mccainfood
Location
Coaldale, AB | Canada
Job description
Position Title: Engineering Co-op Student - Coaldale, Alberta - May 2024 (8 Month Co-op)
Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time
Position Location: Coaldale
Requisition ID: 27727
At McCain Foods, we know the importance that food plays in people's lives - the power it has to uplift and bring people, families, businesses and communities together. Guided by our purpose to bring enjoyment to people's lives through great tasting food, we believe that working together with our teams, business and community partners will bring sustainable growth and positive change - today, tomorrow and for generations to come.
As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in over 160 countries and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do.
Students like you are important to us. We aim to hire the best and brightest co-op students and interns, with the goal of having you join us as full-time employees upon graduation. Our ideal student candidate is passionate, collaborative, willing to learn and take initiative.
Why join the McCain family?
• You aren’t “just a student” at McCain, you will be treated like any other member of your team
• Work with and learn from passionate leaders
• Our core values – Family, Authentic, Trusted and Quality – shine through every day, in everything we do
• Your experience at McCain is what you make of it – ask questions, network, take advantage of the opportunity to learn from our professionals
Position Summary
We are looking for a Project Engineering Co-op Position to join us for 8 to 12 month period, starting in May 2024.
This position will be based out of our Coaldale, Alberta.
Working with the Maintenance and engineering team, lead the development and execution of critical capital engineering projects related to plant operations and expansions using state-of-the-art technologies. This position will work with other engineers to create, develop and deploy new processes and equipment at McCain. The position will work with cross-functional teams in a matrix organization to successfully deploy projects to ensure a smooth transition ensuring that the plant is prepared for project start up and handover.
What You Will Be Working On
As Part of the Project Engineer Co-op role, you will be looking at leading engineering projects. As part of this, you will be required to:
• Help with the design and review of equipment and systems using corporate standards.
• Interface with production, maintenance, safety, quality and engineers to define project scope requirements and incorporate corporate standards.
• Collaborate with both internal and external project and resource teams to drive projects from inception to launch
• 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.
• Prepare project specifications and/or tender documents.
• Provide design input to suppliers (contractors, component suppliers, etc.).
• 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.
The Team and What You Will Learn
As part of joining the Coaldale team, you will have the opportunity to work in a fast paced, highly motivated and engaging environment while gain real experience, leveraging knowledge you learned from school and applying it to the industrial manufacturing world. You will have the opportunity to earn from the best and leverage your skills to make a real impact on our Food manufacturing facility.
When you join the McCain Family, we are welcoming into our family, working with industry experts where we are committed to ensuring you are in an environment where it is safe to learn, develop and cultivate your skills. We are looking to help cultivating you so you can solve today’s challenges and be prepared in confidently solving global future challenges.
What You Need to be Successful
• Currently enrolled in a Bachelor of Science in engineering (Mechanical or electrical)
• Going into their 4th or 5th year engineering (Minimum 3.0 GPA)
• Demonstrated skills in time management and managing multiple priorities.
• Ability to interpret industrial drawings as well as budget estimations for projects
• Results-oriented, team player with excellent communication skills, as well as strong problem solving abilities
• Understand sources of information and is able to obtain information effectively.
• Tact and diplomacy - ensure professionalism when dealing with internal customers and outside vendors - ability to build strong relationships.
What You Can Expect From Us
• A supportive team that will encourage you to be and do your best
• A safe and flexible working environment that promotes work/life balance
• The opportunity to be part of meaningful work and projects
• The opportunity to be part of our student community, to connect with students across North America
McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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 meet your needs.
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Job Family: Student & Graduates; Engineering & Technical
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing
Department: CDL Potato Maintenance
Location(s): CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
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