Product Owner Digital Manufacturing

Position Title: Product Owner Digital Manufacturing
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Position Location: Toronto HQ
Requisition ID: 32146
We know the importance that food plays in people's lives - the power it has to bring people, families and communities together. Our purpose is to bring enjoyment to people's lives through great tasting food, in a way which reflects our values. McCain has recently committed to implementing regenerative agriculture practices across 100 percent of our potato acreage by 2030. Ask us more about our commitment to sustainability.
OVERVIEW
McCain is embarking on a digital transformation. As part of this transformation, we are making significant investments into our data systems, structures and policies, and building digital products for our customers, key suppliers and McCain team members to enable digital processes and data-driven automation over time.
Our Technology team's goal is to inspire growth through innovative technology experiences. Our digital teams are key to deliver this ambition. McCain has established digital teams in Agriculture and Commercial and we are now looking forward to expanding our investments in Manufacturing embedded in our MDIxAI program.
PURPOSE
Do you want to help define the future of McCain and play a vital role in McCain's next digital transformation? Do you want to have an impact on McCain's key strategic project? Make the next big move in your career and join us as we embark on our global MDI x AI digital transformation journey, building the future of McCain's manufacturing facilities and digitizing our plants and processes.
Product Owner develops and refines overarching strategy and sets course for a specific use case creation and application. Working closely with the plant teams (end-users), the plant Digital Lead, and the Director Digital Manufacturing , the Product Owner identifies end-users needs to scope and iterate on specific use case development, leveraging technical input to develop and implement best-in-class solutions.
RESPONSIBILITIES AND ACCOUNTABILITIES

• • Overall end-to-end ownership of solution/use case strategy, design, development,, deployment and scaling strategy of their and experience
    • Gather relevant inputs from key stakeholders, including program governance, MDI teams, technical experts (tech, engineering & data)
    • Distill key learnings from each project phase, engaging with other Product Owners to carry forward best practices as solution scales to other plants
  • Build user-friendly tools & solutions that will drive user adoption & engagement
    • Understand key user pain points and current day-to-day processes that will be impacted by owned use cases
    • Bring a UX/UI-centric approach to solution development and deployment, seeking iterative feedback from plant stakeholders and adjusting strategy accordingly
  • Deliver high-quality solutions in an efficient, timely manner
    • Track overall progress and make trade-off decisions between content and timing
    • Ensure timely and high quality solution deployments according to original plans and expectations
    • Execute against target operational improvements (OEE & Recovery)
  • Actively communicate progress and raise blockers to program manager, with solution-oriented mindset to continue driving program forward in a timely manner
  • Establish a user feedback process with plants that gets incorporated into product plans

IDEAL EXPERIENCE AND SKILLS

• 5-7 years of experience working with a focus in Dedicated domain(Maintenance, Continuous Improvement, Production or more broadly Manufacturing functions) or Product Management & Development and with evidence of progressive roles
• Good business acumen, understands how to drive value through the use of technology and data
• Experience managing complexity and ambiguity
• Experience in user-centric design and user interface development
• Demonstrated experience and interest in using innovative technology
• Proven ability to work collaboratively across levels and functions internally and with third parties.
• Demonstrated skill in project management
• Behaviors and Attitudes
  • Experienced and can speak with credibility on Product Management topics
  • Strong interpersonal skills;
  • Strong communication skills: is able to effectively and persuasively communicate to various audiences including plant management or operators level
  • Strong time management skills, and ability to stick to pre-determined timelines

EDUCATION

• Bachelor's Degree in food, engineering, business, computer Science, IT, or a related field
• Master's Degree or Applied Certificate in business management, Computer Science, IT, or related field

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.
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Job Family: Information Technology; Manufacturing
Division: Global Digital Technology
Department: Digital Manufacturing Product Team
Location(s): CA - Canada : Ontario : Toronto || CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol || US - United States of America : Illinois : Oakbrook Terrace
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)