Lead global strategy, standards, and governance for utilities, refrigeration, energy systems, and infrastructure. Drive reliability programs, PSM/refrigeration compliance, capital project support, supplier strategy, SAP PM optimization, and build a high-performing global engineering organization.
Position Title: Global Manager of Engineering Services
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 06
Requisition ID: 42791
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 Manager of Engineering Services provides enterprise leadership to define strategy, standards, and governance for utilities, reliability, and engineering services across global operations. This role serves as a senior technical advisor for Process Safety Management (PSM), refrigeration, energy systems, and infrastructure, ensuring consistent, world-class practices that strengthen safety, asset performance, sustainability, and operational excellence across the global network.
What you'll be doing.
What you'll need to be successful.
About the team.
You will lead a global, multi-disciplinary engineering organization responsible for utilities, refrigeration, environmental systems, and infrastructure design. The team includes direct and functional leadership of roles such as Manager of Refrigeration Services, Manager of Environmental Services, and Manager of Utilities and Energy, along with process design and civil engineering resources. This role partners closely with regional engineering leaders, plant teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment and execution across the global network.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
The McCain experience.
At McCain, you'll be part of a collaborative and inclusive environment where innovation and continuous improvement are encouraged. We support personal and professional growth through meaningful work, global exposure, and opportunities to lead impactful initiatives. Our culture promotes teamwork, accountability, and flexibility, enabling employees to thrive while contributing to shared success across our global organization.
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Compensation Package : $102,700.00 - $137,000.00 . 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 programs include 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 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: Engineering & Technical
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace || US - United States of America : Illinois : Chicago || US - United States of America : Nebraska : Grand Island || US - United States of America : Washington : Othello || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Appleton || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Plover || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Rice Lake
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Grade: Grade 06
Requisition ID: 42791
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 Manager of Engineering Services provides enterprise leadership to define strategy, standards, and governance for utilities, reliability, and engineering services across global operations. This role serves as a senior technical advisor for Process Safety Management (PSM), refrigeration, energy systems, and infrastructure, ensuring consistent, world-class practices that strengthen safety, asset performance, sustainability, and operational excellence across the global network.
What you'll be doing.
- Lead global utility systems strategy, standards, and governance across refrigeration, steam, HVAC, water, and energy systems
- Establish and maintain engineering standards, technical specifications, and capital project design requirements
- Drive global reliability programs, including preventive/predictive maintenance, RCA, and FMEA methodologies
- Act as technical leader for Process Safety Management (PSM) and refrigeration systems, including ammonia safety and compliance
- Support capital projects through concept development, engineering reviews, lifecycle cost analysis (TCO/TPC), and execution oversight
- Partner cross-functionally with operations, FSQ, procurement, and finance to align engineering and reliability initiatives
- Lead global supplier and OEM strategy, including performance evaluation, standardization, and continuous improvement
- Develop and implement global engineering SOPs, governance frameworks, and continuous improvement initiatives
- Optimize SAP Plant Maintenance and reliability data systems to enable data-driven decisions and performance insights
- Build and lead a high-performing global engineering organization, including coaching, capability development, and succession planning
What you'll need to be successful.
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering or related discipline (advanced degree preferred) or equivalent experience
- Extensive experience in utilities, reliability, and industrial engineering within a global manufacturing environment
- Strong leadership experience managing multi-disciplinary, cross-regional teams
- Deep expertise in refrigeration systems, utilities, Process Safety Management (PSM), and asset management systems
- Experience with capital projects, engineering design, and equipment lifecycle cost analysis
- Advanced data analytics capability, including SAP PM or equivalent enterprise systems
- Strong understanding of P&IDs, mass flow diagrams, and engineering drawings
- Proficiency in AutoCAD or similar 2D CAD tools
- Demonstrated ability to apply TCO/TPC modeling for financial and strategic decision-making
About the team.
You will lead a global, multi-disciplinary engineering organization responsible for utilities, refrigeration, environmental systems, and infrastructure design. The team includes direct and functional leadership of roles such as Manager of Refrigeration Services, Manager of Environmental Services, and Manager of Utilities and Energy, along with process design and civil engineering resources. This role partners closely with regional engineering leaders, plant teams, and cross-functional stakeholders to drive alignment and execution across the global network.
About McCain.
Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide opportunities to make an impact that matters.
Leadership principles.
- Understanding customer needs
- Driving innovation
- Empowering people
- Taking ownership to deliver results
The McCain experience.
At McCain, you'll be part of a collaborative and inclusive environment where innovation and continuous improvement are encouraged. We support personal and professional growth through meaningful work, global exposure, and opportunities to lead impactful initiatives. Our culture promotes teamwork, accountability, and flexibility, enabling employees to thrive while contributing to shared success across our global organization.
#LI-DM2
Compensation Package : $102,700.00 - $137,000.00 . 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 programs include 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 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: Engineering & Technical
Location(s): US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace || US - United States of America : Illinois : Chicago || US - United States of America : Nebraska : Grand Island || US - United States of America : Washington : Othello || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Appleton || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Plover || US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Rice Lake
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
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