Sr Process Engineer

Position Title: Sr Process Engineer Position Type: Regular - Full-Time Grade: Grade 05 Requisition ID: 45098 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 Process Engineer, Applied Technology & Innovation (ATI), plays a critical role in transforming innovative ideas into scalable, manufacturable, and economically viable food solutions. Operating at the intersection of Desirability, Viability, and Feasibility (DVF), this role leads technology development from concept through commercialization, reducing technical risk and enabling informed business decisions. The successful candidate will combine process engineering expertise, scientific rigor, and business acumen to accelerate innovation and drive value creation across McCain’s portfolio. What you’ll be doing. Lead technology development projects from ideation through proof of concept, pilot, and scale-up activities. Design, execute, and interpret experiments to identify and mitigate key technical and scale-up risks early in the development process. Validate new processes for efficiency, quality, food safety, manufacturability, and commercial readiness. Translate technical learnings into clear recommendations, including go/no-go/pivot decisions that support effective investment choices. Define critical process attributes and convert them into equipment, system, and operational requirements. Integrate process science with manufacturing, supply chain, capital investment, and cost considerations to ensure scalable solutions. Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Operations, Engineering, Commercial, Finance, Quality, and external organizations. Connect technical outcomes to business value through assessments of cost, margin improvement, risk reduction, and growth opportunities. Prepare and deliver technical documentation, project updates, insights, and recommendations to key stakeholders. Own project workstreams with clearly defined milestones, learning objectives, deliverables, and exit criteria. Mentor junior team members and contribute to the advancement of technical expertise across the organization. Serve as a subject matter expert (SME) within a defined technical area such as coatings, thermal processing, or related disciplines. What you’ll need to be successful. Bachelor’s or Master’s degree in Food Science, Chemical Engineering, Food Engineering, or a related field. 5–8+ years of experience in process development, process engineering, scale-up, manufacturing, or related technical roles. Demonstrated success leading projects and delivering measurable business outcomes. Experience working with innovative, emerging, or early-stage technologies is preferred. Strong understanding of food safety, quality systems, regulatory requirements, and industrial process design. Experience progressing concepts from proof of concept through pilot-scale development. Knowledge of technology commercialization, intellectual property, external partnerships, and contract considerations. Recognized expertise in a technical specialty area, with demonstrated internal and/or external credibility. Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making capabilities in ambiguous environments. Ability to connect technical decisions and recommendations to business outcomes using a DVF mindset. Excellent communication, stakeholder management, and cross-functional collaboration skills. Strong organizational skills, planning capability, and accountability for results. Innovative mindset with the ability to challenge conventional thinking and explore new opportunities. About the team. The Applied Technology & Innovation (ATI) team is focused on developing and advancing breakthrough technologies that support McCain’s innovation strategy. Working in a highly collaborative environment, …

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