Position Title: Sr. Maintenance and Engineering Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Grade: Grade 06

Requisition ID: 39782

About the role.

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy. McCain Foods (Canada) is currently seeking an Engineering and Maintenance Manager for our Coaldale complex. Reporting to the Plant Managers, the successful candidate will be responsible for the maintenance and utilities of all buildings, equipment and property owned by McCain Foods that fall under the control of McCain Foods (Coaldale Potato). Design, develop, and manage mechanical processes, conveyance and pumping systems including service generation and distribution, for plant operations and expansions using state-of-the-art technologies. This position is required to be on-site.

Leadership Principles.

Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.

We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.

We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.

We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.

We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.

Accountabilities:

• Assist in the development of new installation techniques and standards.
• Conduct employee appraisals and evaluations.
• Develop or revise standard operational and working practices.
• Develop, plan, and administer departmental budget.
• Ensure adequate staffing and training of new employees.
• Evaluate new process technologies to improve existing systems and resolve process and safety problems.
• Fills in for maintenance manager and environmental supervisor in their absence.
• Implement McCain Driving Impact (MDI) and Lean Manufacturing practices relative to Safety, Quality, Cost, Delivery, and People (SQCDP).
• Interface with engineers to define project scope requirements and incorporate corporate standards.
• Oversee the design and review of equipment and systems using corporate standards.
• Acquire and negotiate project contractor bids.
• Manage capital projects to meet deadlines and budgets. Identify and effectively utilize project resources.
• Manage release of design input to suppliers (contractors, component suppliers, etc.).
• Manage technical documents provided by suppliers.
• Manage the resolution of technical issues identified by suppliers.
• Perform supplier site visits to ensure compatibility of equipment designs with current plant configurations.
• Play a coordination role for fire and safety processes. This will require liaison between Insurance brokers, carriers, facility staff and Finance department staff.
• Prepare project tender documents.
• Produce site visit reports, contractor job meeting minutes, project material listings, purchase orders, installation schedules and preparation of any other documentation relating to installation of systems.
• Work with finance, production, and safety to develop justifications for capital projects and prepare the Request for Expenditure Authorization (REA) in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Provide technical assistance to processing facilities, to improve quality and efficiency.
• Responsible for the following departments:
• Maintenance

• Processing Maintenance
• Electrical Maintenance
• Packing Maintenance
• Planning Department

• Engineering

• Environmental
• Boiler and Refrigeration
• Stock Room
• Other projects/duties as assigned or needed.

Skills:

• A bachelor's degree in engineering is required.
• Professional Engineering License is required.
• 5 years leading teams and mentoring supervisors
• 5 years of progressive engineering experience with a minimum of 2 years directly related to food processing
• Strong organizational, communication, interpersonal, and presentation skills
• Sound fact-based decision making and problem-solving skills with a focus on delivering results and resolving day to day operational challenges
• Demonstrated ability to coordinate and successfully lead projects/work teams of up to 150 people
• Adaptable and flexible team player who is a champion of change
• Skilled in developing and executing strategic site plan

Compensation Package : $102,700.00 - $137,000.00 . CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being programs reflect that. Employees are eligible for the following benefits: health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit detail available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us, and we're here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work - and at home.

Job Family: Manufacturing
Location(s): CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)