration, diversity and continuous learning.
Since 2004, we've grown from a small startup into a global leader in private-label frozen food manufacturing. From our roots in Quebec, we've expanded across North America with state-of-the-art facilities and a growing presence in Australia, Taiwan and Japan, proudly supplying millions of households worldwide.
What drives us is simple: a commitment to quality, innovation and sustainability. We're shaping the future of frozen fruit, and we'd love for you to be part of that journey. At Nature's Touch, growth opportunities are everywhere.
The Opportunity
Reporting to the Senior Packaging Technologist, the Packaging Technologist is the hands-on technical driver of our CI and maintenance packaging projects: bag and box redesigns, supplier onboarding, facility transfers and specification updates.
You'll work across all three packaging tiers, primary (flexible film), secondary (corrugated) and tertiary (palletization), partnering closely with plant teams and with Regulatory, Sustainability, Procurement, Operations and Supply Chain.
Montreal, Quebec, Canada | Hybrid: 3 days a week on-site
What You'll Do
CI & Maintenance Packaging Projects
- Execute packaging redesigns and optimizations (film gauge reduction, material changes, box redesigns, formats)
- Support plant trials, analyze results and troubleshoot packaging issues on the floor
- Conduct packaging performance testing (seal strength, drop, ISTA, top-load, edge crush, OTR/MVTR)
Flexible Film & Secondary Packaging
- Develop and optimize flexible film structures (laminate, co-ex, mono-material) and validate machinability and barrier performance
- Develop and maintain corrugated specifications (board grade, flute, ECT, dimensions) and identify optimization opportunities
Palletization & Logistics
- Model and optimize pallet configurations and container loading in TOPS to maximize pack-out
Specifications & Suppliers
- Create and maintain version-controlled packaging specifications in TraceGains and TOPS
- Support supplier onboarding and qualification, and maintain supplier documentation (COAs, certifications, specs)
- Support facility transfers, co-packer qualification, non-conformance investigations and NPD projects as needed
What You Bring
- 2-3 years of packaging experience in a manufacturing environment, or a recent graduate with relevant internships (required)
- Hands-on experience with flexible film and primary packaging (required)
- Plant experience in food, beverage or CPG manufacturing (required)
- Floor-level troubleshooting experience: machine changeovers, flexible film issues (required)
- Experience with TOPS and TraceGains (required)
- Strong Excel skills and practical use of AI tools for documentation, analysis and reporting (required)
- Bilingual French and English (required)
- Exposure to secondary packaging (corrugated) and palletization (asset)
- Experience with packaging testing: seal strength, drop, ISTA, top-load (asset)
- Frozen or cold-chain experience (asset)
- Knowledge of sustainable packaging and EPR, including cost evaluation (asset)
- Experience with Monday.com, ArtiosCAD or Esko (asset)
- Post-secondary education in Packaging, Food Science, Materials, Chemistry or a related field (asset)
Working Conditions
- Hybrid model: a combination of office, lab and plant presence (Ville Saint-Laurent) and remote work
- Hands-on role: direct involvement in trials, validations and production support
- Multiple CI and maintenance projects at once, with occasional travel to our manufacturing sites
Why Join Us
- Join a growing global company where innovation and collaboration drive everything we do.
- Work with people who are hands-on, curious and passionate about what they create.
- Be part of a supportive environment where learning and teamwork matter as much as results.
- Contribute to products that make healthy, sustainable food accessible to millions.
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Responsibilities
The Packaging Technologist will drive continuous improvement and maintenance projects, including bag and box redesigns and supplier onboarding. They will work across primary, secondary, and tertiary packaging tiers while collaborating with plant, regulatory, and supply chain teams.
Requirements
Candidates must have 2-3 years of packaging experience in a manufacturing environment, specifically with flexible films and primary packaging. Proficiency in TOPS, TraceGains, and Excel is required, along with the ability to troubleshoot on the production floor.
Skills
- Packaging technology
- Flexible film
- Corrugated packaging
- Palletization
- Continuous improvement
- Troubleshooting
- TOPS
- TraceGains
- Excel
- AI tools
- Supply chain
- Quality control
- Material science
- Food manufacturing
- Project management
- Regulatory compliance
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Categories
- Manufacturing
- Food & Beverage
- Engineering
- Logistics
- Environmental & Sustainability
Keywords
- Packaging Technologist
- Flexible Film
- Corrugated
- Palletization
- Continuous Improvement
- TOPS
- TraceGains
- Manufacturing
- Food Industry
- Supply Chain
- Quality Assurance
- Sustainability
- Material Science
- ISTA
- OTR/MVTR
- Monday.com
- ArtiosCAD
- Esko
- Cold Chain
- Private-label
- Packaging Specifications
- Supplier Qualification
- Non-conformance
- NPD
- Data Analysis
- Reporting
- Process Optimization
- Machine Changeovers
- Barrier Performance
- EPR