Position Title: Global Potato Storage & Ag Operations Lead Position Type: Regular - Full-Time 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.

The Global Potato

Storage & Ag Operations Design Lead plays a critical role in advancing McCain’s global agriculture strategy by supporting potato storage and agricultural operations excellence across regions. This position will lead the development and governance of global design standards, drive capital project excellence, support decarbonization initiatives, and champion innovation and digital transformation in potato storage, grading, and raw receiving operations. Working closely with cross-functional and cross-regional teams, the role will help deliver key business objectives aligned with McCain Agriculture and 2030 strategic priorities.

Own and maintain McCain’s global design standards and construction guidelines for potato storage facilities, raw receiving and potato handling systems, quality assessment laboratories, and grading stations. Support capital project execution from initiation through handover, ensuring adherence to project management and engineering best practices. Develop and support key project deliverables, including Project Charters, User Requirement Specifications (URS), and Basis of Design (BOD) documents.

Ensure implementation of the Project Safety Management System (PSMS) across applicable projects. Provide procurement, commissioning, qualification, validation, and startup support to maximize project success and operational readiness. Lead post-project reviews and continuous improvement initiatives to strengthen future project execution.

Lead global innovation initiatives related to grading stations and raw quality assessment technologies. Drive global Potato Storage Intelligence initiatives, including storage control system digitalization and operational technology advancement. Collaborate with stakeholders across agriculture, engineering, operations, procurement,



and sustainability functions to drive strategic outcomes and deliver real business impact.

Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Agriculture, or a related field. Minimum of 5+ years of experience in engineering, design, and capital project management. Demonstrated ability to manage multiple projects concurrently in a complex environment.

Strong knowledge of agricultural operations, with specific expertise in potato storage systems and related infrastructure preferred. Understanding of project lifecycle management, capital project execution, and commissioning processes. Strong communication, collaboration, and stakeholder management skills.

Willingness and ability to travel internationally as required, estimated at approximately 15-20%. Valid passport with immediate ability to travel without restriction.

The Global

Agriculture team is responsible for supporting McCain’s agricultural strategy and ensuring long-term sustainability, productivity, innovation, and operational excellence across growing regions worldwide.

The Global Potato

Storage & Ag Operations Design Lead partners with regional agriculture teams, engineering leaders, operations stakeholders, and project teams to deliver global standards, innovative technologies, and sustainable solutions that strengthen McCain’s supply chain and support future growth. 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.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid mode, with the option to work remotely two days a week.

CAD annually + Bonus Eligibility Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience, skill set, education and training, and other organizational needs.

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. Well-being programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home.

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. 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 find appropriate solutions. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable.

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