Requisition ID: 39583 

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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.

*This is a 6 month contract.

As a globally connected R&D team, we are continuously discovering and developing delicious, planet friendly foods to delight our customers and consumers. As part of this team, you will be connected to our global network of technical experts translating insights and new technologies into winning propositions. You will possess a growth mindset anchored in Demand Spaces with a passion for product stewardship.

The Sr. Process Technician is responsible for the Health and Safety and Food Safety elements of setting up trial parameters as required by the trial lead. This will include moving equipment into the correct line set up, ensuring it is ready for use (i.e. sanitized and safe) and helping the trial lead run the actual trial. These trials may be on new and/or improved products for regional / global projects or may involve the testing of new technologies. The position supports global and regional projects with an emphasis on new product innovations, process improvements, cost improvements, or other work as assigned.

The Sr. Process Technician is also responsible for ensuring that the Pilot Plant maintains its systems. This will include all aspects of record keeping from incoming raw material information, to the use and storage of ingredients and finished goods. The Sr. Process Technician is self-motivated, works well alone or as a group. This person must be committed to safety and maintaining a winning safety culture. We strive to have a cross functional team, having the ability to work in a lab environment or on the pilot line will be a non-negotiable.

What you’ll be doing.

• Safety leader committed to promoting and improving the PPTC safety culture and supporting the Key Elements of Safety Program
• Quality Control for pilot line samples, following specifications as per protocol.
• Responsible for the preparation of potato products in a lab scale simulation of the industrial production process according to strict protocols.
• Assistance with experiments on pilot and laboratory scale production.
• Ability to work closely with the internal PPTC research teams as well as visiting business units and other McCain customers.
• Good communication skills as this position will involve working with external parties.
• Maintain a neat work area, basic housekeeping.
• Ensure that all lab equipment is in good working condition and reporting any issues to supervision
• Able to support packaging duties
• Able to support line studies (dryer loss, batter pick-up etc.)
• Ability to work at flume additive station
• Batter mixing capabilities
• Support Sr. Process Technician with extra duties
• Willingness to support pilot line and lab hygiene duties
• Support lab food safety requirements i.e. swabbing, sanitizing
• Must be able to understand and abide by H.A.C.C.P. regulations concerning sanitation and critical  control points
• Required to attend team meetings including safety talks.
• Maintain the PPTC high standard of Hygiene and Sanitation
• Miscellaneous related duties may be assigned    

What you’ll need to be successful.

• Experience in potato processing  an asset
• Self motivated
• Ability to work with minimal supervision
• Ability to respond to unexpected circumstances calmly and responsibly
• Ability to accept and embrace change in the day to day operations
• 1 year experience in QC or QA of potato products is an asset
• Affinity to research and innovation
• Excellent data collection and reporting skills
• Solid computer knowledge, in particular Microsoft Office
• Experience in potato processing is considered an asset
• Must be willing to work varied shifts
   

Core Behavioral Competencies: 

• Drives Engagement: Creating a climate where people are motivated to do their best to help the organization achieve its objectives
• Collaborates: Building partnerships and working collaboratively with others to meet shared objectives
• Customer Focus: Building strong customer relationships and delivering customer–centric solutions
• Courage: Stepping up to address difficult issues, saying what needs to be said
• Being Resilient: Rebounding from setbacks and adversity when facing difficult situations
• Drives Results: Consistently achieving results, even under tough circumstances
• Ensures Accountability:  Holding self and others accountable to meet commitments
   

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.

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: $52,600.00 - $70,200.00 . CAD annual base salary equivalency, paid in alignment to contract term 

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.