Manager Instrumentation and Controls

Position Title: Manager Instrumentation and Controls Position Type: Regular - Full-Time Position Location: Toronto HQ ; Florenceville-Bristol New Brunswick Canada Grade: Grade 06 Requisition ID: 36870 About the role This is a highly critical role that will interface closely with both regional and site-level contacts to identify and execute electrical automation and instrumentation technology optimization within North America. The successful candidate will also work with global engineering partners to champion McCain's electrical automation and instrumentation technology roadmap and drive the rollout of resulting innovation programs within the and maintaining a strategy for addressing electrical and instrumentation obsolescence in our facilities will also be a critical area of focus. This role will have the opportunity to interface and influence across cross‑functional teams and various stakeholders. Looking for an energetic passionate leader who can keep McCain at the cutting edge of electrical and instrumentation technology. This job has no direct reports. This role interacts with others using project management and influence and supervises third party and company resources on a functional basis. What you'll be doing Proactively develop and execute independently and through others by building and leveraging relationships across regional and site level teams. Support both engineering and plant maintenance in the development and execution of electrical and instrumentation obsolescence strategies. Drive stakeholder adherence to the global electrical automation and instrumentation engineering standards. Manage capital projects to meet deadlines and budgets utilizing solid project management principles. Identify and effectively utilize project resources. Specification and sizing of control devices and instruments. Review new technology for applicability and benefits to current manufacturing and controls methods. Development of performance specifications for equipment vendors equipment selection and bid tabulations. Assist in planning of electrical and controls portion of capital projects in terms of scope development cost development and management and scheduling. Includes directing activities to ensure that construction installation and operational testing conform to functional specifications recognized codes and standards and customer requirements. Work with finance production and safety to develop justifications for capital projects and prepare the Requests for Capital Expenditures in a timely and accurate fashion. Preparation of electrical installation tender documents. Perform supplier site visits to ensure compatibility of equipment designs with current plant configurations. Produce site visit reports contractor job meeting minutes project material listings purchase orders installation schedules and other documentation as needed. Manage release of design input to suppliers (integrators contractors vendors etc.). Manage the resolution of technical issues identified by suppliers. Acquire and negotiate contractor bids. Assist in design of instrumentation systems for plant expansions including the development of field and control room instrumentation specifications. What you'll need to be successful To perform this job successfully an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge skill and / or ability required. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. Bachelors Degree in Electrical Engineering or a related discipline or equivalent experience. Five or more years of experience directly related to food manufacturing processing controls. Experience with Allen Bradley RSLogix ControlLogix FactoryTalk View SE and PlantPAx. Experienced in the development of plant system documents (i.e. logic diagrams elementary wiring diagrams I / O lists etc.). Experience reading drafting and marking up P&IDs. Familiar with industrial control networks. Familiar with plant electrical power distribution systems both single and 3 phase. Industrial motor control experience VFDs soft starters FVNR FVR etc. Experience using AutoCAD. Travel Approximately 50% within Canada and the U.S. Compensation Package $102,700.00 - $137,000.00 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 / training and other organizational needs. Benefits At McCain we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing 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. Wellbeing programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level location and nature of the benefit details 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. Equal Opportunity Employment 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 possible. 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. Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain's Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy as applicable. 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