Pet food manufacturer scaling production and data infrastructure across North America and Asia
Champion Petfoods operates a vertically integrated pet food business with in-house manufacturing across multiple geographies. The tech stack reveals a manufacturing-heavy operation (Allen-Bradley, FactoryTalk, Ignition for plant automation) paired with emerging data capabilities (Databricks, SQL, Power BI), suggesting an active push to centralize production and supply-chain visibility. Hiring velocity is accelerating, with manufacturing roles dominating (23 open positions) alongside a smaller engineering cohort (5 roles), indicating capacity expansion in plants rather than platform engineering.
Notable leadership hires: Product Development Lead
Champion Petfoods manufactures premium dog and cat food under the ACANA and ORIJEN brands, using fresh regional ingredients prepared in owned facilities. Founded in 1985 and headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta, the company operates as a privately held independent maker with 501–1,000 employees across manufacturing, logistics, and commercial teams. Active hiring spans Canada, the United States, China, the United Kingdom, Germany, and the Netherlands, reflecting both regional production scaling and international brand distribution. Current project focus spans facility optimization (layout rollouts, HSE programs), data infrastructure (data-lake ingestion and dashboard design), and brand strategy (portfolio and packaging specification work).
Manufacturing automation (Allen-Bradley, FactoryTalk View, Ignition), cloud infrastructure (AWS), analytics (Databricks, SQL, Power BI), and regional marketing platforms (Douyin, WeChat, TikTok, Tencent Ads). Office productivity tools include Microsoft Office, Adobe, and Word/Excel/PowerPoint.
Data infrastructure modernization (data-lake ingestion and dashboard optimization), manufacturing scalability (layout rollouts, HSE standards), brand strategy (portfolio optimization, packaging specifications), and staff development (train-the-trainer and Dandelion University programs).
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