Position Title: Ag Operations Lead
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 43128
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 Agriculture Operations Lead in Coaldale, Alberta is a developmental leadership role designed to provide both breadth and depth of experience, positioning the incumbent for future progression into roles of greater responsibility.
This role is accountable for all aspects of potato agricultural operations and supply activities supporting the Coaldale plant site. You will lead through best-in-class safety principles and talent development, building and strengthening a high-performing agriculture team that is inclusive, diverse, and engaged while supporting one of McCain’s key growing regions in Southern Alberta.
What you’ll be doing.
Provide dotted-line leadership to Field Representatives in the Coaldale region, including KPI creation and development planning
Foster a proactive, performance-driven team culture aligned with regional Agriculture strategy
Represent Agriculture at plant safety meetings and champion world-class safety standards across local operations
Optimize departmental processes and lead proactive planning of seasonal agricultural activities
Coordinate sampling efforts (emergence tracking, field sampling, storage sampling, etc.) across the region
Lead annual grower improvement plans and strengthen partnerships with Southern Alberta growers
Manage audits and maintain standard operating procedures to ensure compliance and consistency
Support development and execution of annual contracting strategy, including cost of production analysis and crop planning
Act as a key point of contact for the North America Seed Team and third-party grading partners supporting Coaldale operations
Collaborate cross-functionally with plant teams and scheduling to support daily production and raw supply needs
Drive adoption of Agriculture digital tools and ensure accurate, timely data capture
Participate in regional and global initiatives to support continuous improvement and personal development
What you’ll need to be successful.
Bachelor’s degree or relevant post-secondary education preferred
Minimum of 3 years’ experience within potato agriculture and/or food manufacturing
Demonstrated leadership capability with the ability to influence and build strong cross-functional relationships
Strong commercial awareness and business acumen
Excellent negotiation and relationship management skills, particularly with growers and external partners
Strong written and verbal communication skills in English
Proven track record of performance and delivering results
Ability to travel within the Southern Alberta growing region, with occasional North America travel as required
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, you’ll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why we’re better together.
Compensation Package: $81,600.00 - $108,900.00 . CAD 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, we’re 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 person’s 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 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 detail available during the application process.
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.
McCain is an accessible employer. 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.
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Job Family: Agriculture
Location(s): CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale || CA - Canada : Alberta : Lethbridge
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
