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Position Title: Field Representative, Potato

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID:42202

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.

Reporting to the Field Manager, theField Representative for Plover, Wisconsin,will collaborate with a team of agricultural professionals to drive innovative ideas and implement new technologies in support of continuous improvement goals.

This position works closely with growers to develop best practices, identify potential potato quality issues, and partner with the Operations team to align raw material requirements with the production schedule-ensuring the right raw, at the right time.

What you'll be doing.

• Foster relationships with grower/suppliers that enable business development for all parties.
• Proactively inspect and monitor fields and raw product storage facilities for food safety, environmental conditions, and product quality.
• Coordinate with the Agriculture Food Safety Manager for North America on McCain food safety initiatives and extend programs to farms to ensure compliance.
• Identify and communicate key improvement areas related to production, quality, and food safety.
• Inspect, gather, analyze, and report potato crop data and field activities from contract grower/suppliers.
• Retrieve field and storage samples during the season as applicable.
• Collect and process grower field and storage records, including seed, control products, nutrients, irrigation applications, and other agronomic data.
• Drive change with growers by integrating new technologies and apps into business practices.
• Utilize databases as decision-making tools, recommend actions, and follow through to achieve or exceed raw potato supply goals.
• Participate in cross-functional teams with production partners to strengthen knowledge and drive continuous improvement in French fry manufacturing.
• Attend and participate in local and national agricultural production meetings to stay current on evolving practices.
• Champion the Safety Agenda in all work environments.
• Support North America Agriculture Strategy initiatives, including cost savings, new variety contracting, and agronomy programs.
• Complete other duties as assigned, including acting as a secondary scheduler for team coverage.
• Provide weekend and holiday coverage for the potato scheduler as required.
• Manage the daily supply of raw materials, ensuring alignment with facility needs and production schedules.
• Coordinate delivery of loads and adapt to flexible hours as needed in abnormal situations.

What you'll need to be successful.

• Associate's degree and/or equivalent field experience required; degree in Agriculture, Agribusiness, Agronomy, or a related field preferred.
• 1-3 years of relevant experience, ideally in agriculture, manufacturing, or quality.
• Strong leadership and interpersonal skills, with the ability to build and sustain cross-functional relationships.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Office, especially Excel.
• Familiarity with computers, GPS, and smartphone technologies; GIS and remote sensing knowledge is an asset.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills.
• Valid driver's license (current Driver's Abstract required).
• Demonstrated safety mindset.
• Willingness to travel within the local region and to other McCain locations as needed for development and business priorities.

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:$65,500.00 - $87,400.00 . USD 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 programsinclude vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with country, provincial and state governing plans 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 resourcesto 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), pleaselet us know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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Job Family:Agriculture
Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Plover || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Appleton || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Fort Atkinson || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Milwaukee || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Rice Lake || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Wisconsin Rapids

Company:McCain Foods USA, Inc.