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Position Title: Global Engineering Safety

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Grade:Grade 06

Requisition ID:41861

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 Global Process Safety Engineer is a key role within the Global Engineering team, responsible for driving process and equipment safety across McCain's manufacturing network and capital investment portfolio. The role provides technical expertise, risk-based guidance and global standards that help ensure assets are designed, built and commissioned right - and that operational sites continue to perform safely throughout their lifecycle.
Working alongside Regional Engineering, Project Management, Health & Safety and Manufacturing teams, the role reduces severe incident and fatality potential (SIFp), supports consistent deployment of safety standards across facilities, and acts as a trusted technical partner across McCain's global network.

What you'll be doing.

Process Safety and Risk Management

• Support implementation and continuous improvement of global process and equipment safety programs
• Provide technical guidance and subject matter support to site & project teams
• Assist in hazard identification, evaluation, and mitigation to reduce SIFp
• Apply the global risk ranking framework to assess incident potential and ensure consistency
• Support integration of process safety into capital projects, MOC, and operational risk assessments

Standards, Governance, and Program Execution

• Support development and maintenance of global process and equipment safety standards and procedures
• Assist in consistent deployment of standards across facilities
• Participate in governance activities, audits, and program verification
• Track trends and identify opportunities for safety improvement

Process Safety Management (PSM) and Refrigeration Safety

• Support PSM and related risk management program implementation across facilities
• Provide technical support for high-hazard systems, including ammonia and industrial refrigeration systems.
• Support sites with Key Elements of Refrigeration (KERs) and the development and follow-through of corrective action plans.
• Assist in implementing mechanical integrity, operating procedures, PHAs, incident investigations, and MOC processes.

Risk Assessment and Hazard Analysis

• Facilitate or support PHAs, HAZOPs, JHAs, and equipment hazard reviews.
• Work with site & project teams to identify control measures.
• Support corrective action follow-up from assessments and audits.

Machine and Equipment Safety

• Support implementation of global machine safety standards.
• Participate in machine safety assessments and safeguarding reviews.
• Provide technical support for guarding and other critical safety features.
• Ensure alignment with applicable standards and regulatory requirements.

Thermal Process

• Support safety programs related to thermal processing.
• Assist in identifying and mitigating hazards associated with fuel systems, oil management and protective designs.
• Support the global safety team with ongoing fryer fire risk assessments and design improvements to reduce risk.

Pressure Systems and Mechanical Integrity

• Support process safety and compliance activities for boilers, pressure vessels, and related systems.
• Assist in inspections, maintenance, and operational requirements.
• Provide support for pressure relief device management and integrity verification.

Safety Instrumented Systems (SIS) and Controls Safety

• Support SIS and functional safety practices
• Participate in safety reviews, protection layer assessments LOPA, and risk evaluations

Chemical and CIP Safety

• Support chemical hazard management, automated chemical dosing, and CIP system safety
• Assist in containment, handling, and emergency response planning
• Support safe operational and maintenance practices

Training and Capability Building

• Support development and delivery of technical training programs
• Provide coaching and technical guidance to site teams
• Contribute to tools and resources that build global capability

What you'll need to be successful.

Education

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering (Chemical, Mechanical, Electrical, Industrial, or related)

Experience

• 5-10 years in process safety, equipment safety, manufacturing engineering, asset integrity, or operational risk management
• Experience in food manufacturing, frozen food processing, CPG, industrial manufacturing, chemicals, or other high-hazard environments
• Experience implementing or supporting process safety and equipment safety programs
• Experience with high-risk systems: refrigeration, pressure systems, machine safety, electrical safety, thermal processing, chemical handling
• Experience facilitating risk assessments, PHAs, HAZOPs, hazard reviews, and safety improvement initiatives across multiple sites

Technical Knowledge

• Process Safety Management (PSM)
• Risk assessment methodologies (PHA, HAZOP, JHA, task-based)
• Mechanical Integrity principles
• Management of Change (MOC)
• Machine safeguarding and equipment safety
• Arc flash and electrical safety
• Pressure systems and relief protection
• Industrial refrigeration systems (ammonia)
• SIS / functional safety concepts
• Chemical hazard management and CIP systems
• ISO, ANSI, CSA, OSHA, IEC 61511, and regional standards

Core Competencies

• Technical problem-solving and engineering judgment
• Ability to influence cross-functional teams
• Strong written and verbal communication
• Translate technical risk into practical operational actions
• Planning, organization, and follow-through
• Comfortable in a global, matrixed environment
• Ability to manage multiple priorities and support diverse site needs

Travel Requirement

• Ability to travel domestically and internationally as needed to support sites, audits, assessments, and project work.

About McCain.

Click Hereto learn more about McCain and how we provide you with opportunities to make an impact that matters.

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.

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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 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 torace, 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.

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Job Family:Engineering & Technical
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto || CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale || CA - Canada : Alberta : Lethbridge || CA - Canada : Manitoba : Carberry || CA - Canada : Manitoba : Portage la Prairie || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)