Project Engineer

McCain Foods Limited was founded in 1957 by brothers, Harrison and Wallace McCain, with the production facility opening in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. Since its humble beginnings, McCain Foods has become one of the world's largest manufacturers of frozen French fries and potato specialties.

Manage the development and execution of critical capital engineering projects related to plant operations and expansions using state-of-the-art technologies.

* 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 the 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 preparation of any other documentation relating to installation of systems. * Assist in the development of new installation techniques and standards. * Manage capital projects ranging in dollar value from $100K-$2MM meeting deadlines and budgets. Identify and effectively utilize project resources. * Manage the resolution of technical issues identified by suppliers. * Manage technical documents provided by suppliers. * Provide technical assistance to processing facilities, to improve quality and efficiency. * Minor to Moderate Supervision Required **Supervisory Responsibilities** * This job has no direct reports. Interacts with others using project management and managing by influence skills. Supervises third party and company resources on functional basis.

**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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. **Education and/or Experience** * Bachelor's Degree in Engineering (ME/EE/IE/ChE) or related field, or equivalent related experience. * Additionally it is preferred the incumbent have up to five (5) years of experience directly related to food processing. * Familiarity with processing techniques. * Experienced in the development and maintenance of plant system documents, process flow sheets, block diagrams, schedules and spend tracking. * Experience using AutoCAD. **Language Skills** * Ability to read, analyze, and interpret general business periodicals, professional journals, technical procedures, or governmental regulations. * Ability to write reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals. * Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public. **Mathematical Skills** * Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference. * Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations. **Reasoning Ability** * Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists. * Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form. **Computer Skills** * Proficient word processing and spreadsheet skills. * Proficient AutoCAD and Microsoft Project skills. **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 accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this Job, the employee is regularly required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel and talk or hear. The employee is frequently required to stand; walk and reach with hands and arms. The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 10 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision and ability to adjust focus.