Sr. Scientist - Product Development

Position Title: Sr. Scientist - Product Development

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Florenceville Main

Grade: Grade 05

Requisition ID: 33767

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.

The Senior Food Scientist is an experienced professional who provides technical leadership, competence and experience to lead and/or support multiple global and regional projects with an emphasis on new product development, product line extensions, product/process improvements, cost reduction, margin improvement, or other work as assigned. The individual in this role will contribute to the delivery of business objectives through the application of advance, specialized technical knowledge and will serve as a technical mentor and resource to colleagues and management.

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.

Key Accountabilities

Technical Expertise

• Partner with cross-functional teams to identify opportunities to drive business growth.
• Provide technical expertise to effectively lead new product development, margin enhancement, quality improvement and ingredient technology projects from prototype to completion.
• Apply advanced scientific knowledge to solve technical hurdles and issues relative to products and processes.
• Leverage vendor technical core competencies as a resource network for product development.
• Ensure procedures and documentation. Ensuring all necessary information is documented and available for seamless transition to production and QA.
• Act as a technical mentor, training junior scientists on technical procedures and processes.
• Keep current with advancements in ingredient technology and food science by taking advantage of technical journals, attending technical presentations by suppliers, and networking with colleagues and experts in the field.

Project Management

• Conceive, plan, design and conduct independent and/or collaborative activities on ingredients, formulations and processes related to the development of new and improved products, analyzing experiments and the results to broaden scientific understanding.
• Serve as technical Project Leader: construct effective project plans, identify risks and corresponding mitigation plans, in partnership with relevant internal or external stakeholders to provide solutions to a wide range of projects.
• Complete all relevant documentation to allow the business to claim any grants or tax relief available to them.
• Oversee junior Scientist's/Technician's project activities.

Communication

• Maintain strong relationships and communicate internally and externally with project team functions and any other associated departments.
• Provide scientific direction and feedback to others sharing knowledge throughout the organization and with major suppliers.
• Present findings and solutions professionally and confidently at a level which is easily understood.
• Regularly update Senior Leadership Team as to the status of projects and any change to key milestones.
• Keep abreast of trends, ingredients and new product introductions, sharing relevant information with the rest of the Product Development team.

Customer and Supplier Support:

• Interface with customers, suppliers and co-packers as required to meet department and Company objectives:

o Realize customer needs by developing new concepts, prototypes and products.
o Lead raw material sourcing, evaluation, improvement and approval activities with Purchasing functions and/or suppliers.
o Support Sales and Marketing in developing and delivering effective customer presentations.
o Provide technical support to Operations, QA, Procurement, Engineering and other departments, as assigned, in identifying and solving product design and manufacturing issues.

Qualifications:

• BSc. or MSc. in Food Science or food-related sciences discipline.
• Minimum of 5 years of demonstrated successful work experience in food product development

Key Competencies:

• Excellent communication, interpersonal, organizational skills with an aptitude for creativity, innovation, and ability to resolve challenges.
• Demonstrated ability to work collaboratively and manage timelines for self and on behalf of others.
• Strong understanding of the global business environment, customers, competition and the importance of internal and external engagement in the successful development of new products.
• Demonstrated project management skills and experience completing projects in tight timelines using good experimental design techniques and practices.
• Experience working in a fast-paced manufacturing environment, dealing with both internal and external customers, including cross-functional teams.
• Demonstrated knowledge and expertise in ingredient technology, food science and food processing required including:

o Knowledge of GMP, HACCP, Food Safety, Product Development Cycle
o Knowledge of food preparation, consumer product testing, sensory testing and manufacturing operations procedures.
o Sound knowledge of food ingredients, and the interaction with processing and packaging.
o Ability to use statistical techniques to analyze and present data.

The McCain experience.

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.

Compensation Package: $70,000.00 - $101,100.00 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/training, and other organizational needs.

Benefits: At McCain, we're on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person's needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing 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. Wellbeing programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit details 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.

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: Research & Development
Division: Global Research and Development
Department: ​Canada RD ​
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)