Process Engineer Mdi Lead

Position Title: Process Engineer MDI Lead

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Grand Falls

Requisition ID: 32394

McCain Foods (Canada) is currently seeking a flexible and adaptable leader to join us as a Process Engineer Lead in Grand Falls, NB. Reporting to the Site MDI Manager, the successful candidate will provide critical leadership for continuous improvement within a manufacturing plant. Serves as a change agent and facilitator of the MDI processes. Identifies key result areas and assists in the development and facilitation of MDI events.

What you'll do:

• Functional lead for process optimization using statistical data. This includes performing design of experiments on the production line and the development of functional process control models.
• Leading the training efforts in the application of statistical methods in Design of Experiments (DOE) and Statistical Process Control (SPC)
• Perform studies on measurement systems (MSA) to ensure proper calibration protocols are in place and actions are taken when calibration systems fail.
• Develop process control implementation packages for global roll out of formula recipe management.
• Work with other factories of the global process control pilot project to incorporate best practices into the plant procedures.
• Process documentation, including process flow diagrams (PFDs) with material and energy balances, process and instrument drawings (P&IDs) and process descriptions
• coordinate activities such as FIT events, training/education in various continuous improvement processes, etc. Be a teacher and facilitator of continuous improvement.
• Develop and utilize tools that will maximize the effectiveness of MDI and sustain them over time. This includes but is not limited to OSI PI, Defect Logs, Centerlines, CID Routes, and other related continuous improvement tools.
• Track and report KEY milestones and metrics related to plant MDI goals.
• Identifies project hot spots, criticalities, and activity priorities.
• Ensure processes and practices are in place to identify and share best practices with the plant and across the organization.
• Perform other related duties as assigned.

Your Skills & Experience:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering
• Planning & organizing skills
• Proven skills in routine process calculations and use of process software and in-house developed spreadsheets
• Good technical knowledge and skills.
• Good interpersonal relationship.
• Good optimization skills.
• Good command of written and spoken English and report writing.
• To be able to facilitate the collaborative examination of the possible outcomes of FIT events, focusing on safety, quality and productivity.
• Possess thorough knowledge of plant operations.
• To be able to consistently challenge continuous improvement teams to achieve superior results during a FIT event.
• Drive engagement through coaching and training during each DMS
• Work with the teams to set and achieve stretch goals for the event; encourage calculated risks (based on facts/data, not 'gut')
• Be an effective listener; able to 'read' the cues of his/her audience and adapt approach/message; encourage open communication and sharing of ideas among the team members, ensuring that everyone has a voice; must be capable of selling ideas (both company and personal).
• Assemble teams with the right balance and expertise, foster growth of emerging leaders by identifying and coaching team leaders for events.
• Help the teams to analyze situations and break problems down into manageable parts; consider multiple solutions to a given problem; act only on facts/data.

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About McCain: McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties.

McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.

Why You Should Join Our Team:

McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including:

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

Sustainability and Plant Friendly Practices are at the Heart of McCain:

We've embarked upon a journey to create planet-friendly food. Food that will use fewer natural resources in factories and farms, answer the need of increasingly health and planet-conscious consumers, and contribute to positive change in the rural communities where we grow our ingredients.

• We are moving to 100% renewable energy by 2030.
• Donating 200 million meals to food banks and NGO worldwide by 2025.
• Implementing regenerative agricultural practices across 100% of our potato acreage by 2030.

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
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing
Department: ​GF MDI ​
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Grand Falls

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)