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Position Title: Global Agriculture Co-op Student or Intern - Florenceville, NB - May 2024 (4-6 month work term)Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time \xe2\x80\x8bPosition Location: Florenceville MainRequisition ID: 28641McCain Global Agriculture Internship ProgramAt McCain Foods, we know the importance that food plays in people\'s lives - the power it has to uplift and bring people, families, businesses and communities together. Guided by our purpose to bring enjoyment to people\'s lives through great tasting food, we believe that working together with our teams, business and community partners will bring sustainable growth and positive change - today, tomorrow and for generations to come.As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do.Students like you are important to us. McCain Foods seeks talented and motivated individuals that desire relevant, temporary work experiences through our agriculture internship program. These internships provide a unique opportunity for students to experience our business full-circle, with the aim for successful interns to join our graduate program or take a full time role with McCain after graduation. Our ideal candidate is passionate, collaborative, willing to learn and take initiative.Why Join the McCain family?

• You aren\xe2\x80\x99t \xe2\x80\x9cjust an intern\xe2\x80\x9d at McCain, you will be treated like any other member of your team
• Work with and learn from passionate leaders
• Our core values \xe2\x80\x93 Family, Authentic, Trusted and Quality \xe2\x80\x93 shine through every day, in everything we do
• Your experience at McCain is what you make of it \xe2\x80\x93 ask questions, network, take advantage of the opportunity to learn from our professionals

Position Summary
We are looking for a Global Agriculture Intern to join us for between 4 \xe2\x80\x93 6 months, ideally between April and October, on a project to solve management issues with new potato varieties.Based in Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada, this internship offers the opportunity to look into different management practices in new varieties to improve and optimize performance, and to develop, execute and report on trials with the team.This position also offers the potential to join our Global Agriculture Graduate Program for a successful intern, providing further opportunity to learn and grow within McCain.What You Will Be Working OnThe focus of this internship will be to problem solve the identified agronomic issues on the growth of certain new varieties at various stages of their production, and to identify solutions.Looking at different management practices for new varieties, you will develop trial protocol with the team, execute planting, monitor the trials and collect data to be able to report on findings and make recommendations. New varieties add a competitive advantage to McCain\xe2\x80\x99s through contracting benefits, processing benefits and cost recovery benefits, in addition to agronomic benefits to the growers, as well as reduced risk to our customers on supply chain changes by supplying them with varieties that have less variation in useable yields due to the impact of climate change.The solutions on nutrient management practices and variety management that will be identified through these trials will be shared with all regions using these varieties and the impact to McCain\xe2\x80\x99s on these exclusive varieties has potential for a great impact.What You Will LearnDuring this internship, you will be able to achieve the following project objectives:
1. Determine if a new variety will set heavier, without aborting tubers throughout the season with the use of plant nutrition practices
2. Determine the possibility of line selection on a key new variety
3. Determine plantlet to minituber fertility practices on new vs. standard variety in greenhouse settings.
4. Determine the influence of fertilizers on the dry matter spread in individual tubers of new varietiesWhat You Need to be SuccessfulWe look for a dynamic, motivated student with a healthy interest to join our team, get involved and make an impact.

• The ideal candidate needs to have experience in small plot trial design and execution
• Currently in a university program in 2nd year or beyond is preferred
• Scientific background, an agronomic background is ideal
• You need to be self-motiviated, determined and have strong analytic skills with experience in data analysis and reporting
• You can\'t be afraid to get dirty - working in soil, in the fields is part of the day to day job
• Superb organizational skills are a must. You need to be a problem solver and able to work with excel to perform statistical analysis
• You must be dedicated to embrace and champion safety
• Ability to manage projects to completion is key, but most of all we are looking for a highly engaged and motivated individual who wants to develop and really make a difference

What You Can Expect From Us

• A supportive team that will encourage you to be and do your best
• A safe and flexible working environment that promotes work/life balance
• The opportunity to be part of meaningful work and projects
• The opportunity to be part of our Agriculture intern and graduate community, connecting with interns and graduates around the world
• The opportunity to develop your career in a business with a global reach and global opportunities, where an entrepreneurial culture allows you to take ownership, add value and grow!

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.McCain is an accessible employer. If you require an accommodation throughout the recruitment process (including alternate formats of materials or accessible meeting rooms), please let us know and we will work with you to meet your needs.Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with theJob Family: Student & Graduates; Agriculture
Division: Global Agriculture
Department: \xe2\x80\x8bInternship and Graduate Program \xe2\x80\x8b
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-BristolCompany: McCain Foods (Canada)

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