Job Description

Cavendish Farms is a leading producer of frozen food products for retail and foodservice throughout Canada, the United States, and around the world. We have state-of-the-art potato processing plants in Prince Edward Island, Lethbridge, Alberta and Jamestown, North Dakota, and an appetizer plant in Wheatley, Ontario. Our Head Office is in Dieppe, New Brunswick with sales office locations in Toronto and Boston.

The Agricultural Research & Development Manager will be responsible to create synergies and develop new agricultural products and practices to support the commercial potato program. This role emcompases 3 main pillars: innovation, variety development and technical support for seed and commercial growers. The development of strategic projects in collaboration with public and private agricultural research institutes will identify top technologies available to support Cavendish Farms business, the management of the potato variety program and provide technical support to growers.

Responsibilities:

• Development of new processing potato varieties, transfers new techniques for seed and commercial production.
• Works with private and public breeding institutions to obtain new promising potato varieties for testing and distribution to growers.
• Assists with the management and direction of the research and development programs to meet organizational needs and to capitalize on potential new products.
• Develops and implements research and development procedures and techniques.
• Oversees complex research projects, analyzes results and provides recommendations based on findings.
• Ensures staff execute their day-to-day tasks
• Implements protocols, screens and qualifies new potato varieties to get more adapted varieties with high field yield potential to support the business on raw material cost reduction.
• Trains and coaches human capital; spreads culture of team work and collaboration, shares good practices, technical and business information with the team.
• Assists with the management of the Ag Research Program, conducts research trials, reports all technical advances, new technologies and products to generate solutions to potato production system.
• Maintains key relationships with Federal and State public institutions, in order to import or export new varieties for testing.
• Establishes best agricultural practices to optimize field productivity and quality.
• Determines the scope of research projects and assists with ensuring they are on time and within budget.
• Ensures that project/department milestones/goals are met and adhere to approved budgets

Accountabilities - Ag. R&D manager is responsible for two direct reports (full-time) and seasonal labour.

Minimum qualifications required:

• Bachelors degree in Agriculture or Biology
• 5+ years of experience working in agricultural research or related field (potato research strongly preferred).
• 2+ years of management experience in the agricultural industry

Key skills/experience required - to be successful as a research and development manager you must:

• Have strong leadership skills, technical and business knowledge.
• Have the ability to take decisions.
• Be able to see the big picture as you will have to envision projects from start to finish.
• Have a keen ability to pay attention to details
• Have leadership and managerial skills as well as the ability to communicate well with internal and external stakeholders.
• Proven ability to think outside the box with demonstrated creativity.
• Have the ability to meet deadlines and deal with pressure, particularly around planting and harvesting seasons.
• Be able to coach staff.

Cavendish Farms is proud to offer a competitive salary and benefits package, including but not limited to:

• A flexible health, drug, dental, and vision plan
• Employee & Family Assistance Programs
• Health and wellness reimbursements, includes gym memberships, fitness classes or online workout programs
• Maternity leave top-up program (if applicable)
• RRSP matching program
• Opportunities to take part in job related training and development as well as 24/7 access to online curated learning
• Growth and progression opportunities within Cavendish Farms and the larger network of the JD Irving group of companies
• Relocation costs (if applicable)

Work Address: Cavendish Farms Reserach Centre 25533 RTE 2, New Annan PEI

Terms of Employment: This is a permanent full-time position in New Annan, PEI - 48 hours per week

Language of Work: English

Salary: $80,000 - $120,000 with bonus opportunity

To apply for this career opportunity:

Please apply online or email your resume to the recruitment team at .

We appreciate your interest in our company! Only those candidates selected for an interview will be contacted.

To learn more about our products and services, click .

Cavendish Farms Corporation is committed to the principle of equal opportunity in its employment practices and to providing an environment free from discrimination and harassment for all employees.

Additional Information

• Posting Date: Sep 11, 2023

Previous Job Searches

My Profile

Create and manage profiles for future opportunities.

My Submissions

Track your opportunities.

Disclaimer

Please be cautious of false employment offers from individuals or organizations posing as J.D. Irving, Limited.

J.D. Irving, Limited would never request money from job seekers, nor request personal information beyond what is required for a resume. We routinely report suspicious activities and accounts and we ask anyone who has received messages from a fraudulent account to do the same. If you have questions about the validity of an offer, please contact .

Similar Listings

Cavendish Farms

\xee\x9c\xa4 New Annan, Prince Edward Island, Canada

\xf0\x9f\x93\x81 Engineering & Science

Requisition #: 23005358

Cavendish Farms

\xee\x9c\xa4 New Annan, Prince Edward Island, Canada

\xf0\x9f\x93\x81 Engineering & Science

Requisition #: 23004615

Cavendish Farms

\xee\x9c\xa4 New Annan, Prince Edward Island, Canada

\xf0\x9f\x93\x81 Engineering & Science

Requisition #: 23004575

\xc2\xa9 J.D. Irving, Limited. All rights reserved. \xe2\x84\xa2 is a trademark of Irving Licensing Inc., used under licence.

An outstanding team dedicated to providing the best in products and service.

J.D. Irving