McCain Foods (Canada) is Looking For Tech Co-op Student/Intern – Florenceville – New Brunswick – September at Florenceville-Bristol, NB Full Time

Position Type: Temporary – Full-Time

Position Location: Florenceville GTC

Requisition ID: 24661

Potatoes. French Fries. Taters. You love them, we make them. In fact, we make 1/3 of the world’s frozen potato products and if you have eaten fries this week, chances are, they were ours.

At McCain Foods, we know the importance that food plays in people’s lives – the power it has to uplift and bring people, families, businesses and communities together. Guided by our purpose to bring enjoyment to people’s lives through great tasting food, we believe that working together with our teams, business and community partners will bring sustainable growth and positive change – today, tomorrow and for generations to come.

As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do.

Students like you are important to us. We aim to hire the best and brightest co-op students and interns, with the goal of having you join us as full-time employees upon graduation. Our ideal student candidate is passionate, collaborative, willing to learn and take initiative.

Why join the McCain family?

You aren’t “just a student” at McCain, you will be treated like any other member of your team

Work with and learn from passionate leaders

Our core values – Family, Authentic, Trusted and Quality – shine through every day, in everything we do

Your experience at McCain is what you make of it – ask questions, network, take advantage of the opportunity to learn from our professionals

Position Summary

We are looking for a Tech Co-op Student/Intern to join us for a 4- 12 month (12 month preferred) period, starting in September 2023.

This position will be based out of our Florenceville location.

The Tech Co-op Student/Intern will provide support and coaching on new digital tools for Operators and Supervisors on the shop floor that will help the factory teams communicate and make decisions more efficiently and effectively as it relates to safety, quality, and production.

This role will also require line studies, tracking, and communication support on AI solutions.

The Team

McCain is embarking on a digital transformation. As part of this transformation, we are making significant investments into our data systems, structures and policies, and building digital products for our customers, key suppliers and McCain team members to enable digital processes and data-driven automation over time.

Our Technology team’s goal is to inspire growth through innovative technology experiences. Our digital teams are key to deliver this ambition. McCain has established digital teams in Agriculture and Commercial and we are now looking forward to expanding our investments in Manufacturing embedded in our MDIxAI program.

What You Will Be Working On

Learn digital tools as a prerequisite to deployment

Test various tools inside power apps

Learn how to navigate inside all the digital tools

Learn the feedback process and implement

Familiarize with process environment and plant teams

Own overall enablement of MDI x AI initiatives at plant level

Track progress against deliverables

Coordinate tasks and timelines across teams (e.g., link between product owners and plant teams)

Resolve deployment roadblocks. Escalate to Digital Mfg. Lead as needed.

Gather relevant inputs and feedback from key stakeholders, including product owners, plant teams, technical experts (tech, engineering & data)

Resolve adoption obstacles to ensure long lasting solution adoption

Identify and empower solutions “advocates” within plant teams to boost adoption

progress to Digital Mfg. Leadership and raise blockers, with solution-oriented mindset to continue driving program forward in a timely manner

Support AI solution through:
Working closely with Tech services for line testing and support

Participating in line testing. i.e. weight loss testing, sugar analysis, etc…

Providing feedback on results and plans

Working closely with plant employees and communicate testing plans

Communicating any blockers/issues to deployment lead.

What You Will Learn

Digitized tools and uses within manufacturing to help team performance

Effective communication techniques while onboarding and adopting digitized tools in a manufacturing environment across various functional roles

How to apply learnings through AI manufacturing module testing

Presentation skills while sharing AI project results, adoption results of digital tools, etc.

Importance of cross functional teamwork within tasks and projects

Various specialized roles within various McCain Teams that may be of interest for future summer or full time career aspirations

What You Need to be Successful

Ability to build rapport across functional teams, meet with the business with excellent business acumen

Act as a trusted ambassador to the manufacturing team; Coach, mentor and guide them to accomplish MDIxAI program goals.

Presentation skills are an asset and the ability to create teamwork.

A strong passion, energy and enthusiasm to achieve and excel with your go-getter attitude and high motivation

Experience working with a team in a manufacturing environment is an asset.

What You Can Expect From Us

A supportive team that will encourage you to be and do your best

A safe and flexible working environment that promotes work/life balance

The opportunity to be part of meaningful work and projects

The opportunity to be part of our student community, to connect with students across North America

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: Student & Graduates

Division: NA Potato Manufacturing

Department: MDI x AI Digital Manufacturing

Location(s): CA – Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)