Position Title: Sr. Scientist - Product Development (12month FTC)
Position Type: Temporary - Full-Time
Position Location: Scarborough
Grade: Grade 05
Requisition ID: 38084
Senior Scientist – Product Development (FTC).
About McCain.
At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to Smiles, we contribute to the important role food plays in people’s lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

Why join the McCain family.

• Your Life – we’re here to help you fulfil your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.
• Your Success – work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success.
• Your Impact – we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.

About the role.
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.
Take the lead in driving the technical development and implementation of innovative products and processes across global and regional potato and appetiser projects. You’ll collaborate with a diverse, cross-functional project team and apply best-in-class project management principles to deliver breakthrough solutions that delight consumers worldwide.
Leadership Principles.
Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organisation. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.
We are customer obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.
Accountabilities.
Accountabilities: We’re looking for a candidate with a deep product development experience in the food industry, strong project management skills, and hands-on expertise in development kitchens. You’ll bring a balance of creativity and structure, a solid understanding of diverse food manufacturing processes, and the insight to know what works, what doesn’t, and why.
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Create & Innovate: Design and develop products that delight consumers, from kitchen bench to full-scale launch.

• Lead Projects: Drive global and regional projects through the stage gate process, delivering on time, to cost, and to quality standards.
• Hands-On Development: Run prototypes, trials, and validations to ensure robust, scalable processes.
• Own the Details: Define product specs, analyse trial data, and collaborate with Sensory and Quality teams to set clear targets.
• Ensure Compliance: Apply strong knowledge of ingredients, nutrition, regulations, and food safety across all projects. Plus, generation of product specifications into our PLM system
• Launch & Improve: Lead implementation plans for smooth handovers and drive continuous product improvements.
• Communicate & Collaborate: Partner with cross-functional teams and stakeholders, sharing technical knowledge with clarity and impact.
• Stay Ahead: Keep informed on food trends and industry practices, bringing fresh ideas and curiosity to the team.
• Support & Share: Contribute to team growth, coaching others and sharing best practices across regions.

• A generous Car Allowance
• An achievable yearly bonus based on personal performance.
• An excellent pension where we will pay double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your pay
• Flexible holidays – where you can buy & sell up to 5 days holiday per year
• Optional health cash plan
• Cycle to work scheme
• ‘Chips In’ Volunteering Day Off - to make a positive impact to the competitiveness, resilience, and long-term development of McCain communities across the glob