Requisition ID: 45098

Job Description

In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences - together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About the role.

The Senior Process Engineer, Applied Technology & Innovation (ATI), plays a critical role in transforming innovative ideas into scalable, manufacturable, and economically viable food solutions. Operating at the intersection of Desirability, Viability, and Feasibility (DVF), this role leads technology development from concept through commercialization, reducing technical risk and enabling informed business decisions. The successful candidate will combine process engineering expertise, scientific rigor, and business acumen to accelerate innovation and drive value creation across McCain’s portfolio.

What you’ll be doing.

• Lead technology development projects from ideation through proof of concept, pilot, and scale-up activities.
• Design, execute, and interpret experiments to identify and mitigate key technical and scale-up risks early in the development process.
• Validate new processes for efficiency, quality, food safety, manufacturability, and commercial readiness.
• Translate technical learnings into clear recommendations, including go/no-go/pivot decisions that support effective investment choices.
• Define critical process attributes and convert them into equipment, system, and operational requirements.
• Integrate process science with manufacturing, supply chain, capital investment, and cost considerations to ensure scalable solutions.
• Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Operations, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, Quality, and external organizations.
• Connect technical outcomes to business value through assessments of cost, margin improvement, risk reduction, and growth opportunities.
• Prepare and deliver technical documentation, project updates, insights, and recommendations to key stakeholders.
• Own project workstreams with clearly defined milestones, learning objectives, deliverables, and exit criteria.
• Mentor junior team members and contribute to the advancement of technical expertise across the organization.
• Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) within a defined technical area such as coatings, thermal processing, or related disciplines.
   

What you’ll need to be successful.

• Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, or a related field.
• 5–8+ years of experience in process development, process engineering, scale-up, manufacturing, or related technical roles.
• Demonstrated success leading projects and delivering measurable business outcomes.
• Experience working with innovative, emerging, or early-stage technologies is preferred.
• Strong understanding of food safety, quality systems, regulatory requirements, and industrial process design.
• Experience progressing concepts from proof of concept through pilot-scale development.
• Knowledge of technology commercialization, intellectual property, external partnerships, and contract considerations.
• Recognized expertise in a technical specialty area, with demonstrated internal and/or external credibility.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities in ambiguous environments.
• Ability to connect technical decisions and recommendations to business outcomes using a DVF mindset.
• Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills.
• Strong organizational skills, planning capability, and accountability for results.
• Innovative mindset with the ability to challenge conventional thinking and explore new opportunities.
   

About the team.

The Applied Technology & Innovation (ATI) team is focused on developing and advancing breakthrough technologies that support McCain’s innovation strategy. Working in a highly collaborative environment, the team partners closely with Operations, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, Quality, and external organizations to bring new products and processes to life. This role serves as a key technical leader within the team, driving innovation initiatives, building organizational capability, and helping shape the future of food manufacturing.

About McCain.

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Leadership principles.

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

AI & Digital Capabilities.

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.

The McCain experience.

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

Compensation Package: $85,500.00 - $114,000.00 . 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.