Tech Co-op Student/intern - Bristol, Canada - McCain Foods

McCain Foods

Verified Company

Bristol, Canada

3 weeks ago

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Sophia Lee

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Description

Position Title:
Tech Co-op Student/Intern - Florenceville - New Brunswick - September 2023

Position Type:
Temporary - Full-Time

Position Location:
Florenceville GTC

Requisition ID:24661

Potatoes. French Fries. Taters. You love them, we make them.

In fact, we make 1/3 of the world's frozen potato products and if you have eaten fries this week, chances are, they were ours.

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.

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 Tech Co-op Student/Intern to join us for a 4- 12 month (12 month preferred) period, starting in September

2023. This position will be based out of our Florenceville location.

The Tech Co-op Student/Intern will provide support and coaching on new digital tools for Operators and Supervisors on the shop floor that will help the factory teams communicate and make decisions more efficiently and effectively as it relates to safety, quality, and production.

This role will also require line studies, tracking, and communication support on AI solutions.

The Team
McCain is embarking on a digital transformation.

As part of this transformation, we are making significant investments into our data systems, structures and policies, and building digital products for our customers, key suppliers and McCain team members to enable digital processes and data-driven automation over time.

Our Technology team's goal is to inspire growth through innovative technology experiences. Our digital teams are key to deliver this ambition.

McCain has established digital teams in Agriculture and Commercial and we are now looking forward to expanding our investments in Manufacturing embedded in our MDIxAI program.

What You Will Be Working On
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Learn digital tools as a prerequisite to deployment-
Test various tools inside power apps:

Learn how to navigate inside all the digital tools:

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Learn the feedback process and implement:

Familiarize with process environment and plant teams

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Own overall enablement of MDI x AI initiatives at plant level

Track progress against deliverables
Coordinate tasks and timelines across teams (e.g., link between product owners and plant teams)
Resolve deployment roadblocks. Escalate to Digital Mfg. Lead as needed.
Gather relevant inputs and feedback from key stakeholders, including product owners, plant teams, technical experts (tech, engineering & data)
Resolve adoption obstacles to ensure long lasting solution adoption
Identify and empower solutions "advocates" within plant teams to boost adoption

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Report progress to Digital Mfg.

Leadership and raise blockers, with solution-oriented mindset to continue driving program forward in a timely manner:

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Support AI solution through:

Working closely with Tech services for line testing and support
Participating in line testing. i.e. weight loss testing, sugar analysis, etc
Providing feedback on results and plans
Working closely with plant employees and communicate testing plans
Communicating any blockers/issues to deployment lead.

What You Will Learn

Digitized tools and uses within manufacturing to help team performance
Effective communication techniques while onboarding and adopting digitized tools in a manufacturing environment across various functional roles
Presentation skills while sharing AI project results, adoption results of digital tools, etc.
Importance of cross functional teamwork within tasks and projects
Various specialized roles within various McCain Teams that may be of interest for future summer or full time career aspirations

What You Need to be Successful

Ability to build rapport across functional teams, meet with the business with excellent business acumen
Act as a trusted ambassador to the manufacturing team; Coach, mentor and guide them to accomplish MDIxAI program goals.
Presentation skills are an asset and the ability to create teamwork.
A strong passion, energy and enthusiasm