Sr Manager, Technical Operations

Position Title: Sr Manager Technical Operations

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Grade:Grade 06

Requisition ID:43282

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.

The Senior Manager Process Center of Excellence KEP is responsible for leading the development deployment and continuous improvement of McCains Key Elements of Processing operating system across manufacturing sites. This role acts as a bridge between global standards regional execution plant leadership operators Digital Manufacturing Technical Operations and external partners to ensure KEP is practical repeatable measurable and sustainable at the site level.

This position leads the creation and refinement of global KEP playbooks maturity assessments deployment documents training materials digital tools and plant support models. The role supports Regional and Site Element Owners (REO & SEO) through deployment hypercare coaching and governance to ensure Best Operating Practices are embedded into daily management routines and are connected to measurable improvements in safety quality cost reliability operator capability and overall plant performance.

What youll be doing.

• Lead the development and standardization of KEP playbooks maturity assessments deployment guides and repeatable implementation tools for global manufacturing use.
• Own and support KEP deployment activities across sites including pilot development launch preparation onsite coaching hypercare and post-deployment sustainment.
• Serve as a Global Element Owner / subject matter leader for assigned KEP elements including Operator Ownership and Empowerment with responsibility for expectations deliverables training and deployment consistency.
• Coach plant leadership teams REOs/SEOs frontline leaders and operators on KEP principles daily direction setting MDI cadence operational standards and problem-solving routines.
• Partner with plant teams to translate global KEP expectations into practical shop-floor execution that operators can understand use and sustain in their environment.
• Support plant performance improvement by connecting KEP tools to measurable operational outcomes including quality recovery throughput downtime reduction process stability waste reduction and capability building.
• Lead and support hypercare activities at deployment sites by observing routines identifying gaps coaching leaders reinforcing standards and helping the site move from launch to ownership.
• Develop and improve digital systems that support KEP execution including adherence tracking KPI visibility TSU screen standardization OSI PI alignment decision trees and corrective-action workflows.
• Partner with Digital Manufacturing Technical Operations Global Manufacturing Excellence outside consulting plant leaders and cross-functional stakeholders to align KEP tools data systems and deployment methods.
• Train and onboard REOs and site leaders on KEP deployment expectations playbook usage assessment methods governance routines and sustainment requirements.
• Use maturity assessments and plant feedback to identify gaps in adoption improve deployment materials and strengthen global repeatability.
• Support lighthouse and pilot deployments by turning learnings from Lighthouse sites into standard work for future global rollouts.
• Create alignment between global standards and regional/site execution so KEP is not just a corporate program but a practical operating system used by plant teams.

What youll need to be successful.

• 5 years of experience in plant manufacturing and processing
• Strong manufacturing leadership experience with the ability to connect corporate standards to real plant-floor execution.
• Deep understanding of potato processing daily management systems operational excellence production leadership technical operations and plant performance improvement.
• Ability to coach operators frontline leaders production managers plant managers and regional/global stakeholders.
• Strong facilitation skills with the ability to lead cross-functional groups and deployment teams.
• Ability to develop standards playbooks training materials assessment tools and digital processes that are simple enough for plant teams to use consistently.
• Strong data-driven decision-making skills including the ability to connect operational routines to KPIs and corrective actions.
• Ability to influence without direct authority across plants regions functions and global teams.

About the team.

This role is part of the Global Process Centre of Excellence supporting McCains manufacturing transformation. This role supports manufacturing sites Globally across deployment locations with direct involvement in KEP development deployment coaching hypercare training maturity assessment and sustainment.

The position influences plant managers production leaders technical operations teams operators REOs global process leaders digital manufacturing teams and external consulting partners without always having direct authority over those teams.

About McCain.
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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.

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 youll find opportunities to learn grow and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

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Compensation Package:$107600.00 - $143500.00 . USD annually Bonus eligibility

The above reflects the target compensation range for the position at the time of posting. Hiring compensation will be determined based on experience skill set education and training and other organizational needs. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Benefits: At McCain were on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and well-being at the heart of what we do every day. We understand and appreciate that each persons needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being 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. Well-being programsinclude 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 detail available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us and were here to provide you with the necessary resourcesto 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.

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Job Family:Engineering & Technical
Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Plover
US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
US - United States of America : Maine : Easton
US - United States of America : Washington : Othello
US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Appleton

Company:McCain Foods USA Inc.