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Over 600 employees in the five manufacturing facilities across Canada. We’re progressive and are committed to safety and employee well-being.
Top-Notch Benefits
Providing a competitive wage and benefit package, including medical, dental, life and disability insurance, as well as a company pension plan.
Wellness Incentives
Offering fitness incentives, wellness programs, signing bonus, retention bonus, and employee referral programs, and a friendly work environment.
Equal Opportunity Employer
All applicants will be considered for employment without attention to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, veteran or disability status.
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Pricing Analyst
Rexdale, ON
Overview
We are looking for a Pricing Analyst to join our team and play a central role in managing and optimizing pricing across our diverse product lines. This position is responsible for maintaining, reviewing, and analyzing customer prices, trade programs, and margins for our Canadian, US and other international markets.
If you love working with data, collaborating across departments, and seeing the direct impact of your work on profitability, this role will put you at the heart of our decision-making.
- Pricing & Analysis
- Review incoming pricing requests from Sales for accuracy, completeness, and compliance with policy.
- Analyze historical sales, current pricing, budgets, and forecasts to evaluate the impact of proposed changes on customers, markets, and profitability.
- Conduct what-if analysis, break-even studies, ROI calculations, and margin impact assessments.
- Provide well-supported recommendations or highlight risks for the Pricing Committee.
- Decision Support & Collaboration
- Build and present clear, data-driven pricing packages for review by Sales, Finance, Supply Chain, Plant Operations, and Executives.
- Partner with internal teams to review and develop customer pricing contracts and supply agreements.
- Support external financial audits, deductions management, and tax implications of international sales opportunities (in collaboration with external advisors).
- Support small- and large-scale customer pricing audits and contribute to ongoing governance improvements.
- Systems & Data Management
- Use ERP (Ross) and Power BI to work with large, complex data sets.
- Maintain pricing databases and tools (excel tracking files); ensure approved pricing is loaded into ERP and updated accurately.
- Generate pricing documentation for Sales and Customer Care and manage overrides as needed.
- Monitor expiring pricing and coordinate renewals with Sales.
Maintenance Supervisor
Rexdale, ON
Maintenance Manager
Overview
Maintenance Supervisor is responsible for overseeing the day-to-day activities of the maintenance team to ensure optimal equipment performance, minimal downtime, and efficient use of resources. This role plays a key part in supporting production through effective planning, coordination, and execution of maintenance tasks, while also ensuring safety and compliance standards are met. The successful candidate will bring a hands-on approach, strong technical knowledge, and the ability to effectively coordinate maintenance activities in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
- Supervise maintenance personnel.
- Assign, schedule and co-ordinate work and projects in a timely manner.
- Plan the work of maintaining all machinery and equipment and associated systems, electrical systems, building and services.
- Plan jobs and track work performance and completion using CMMS work order system.
- Monitor and oversee work of outside contractors.
- Instructs department employees and contractors on proper work procedures, safety rules and procedures, care and use of equipment.
- Provide management with insight and expertise on equipment-based decisions and problem-solving.
- Prepare cost estimates for major repairs.
- Assist in preparing capital and department budgets and monitor labour utilization for greater efficiency.
- Source, purchase parts for inventory. Pick up parts that are critical for operations from suppliers on an as needed basis.
- Monitor, and issue parts going in and out of inventory.
- All other duties and special projects as assigned.
Mechanic "A"
Rexdale, ON
Maintenance Supervisor
Overview
Job Responsibilities:
- Hands-on experience with PET thermoforming equipment is an asset (Performing tool changes and machine fine tune, and process adjustment during production.
- Perform machine tool setups and changeovers on RPET/Foam thermoformer machines per schedule and procedures provided.
- Maintenance, repair and/or modification of all plant production and/or plant services equipment.
- Perform routine lubrication and preventive maintenance work as required or assigned.
- Troubleshoot mechanical, pneumatic, and hydraulic problems.
- Identify electrical or electronic problems.
- Perform minor or elementary electrical repairs on 110 volts or less circuit.
- Maintain stores organization and identify parts shortages to Maintenance Manager.
- Routine inspection, repair and lubrication of all extrusion and thermoforming equipment including ancillary support equipment.
- Perform daily equipment operating checks as directed and recording information as required.
- Communicate with production operators to identify problems and/or repairs required. Communication of when specific job is complete and equipment is safe to operate again.
- Complete job work orders with all pertinent repair information and store parts depletion data.
- Perform shop housekeeping duties in order to maintain a safe working environment therein. Cleaning of specific job work area after job completion.
- Fabricate parts as required utilizing shop equipment.
- All maintenance work to be completed by competent tradesmen in accordance with the Occupational Health & Safety Act of Ontario and the Regulations for Industrial Establishments.
Industrial Mechanics (Millwrights)
Annapolis Valley
(less than an hour’s drive from Halifax)
Maintenance Supervisor
Overview
The incumbent is responsible for the installation, removal, repair, and preventive maintenance of rotating equipment within the manufacturing floor.- Troubleshoots, repairs, replaces, and installs various types of pulp molding machinery, as well as pumps, motors, fans, compressors, shafts, pulleys, hoists, conveyors, and other related rotating equipment.
- Performs preventive maintenance on above referenced equipment
- Performs all duties in accordance with the current Nova Scotia Occupational Health and Safety Act; as well as, Government rules and regulations, and Company Policies
- Holds a valid Millwright certificate of qualification recognized by the Nova Scotia Department of Education
- Five years recent and related journeyperson experience in a corrective and preventive maintenance environment
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ERP Support Analyst
Annapolis Valley
(less than an hour’s drive from Halifax)
Manager of ERP Systems and Data
Overview
As the ERP Support Analyst, you will support end users across purchasing, inventory, production, and warehousing — diagnosing system issues, digging into data, and occasionally debugging code to find and fix problems. You will play a key role in keeping our ERP running smoothly every day.
In addition to core ERP support, you will also assist in enhancing reporting and workflow efficiency by contributing to Power BI dashboards, writing SQL queries to extract ERP data, and helping build and maintain workflows using Power Automate.
- ERP Support (Primary Focus)
- Serve as a first point of contact for ERP-related issues and user questions.
- Troubleshoot and resolve issues across purchasing, inventory, production, and warehousing.
- Investigate data discrepancies and support root cause analysis.
- Assist with ERP configuration, testing, and updates.
- Document issues, resolutions, and process improvements.
- Provide user guidance and training to improve ERP understanding.
- Data & Automation Support (Secondary Focus)
- Assist in developing and maintaining Power BI dashboards and reports.
- Write and modify basic SQL queries to extract data from ERP databases.
- Develop workflow improvements using Power Automate.
- Help improve data accessibility as we transition historical workflows from Epicor to ROSS.
- Collaborate with Finance and Operations to improve reporting visibility.
Senior Accountant
Annapolis Valley
(less than an hour’s drive from Halifax)
Manager of Financial Accounting
Overview
We are seeking a Senior Accountant to join our Finance team in Hantsport, NS. Reporting to the Manager of Financial Accounting. We offer a collaborative, in-person environment with a focus on accuracy, accountability, and continuous improvement. This role suits a detail-oriented, analytical professional who takes ownership and seeks to understand the “why” behind the numbers.
- Partner cross-functionally with teams across the organization, gaining exposure to different areas of the business and contributing to key financial insights
- Play a key role in month-end, quarter-end, and year-end close processes, helping deliver timely and accurate financial results
- Prepare high-quality financial reports, working papers, and disclosures in accordance with ASPE standards
- Collaborate with internal and external auditors, gaining valuable exposure to audit processes and best practices
- Identify opportunities to improve processes and strengthen internal controls, contributing to continuous improvement initiatives
- Prepare and review account reconciliations, maintain general ledger accuracy, and investigate variances to ensure data integrity
- Provide guidance and mentorship to junior team members, supporting a collaborative and growth-oriented environment
- Prepare and review journal entries, including accruals, intercompany eliminations, and fixed assets
Accounts Receivable & Trade Spend Analyst
Annapolis Valley
(less than an hour’s drive from Halifax)
Manager of Financial Accounting
Overview
We are seeking a detail-oriented Accounts Receivable & Trade Spend Analyst to join our finance team in our Hantsport NS location. Reporting to the Accounts Receivable Supervisor, this role is responsible for the accurate and timely processing of customer financial transactions, including deposits, collections, account maintenance, and reconciliation of discrepancies. You will also manage post-invoice customer deals and allowances, ensuring compliance, accuracy, and proper documentation through regular audits.
- Customer Deposits & Collections
- Record and apply customer deposits accurately in the accounting system.
- Monitor and follow up on outstanding receivables to ensure timely collections.
- Communicate with customers regarding payment status and discrepancies.
- Customer Account Maintenance
- Maintain accurate and up-to-date customer account records.
- Investigate and resolve account issues, including unapplied payments and billing discrepancies.
- Deductions & Short Payments
- Analyze and reconcile customer short payments (deductions).
- Research discrepancies and coordinate with internal teams (sales, customer service, etc.) to resolve issues.
- Ensure proper documentation and coding of deductions.
- Post-Invoice Deals & Allowances
- Process payments related to customer post-invoice deals, rebates, and allowances.
- Verify eligibility and accuracy of claims in accordance with company policies.
- Audit & Compliance
- Conduct audits of customer post-invoice deals and allowances to ensure accuracy and compliance.
- Identify trends or recurring issues and recommend process improvements.
- Maintain organized records for audit and reporting purposes.
- Reporting & Analysis
- Prepare regular reports on accounts receivable, deductions, and allowances.
- Support financial analysis and decision-making through data insights.
U.S. Job Openings
Product Development Engineer
Clinton, IA
Engineering Manager
Overview
The product development engineer is responsible for translating customer needs, ideas and requirements into functional prototypes and/or finished products, from concept though manufacturing integration. This position collaborates with internal and external customers to create solutions that can be successfully executed through manufacturing while meeting or exceeding performance and cost targets. The scope will involve creation of 2D or 3D design and electronic model in CAD software, tool fabrication oversight, validation and manufacturing integration.
- Collaborate with customer to define project scope, expectations, and requirements; lead design reviews; and support product validations.
- Interface with Customer, Sales, Manufacturing at two locations and Engineering team members.
- Create 2D/3D product designs, including electronic CAD models in SolidWorks, ensuring that designs align with factory capabilities, capacity and core competencies
- Conduct product design reviews with customers, internally and with suppliers
- Create multi-cavity product design information in SolidWorks to facilitate tool design and fabrication
- Develop & participate in manufacturing process development
- Create manufacturing work instructions and process control documentation
- Work with manufacturing in the realization on continuous improvement projects
- Support problem resolution, determining root cause with effective documentation and countermeasure planning based on engineering disciplines.
- Coordinate/conduct product validation testing including dimensional documentation.
- Participate in new technology investigations
- Coordinate and drive multiple projects per required schedule and budget.
- Establish personal development need and execution schedule for learning.
Maintenance Technician, Shift 3
Clinton, IA
Maintenance Manager
Overview
Responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the sites business goals and objectives.
- Performs highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and facilities equipment.
- Provides emergency and unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production.
- Performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
- Completes maintenance work orders, submitting to manager and/or entering into maintenance software, as required.
- Performs mechanical skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, hvac, troubleshooting and repair of production equipment.
- Understands and troubleshoots and/or replaces or repairs PLC controllers.
- Reads and interprets manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
- Diagnoses problems, replaces and repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments
- Performs regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
- Performs a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions
- Uses a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
- Detects faulty operations, defective materials and reports unusual situations to appropriate supervisor.
- Complies with safety regulations and maintains clean and orderly work place.
- Supports employee training and development in total productive/predictive maintenance.
- Updates employees and team on the status of requested maintenance support.
- Completes corrective action reports as required.
Maintenance Technician
El Paso, TX
Maintenance Manager
Overview
Responsible for performing highly diversified duties to install, troubleshoot, repair and maintain production and facility equipment according to safety, predictive and productive maintenance systems and processes to support the achievement of the sites business goals and objectives.
- Performs highly diversified duties to install and maintain production machines and facilities equipment.
- Provides emergency and unscheduled repairs of production equipment during production.
- Performs scheduled maintenance repairs of production equipment during machine service.
- Completes maintenance work orders, submitting to manager and/or entering into maintenance software, as required.
- Performs mechanical skills including, but not limited to, mechanical, electrical, hydraulic, hvac, troubleshooting and repair of production equipment.
- Understands and troubleshoots and/or replaces or repairs PLC controllers.
- Reads and interprets manuals and work orders to perform required maintenance and service.
- Diagnoses problems, replaces and repairs parts, tests and makes adjustments
- Performs regular preventive maintenance on machines, equipment and plant facilities.
- Performs a variety of plumbing maintenance and carpentry functions
- Uses a variety of hand and power tools, electric meters and material handling equipment in performing duties.
- Detects faulty operations, defective materials and reports unusual situations to appropriate supervisor.
- Complies with safety regulations and maintains clean and orderly work place.
- Supports employee training and development in total productive/predictive maintenance.
- Updates employees and team on the status of requested maintenance support.
- Completes corrective action reports as required.
- Performs all other duties as assigned or needed.
- IMPORTANT NOTES
- CKF Inc. will request proof of education and perform Criminal Background Checks on potential employees.
- We thank all applicants for their interest, however, only candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.
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