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McCain Foods; Florenceville-Bristol; On-site; CAD 60,000 - 80,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading food processing company in Florenceville-Bristol is seeking a Project Manager for engineering projects. This role involves managing critical capital projects related to plant operations, ensuring adherence to standards and budgets. The ideal candidate will have over 8 years of project management experience, particularly in food processing, and a bachelor's degree in engineering. This is a permanent, full-time position located on-site.

Qualifications

• 8+ years of project management experience, preferably in food processing.
• Familiarity with processing techniques and project management methodologies.
• Ability to interpret technical procedures and write business correspondence.

Responsibilities

• Oversee equipment design and project scope requirements.
• Manage capital projects from conception to execution.
• Work with finance, production, and safety to develop project justifications.

Skills

Project management

Problem-solving

Communication skills

AutoCAD

Technical document management

Education

Bachelor's Degree in Engineering

MS/MBA

PMP certification

Tools

AutoCAD

Job description

Title posted on AgCareers.com - Project Manager Engineering

Posted on July 17, 2025 by Employer details McCain Foods

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Job details

Requisition ID: 36872

Job Description: 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: Manage the development and execution of critical capital engineering projects related to plant operations and expansions using state-of-the-art technologies. This job has no direct reports. The incumbent will interact with others using project management and managing by influence skills. They will supervise third-party and company resources on a functional basis.

What you’ll be doing:

• Oversee the design and review of equipment and systems using corporate standards.
• Interface with engineers to define project scope requirements and incorporate corporate standards.
• Evaluate new process technologies to improve existing systems and resolve process and safety problems.
• Work with finance, production, and safety to develop justifications for capital projects and prepare Requests for Expenditure Authorization (REAs) in a timely and accurate fashion.
• Acquire and negotiate project contractor bids in conjunction with procurement.
• Prepare project specifications and/or tender documents.
• Manage release of design input to suppliers (contractors, component suppliers, etc.).
• Perform supplier site visits to ensure compatibility of equipment designs with current plant configurations.
• Produce site visit reports, contractor job meeting minutes, project material listings, purchase orders, installation schedules, and other related documentation.
• Assist in developing new installation techniques and standards.
• Manage capital projects ranging from $1MM and above, meeting deadlines and budgets.
• Identify and utilize project resources effectively.
• Manage resolution of technical issues identified by suppliers.
• Manage technical documents provided by suppliers.
• Provide technical assistance to processing facilities to improve quality and efficiency.

What you’ll need to be successful:

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (ME/EE/IE/ChE) (+ MS/MBA +PMP preferred) or related field, or equivalent experience.
• At least 8+ years of project management experience, preferably in food processing.
• Familiarity with processing techniques.
• Experience in developing and maintaining plant system documents, process flow sheets, block diagrams, schedules, and spend tracking.
• Experience using AutoCAD.
• Ability to interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations.
• Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
• Effective presentation skills for groups of managers, clients, and the public.
• Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference.
• Ability to apply fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.
• Problem-solving skills for practical issues involving concrete variables.

Location: Florenceville-Bristol, NB

Work location: On-site

Salary: Not available

Terms of employment: Permanent, Full-time

Start date: As soon as possible

Vacancies: 1

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