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At McCain Foods we know the importance that food plays in people's lives.
The Role
The Engineering Manager leads Data Engineering teams, developing scalable data solutions and collaborating with stakeholders to drive McCain's digital transformation.
Summary Generated by Built In
Position Title: Engineering Manager, Data AI & Analytics
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 42289
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 Director of Platform Engineering, Data AI & Analytics, the Data Engineer Manager leads a team of Data Engineers while remaining hands-on in the delivery of scalable, high-quality data solutions. This role is pivotal to McCain's global digital transformation, enabling reliable, performant, and trusted data across Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Commercial domains. The Data Engineer Manager collaborates closely with data architects, analytics teams, and business stakeholders to drive enterprise-wide, data-driven decision-making.
What you'll be doing.
What you'll need to be successful.
About the team.
You will lead a team of Data Engineers within McCain's Global Data, AI & Analytics organization. The team partners closely with Platform Engineering, Data Architecture, Analytics, and Digital Product teams to deliver enterprise-grade data capabilities that support McCain's global business strategy and digital transformation initiatives.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide 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.
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 programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law 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 resources to 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), 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. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Information Technology
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 42289
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 Director of Platform Engineering, Data AI & Analytics, the Data Engineer Manager leads a team of Data Engineers while remaining hands-on in the delivery of scalable, high-quality data solutions. This role is pivotal to McCain's global digital transformation, enabling reliable, performant, and trusted data across Agriculture, Manufacturing, and Commercial domains. The Data Engineer Manager collaborates closely with data architects, analytics teams, and business stakeholders to drive enterprise-wide, data-driven decision-making.
What you'll be doing.
- Lead the design, development, and implementation of scalable data pipelines and data assets across enterprise systems
- Provide hands-on technical leadership, coaching, and daily direction to Data Engineers
- Own end-to-end data ingestion and delivery, including pipeline architecture, development, maintenance, and infrastructure support
- Ensure efficient ELT processes to move and transform data within the Enterprise Data Platform
- Partner with Data Architects to define and optimize data models, schemas, and database designs
- Collaborate with data scientists, analysts, and business stakeholders to translate requirements into actionable solutions
- Establish and maintain documentation standards to support Data-as-a-Service and knowledge sharing
- Lead code reviews, mentor engineers, and promote engineering best practices
- Drive automation, CI/CD, and DevOps practices to enhance scalability, reliability, and deployment efficiency
- Continuously evaluate emerging technologies and implement improvements across data platforms
What you'll need to be successful.
- Bachelor's degree or higher in Computer Science, Engineering, or a related field
- Proven experience delivering end-to-end data engineering solutions
- Proficiency in languages such as Python, SQL, Java, Scala, Spark, or PySpark
- Experience with modern data platforms such as Databricks, Azure Synapse, Redshift, or similar
- Strong understanding of data modeling, database design, and data warehousing concepts
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
- Experience leading or managing agile software development teams
- Strong analytical and problem-solving skills with the ability to work independently and collaboratively
- Excellent communication skills, including the ability to explain complex technical concepts to non-technical stakeholders
- Preferred: advanced degree, cloud certifications, DevOps/CI-CD experience, exposure to AI/ML technologies, and significant leadership experience
About the team.
You will lead a team of Data Engineers within McCain's Global Data, AI & Analytics organization. The team partners closely with Platform Engineering, Data Architecture, Analytics, and Digital Product teams to deliver enterprise-grade data capabilities that support McCain's global business strategy and digital transformation initiatives.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide 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.
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 programs include vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law 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 resources to 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), 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. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here .
Job Family: Information Technology
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Computer Science, Engineering, or related field
- Proven experience as a Data Engineer delivering end-to-end data solutions
- Proficiency in one or more languages such as Python, SQL, Java, Scala, Spark, or PySpark
- Experience with modern data platforms such as Databricks, Azure Synapse, Redshift
- Strong knowledge of data modeling, database design, and data warehousing concepts
- Hands-on experience with cloud platforms such as Azure, AWS, or Google Cloud
- Experience leading or managing agile software development teams
- Excellent communication skills for explaining complex concepts
- Preferred: advanced degree, cloud certifications, DevOps and CI/CD experience
- Preferred: exposure to machine learning or AI technologies
- Preferred: significant experience leading technical teams
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McCain Foods Compensation & Benefits Highlights
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Healthcare Strength — Core coverage includes medical, dental, vision, mental‑health resources, and an Employee Assistance Program, with wellness programs and some onsite resources such as gyms and meditation spaces highlighted. These elements indicate robust health and wellbeing support across many roles, especially office-based positions.
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Retirement Support — U.S. materials indicate a 401(k) with company match, alongside life and disability insurance and role‑dependent bonus eligibility. Together these components point to solid long‑term financial support.
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Leave & Time Off Breadth — Paid holidays, PTO, bereavement leave, and a paid volunteer day are promoted, with additional parental, adoption, and fertility-related leave offerings. This breadth of time off and leave types suggests a well‑rounded package for many U.S. roles.
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The Company
What We Do
The power it has to uplift and bring people, Guided by our purpose - Celebrating real connections through delicious, planet-friendly 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. Our product quality, people and customer dedication help us achieve global sales in excess of CDN $10 billion. Through our investment and innovation, we continue to be a global leader in prepared potato products, including our famous French Fries and appetizers. We are passionate about supporting and developing our people-providing opportunities to grow and learn in their roles, as well as building careers for the long term.
Why Work With Us
We are working to bring digital tools and data into our processes to drive efficiency, automation and data-driven insights. From connecting our business, enabling our supply chain, supporting our customers, to reinventing agriculture. So if you are a tech expert looking to join a company transforming technology, think of McCain.
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McCain Foods Offices
Hybrid Workspace
Employees engage in a combination of remote and on-site work.
Typical time on-site:
Flexible
Florenceville
Oakbrook Terrace, IL
Toronto, ON
McCain Foods Australia & New Zealand
Potato Processing Technology Centre
McCain Foods South Africa
McCain Foods GB Limited
Taman Tasik Indah, Kuala Lumpur
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