Agriculture Technician

McCain Foods; Coaldale; On-site; CAD 25,000 - 30,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement savings

Leave support

Job summary

McCain Foods in Coaldale, Alberta, is seeking an entry-level Agriculture Technician for a temporary, full-time summer role. You will support the raw potato supply chain, conduct agronomy research, manage variety trials, and assist with extension activities and crop intelligence through field work and storage data collection.

The role offers hands-on experience across breeding, field visits, and production insights, with opportunities to interact with growers and researchers.

Qualifications

• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel to field locations.
• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather and field conditions.
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established protocols.
• Effective communication and organizational skills.

Responsibilities

• Support agronomy research trials from planting through harvest, including variety performance, agronomic practices, and soil health.
• Collect and record agronomic data such as crop growth measurements, disease observations, and yield estimates.
• Ensure accuracy and consistency in record-keeping and sample handling.
• Assist regional agronomists with field day preparation, grower outreach, and extension activities.
• Participate in commercial-scale evaluation of new potato varieties for yield, quality, and disease resistance.
• Record and summarize observational data to support variety advancement decisions.
• Gather real-time crop intelligence through field visits across the growing region.
• Assist with crop health assessments, irrigation monitoring, nutrient tracking, and production insights.
• Support planting and harvest logistics coordination.
• Contribute to post-harvest data collection on storage conditions and product quality.

Skills

Driver's license

Travel willingness

Outdoor work

Attention to detail

Communication

Organization

Job description

Coaldale, Alberta In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences—together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

Position Title

Agriculture Technician

Position Type

Temporary - Full-Time

Requisition ID

44955

Agriculture Technician

Coaldale, Alberta In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and passionate about creating exceptional work experiences—together. With a customer-first mindset, we make doing business with McCain easy.

About The Role

This summer Agriculture Technician position is an entry-level, temporary role ideal for individuals interested in agricultural sciences, supply chain management, or potato crop research. The role provides hands-on experience supporting the raw potato supply chain, with a focus on agronomy research, new variety trials, extension activities, and commercial crop intelligence through field production and storage management.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Support agronomy research trials from planting through harvest, including variety performance, agronomic practices, and soil health
• Collect and record agronomic data such as crop growth measurements, disease observations, and yield estimates
• Ensure accuracy and consistency in record-keeping and sample handling
• Assist regional agronomists with field day preparation, grower outreach, and extension activities
• Participate in commercial-scale evaluation of new potato varieties for yield, quality, and disease resistance
• Record and summarize observational data to support variety advancement decisions
• Gather real-time crop intelligence through field visits across the growing region
• Assist with crop health assessments, irrigation monitoring, nutrient tracking, and production insights
• Support planting and harvest logistics coordination
• Contribute to post-harvest data collection on storage conditions and product quality

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• Valid driver’s license and willingness to travel to field locations
• Ability to work outdoors in a variety of weather and field conditions
• Strong attention to detail and ability to follow established protocols
• Effective communication and organizational skills

Benefits Of The Role

• Hands-on exposure to the full potato supply chain
• Direct interaction with commercial growers, researchers, and extension professionals
• Opportunities to build experience in crop data analytics and reporting
• Development of applied agronomic problem-solving skills

About McCain

Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.

Leadership principles

At McCain, our leadership principles guide how we engage with customers, collaborate as a team, and achieve success. We focus on understanding customer needs, driving innovation, empowering people, and taking ownership to clear obstacles and deliver results.

AI & Digital Capabilities

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.

The McCain Experience

We are McCain. This statement is a testament to our collective strength and our individual value. Your contributions play a vital role in our success. Our winning culture is rooted in authenticity and trust, empowering us to bring out the best in one another. Here, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.

Compensation Package

Starting at $20.00 CAD hourly.

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 with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefit details available during the application process.

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. As a global family-owned company, we strive to be the employer of choice in the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that inclusion drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, religion, color, national origin, sex, age, veteran status, disability, or any other protected characteristic under applicable law.

Job Family

Agriculture

Location(s)

CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale

Company

McCain Foods (Canada)