Job Description

Position Title: Project Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time \xe2\x80\x8b

Position Location: Florenceville Potato

Requisition ID: 23854

McCain Foods (Canada) is currently seeking a Project Manager to join the Potato Plant team in Florenceville, N.B. This position reports to the Production Manager. As the successful candidate, you will develop a strong foundational knowledge in our packaging and palletizing operations, taking initiative and working with internal technical resources to become a subject matter expert. You will be required to use strong leadership skills, technical and behavioural competencies to share and imbed the technical know-how required to minimize downtime and optimize plant packaging and palletizing performance. This position will also require you to take the lead on continuous improvement in these areas and to engage cross-functionally our maintenance and production teams to drive results.

Key Responsibilities:

Foster a safe work environment, and promote continuous effort to improve the effectiveness of the plant safety improvement process through continuous and relentless pursuit of world-class safety performance.

Promote a culture of performance and accountability through engagement to enhance and develop talent capability.

Lead the development and the achievement of the plant objectives across Safety Quality, Cost, Deliver, People and Environment (SQCDPE) operational framework.

Leverage the McCain continuous improvement and Managing Daily Improvement (MDI) programs to instill lean manufacturing practices, tools and discipline to ensure plant competitiveness and sustainability.

Make customers and consumers smile by assuring adherence to all company and external quality assurance and sanitation guidelines through strict compliance of regulatory programs.

Plan, implement and monitor packaging and palletizing operations to minimize downtime, ensuring adherence and attainment to scheduled production volume requirements. Execute French fry and Specialty production department activities to achieve the overall plant production schedule.

Continually strive to foster a team environment that provides open and honest communication across all levels.

Foster and promote partnership with key internal/external stakeholders including suppliers and customers such as Government regulatory agencies and the community.

Qualifications:

A minimum of 3 years\' experience at a supervisory level within plant operations, preferably in a continuous Process Food Industry; an equivalent combination of education and experience will be considered for the right candidates.

Post-secondary education, with focus on food science, business, agriculture, or engineering is an asset.

Licensed Industrial Mechanic or Electrician license is an asset.

A firm understanding of food safety and regulatory compliance in the food industry.

The ability and interest to take on progressively more responsible roles within the organization.

Experience in a lean manufacturing environment, with knowledge of lean tools and theories and their day-to-day application.

Strong communications skills, ability to work in a team environment in a leading and participating role. Ability to create, embrace and most importantly, lead change.

About McCain:

McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world\'s largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties.

McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables, and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.

McCain offers full benefits including:

Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance

Pension Benefits

Career Development & Education Reimbursement Assistance

Apprenticeship, Internship, & Coop support and opportunities

Sustainability and Planet Friendly Practices are at the heart of McCain:

We have embarked upon a journey to create planet-friendly food. We are committed to investing in resource-efficient operations in factories and farms.

We are moving to 100% renewable energy by 2030.

Donating 200 million meals to food banks and NGO worldwide by 2025.

Implementing regenerative agricultural practices across 100% of our potato acreage by 2030.

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.

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Job Family: Manufacturing
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing
Department: \xe2\x80\x8bFlorenceville Potato Production \xe2\x80\x8b
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)

McCain Foods