Engineering Manager

Position Title: Engineering Manager

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Portage La Prairie

Requisition ID: 34097

About McCain

At McCain, we're feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That's why we're dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

Why join the McCain family.

• Your Life - we're here to help you fulfil your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.
• Your Success - work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success.
• Your Impact - we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.

McCain is a place where you can grow from the ground up, so join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain.

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 Portage La Prairie, MB, is currently seeking an Engineering Manager.

As the Engineering Manager you will lead, mentor, and coach the maintenance and engineering team to ensure department and production efficiency. Safety is number one for you and your team where you lead by example to ensure that safety is top of mind! You will work in collaboration with production and quality to ensure that day-to-day operations run smoothly while also minimizing overall production downtime. As the Engineering Manager you will report to the Plant Manager to ensure that KPI's and company goals are met.

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:

• Proactively foster and promote the safe work habits of employees. Ensure proper safety policies and procedures are followed, actively participate in health and safety initiatives, takes a lead role in safety optimization driving towards zero incidents.
• Ensure that the factory operates at the highest possible efficiency at the lowest cost, by proper selection, installation, maintenance, and modification of all equipment/machinery.
• Direct maintenance of equipment and plant infrastructure to meet production requirements and minimize downtime.
• Assist in developing and executing capital projects to meet schedules and budgets.
• Lead continuous technical improvement of the facility, equipment, and production systems.
• Manage the maintenance supervisor team and personnel; effectively delegate work assignments and develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities of team members.
• Ensure adherence to safety, food safety, and environmental regulations and practices.
• Proactively support internal and external customers (i.e., Operations, Quality, Safety, Human Resources, etc.).
• Attend required plant training programs per the training schedule. Ensure personnel are properly trained. Develop and deliver selected training programs as required.
• Work closely with the Senior Managers and other Production Supervisors to achieve production goals, maintain quality and KPIs efficiently. Responsible for ensuring the production department meets targets set forth in quality, safety productivity, cost, delivery, morale and environment (QCDSME).
• Demonstrate leadership where our people are empowered through development, coaching and recognition.

Qualifications:

To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Bachelor's degree in engineering.
• 5 years leading teams, mentoring supervisors preferred
• Manufacturing experience (food or beverage asset)
• 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
• Adaptable and flexible team player who is a champion of change
• Skilled in developing and executing strategic site plans

Additional Information:

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The benefits of working for McCain.

• Health, Vision, and Dental Insurance
• Pension Benefits
• Career Development & Education Reimbursement Assistance
• Apprenticeship, Internship, & Coop support and opportunities

We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually, your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we're better together.

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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; Engineering & Technical
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing
Department: ​PLP Potato Maintenance ​
Location(s): CA - Canada : Manitoba : Portage la Prairie || CA - Canada : Manitoba : Carberry || CA - Canada : Manitoba : Winnipeg

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)