Royal Canin
Print Production Lead
Creve Coeur, Missouri; Franklin, Tennessee
Everything we do is driven by our passion for pets. Across every role and every location around the world, our teams are united by a shared purpose: creating A Better World For Pets. As a truly pet-centric company, we put pets at the heart of everything—from the products we create to the care and expertise we bring to our work. Whether you’re in R&D, manufacturing, customer care, or any of the corporate functions, your contributions make a direct impact on the health of pets everywhere. We’re also deeply committed to the growth and development of our associates, offering opportunities to learn, innovate, and make a difference every day.
- Job Type: varies
- Level: mid-level
- Travel: varies
- Average Salary: $63K-$96K
Success Profile
What makes a successful Print Production Lead at Royal Canin? We look for the right mix of the following traits when speaking with you.
- Analytical
- Curious
- Efficient
- Responsible
- Results-driven
- Team player
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Purpose
Connect your passion for pets to the purpose: A Better World For Pets
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Health & Wellbeing
A comprehensive focus on your individual health & wellbeing
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Inclusion
A place where you can belong and be yourself
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Career development
Professional learning offerings, annual personal development plans, Mars University
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Attractive total rewards
Your financial wellbeing through a competitve salary and bonus plan
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Focus on sustainability
We invest in you so you can make a better world
What I love most about Royal Canin is how pet-centric we are—everything we do revolves around improving the lives of pets. It’s not just about creating high-quality products; it’s about living our purpose every day. At the same time, Royal Canin invests in us as associates, helping us grow, develop our skills, and find real meaning in our work. It’s inspiring to be part of a global team that prioritizes both pet health and personal development.
Christina Sermak-Frankowski People & Organization Director, Learning & Culture
Print Production Lead
Creve Coeur, MO
Franklin, TN
Hybrid (on-site 3 days a week)
The Print Production Officer plays a role in achieving our brand-building and growth journey -- with the aim to develop next-generation Royal Canin & EUKANUBA packaging and brand experiences. This furthers the distinctiveness, relevance and impact of the number one global pet nutrition brand worldwide, delivering our purpose to serve the health of millions of cats and dogs around the world.
Within the framework of ROYAL CANIN’s 2026 packaging roadmap, following premium brand values & sustainable development engagement, the Regional Print Production Officer will be responsible for the Print quality by supporting the deployment and monitoring color accuracy, color profiling & artwork print quality.
What are we looking for?
- Bachelor’s degree preferred.
- Minimum 3+ years of technical experience on Packaging printing technology (in printer, or repro house)
- Successful packaging experience with a repro-house or photoengraver and/or printer
- Skill to unite interfaces around shared projects.
- Previous experience with Color, Prepress, and Print technics.
- 3+ years of professional experience (graphic chain)
- Strong communication skills
- Stakeholder management skills
- Very customer-focused, able to focus on the result and stick to the target.
What would be your key responsibilities?
- Support Print Production Manager vision, process & strategy
- Qualification/audit of current & new printers (targets, process, KPI’s)
- Deploy the print quality improvement strategy & optimize the print quality to the state-of-the-art, whatever the print technology
- Deploy process and standards for print quality and color management.
- Control & monitor KPI on pack rendering consistency & quality.
- First Print scoring and image profiling
- Prepress and print technology development projects
- Co-manufacturers evaluation, process, monitoring & KPI’s.
- technical support for the graphics team
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with over 130,000 with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.