Position Title: MDI Manager 

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location: Florenceville Potato 

Requisition ID: 34287 

 

 

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 team.

We are currently looking for an MDI Manager located in Florenceville NB.

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. 

 

This position is responsible for engaging all stakeholders with the McCain Driving Impact (MDI) systems at the Florenceville site. This includes the rollout, execution, and sustainment of MDI related activities, processes, and plans.  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 through the lenses of engagement.

 

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:

Engage MDI system leads, area leads, and front-line employees through coaching and positive reinforcement techniques. Provide the leadership and initiative to ensure the successful implementation and sustainment of MDI.  Proactively manage change in a way to help ensure continuous improvement success.Learn and develop the key skills required to implement all DMS across the plant.  Help create ownership and share results from process improvements.Lead, manage, and 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 Digital MDI, 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. Ensure processes and practices are in place to identify and share best practices with the plant and across the organization.Provide a professional work environment with internal and external customers.  Must be able to effectively manage up, down, and across the organization and successfully build collaborative relations across the supply chain.Perform other related duties as assigned.

 

 

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.

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 factsBe an effective listener; able to ‘read’ the cues of his/her audience and adapt approach/message; encourage open communication and sharing 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.

 

 

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 InsurancePension BenefitsCareer Development & Education Reimbursement AssistanceApprenticeship, 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      
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing 
Department: ​Florenceville Potato Production ​
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Bathurst || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Centreville || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Edmundston || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Fredericton || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Grand Falls || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Hartland || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Moncton || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Saint John || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Somerville 

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)