Manager, Valley Farms

Position Title: Manager, Valley Farms

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 44322

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.

Established in 1961, Valley Farms Ltd. is the corporate farm of McCain Foods Ltd., operating potato farming operations in Florenceville and Grand Falls, New Brunswick. Valley Farms produces potatoes on 5,400 acres (2,185 hectares) using a three-year crop rotation, with approximately 1,800 acres (728 hectares) planted annually.

The Manager, Valley Farms is accountable for the overall performance of the Florenceville farming operation, ensuring the safe, efficient, and sustainable production and storage of approximately 1,000 acres of potatoes to support McCain’s manufacturing operations. This role provides leadership across farm operations, people development, agronomy, equipment management, financial performance, and regenerative agriculture initiatives while advancing McCain’s 2030 sustainability and growth strategy. The successful candidate will drive operational excellence through innovation, technology adoption, continuous improvement, and strong partnerships with growers, industry stakeholders, and internal teams.

What you’ll be doing.

• Lead all aspects of farm performance, balancing safety, quality, productivity, yield, cost, sustainability, and people outcomes.
• Foster and maintain a strong safety culture while ensuring compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, and safe work practices.
• Lead, coach, develop, and engage full-time, seasonal, and temporary employees across all farm operations.
• Build workforce plans aligned with seasonal farming cycles, including planting, crop maintenance, harvesting, storage, and off-season activities.
• Execute McCain’s 2030 strategy by establishing goals, communicating expectations, and driving team performance.
• Manage annual operating budgets, forecasts, productivity targets, and cost control initiatives.
• Monitor key farm financial drivers, including labor, seed, fertilizer, crop protection, fuel, repairs, equipment utilization, storage costs, and crop performance.
• Oversee all operational and agronomic practices related to crop planning, production, monitoring, storage, and delivery.
• Lead the adoption of regenerative agriculture practices that improve soil health, biodiversity, water stewardship, nutrient efficiency, environmental impact, and climate resilience.
• Drive innovation through new variety implementation, precision agriculture technologies, research trials, and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Maintain strong relationships with growers, academic institutions, industry professionals, and internal McCain stakeholders.
• Coordinate with agriculture, quality, supply chain, and operations teams to ensure delivery schedules, quality standards, food safety, traceability, and inventory requirements are achieved.
• Monitor storage conditions including temperature, humidity, ventilation, sprout control, and inspection routines to optimize raw quality and yield.
• Develop and maintain long-range capital investment plans, including capital expenditure proposals that support operational and strategic objectives.

What you’ll need to be successful.

• Bachelor’s degree in Agriculture, Agricultural Business Management, or equivalent industry experience.
• Minimum of 5 years of commercial agriculture and/or farm operations experience.
• Strong knowledge of crop production systems, regenerative agriculture, agricultural sustainability practices, machinery, and precision agriculture technologies.
• Experience utilizing modern farm technology platforms, including John Deere Operations Center and related digital agriculture tools.
• Demonstrated success leading innovative projects that deliver measurable operational, technical, and financial results.
• Proven leadership experience with the ability to coach, motivate, and develop diverse teams.
• Strong financial acumen with experience managing operating budgets, forecasting, and cost optimization initiatives.
• Excellent communication, presentation, collaboration, and relationship management skills.
• Strong analytical, problem-solving, and computer skills.
• Self-starter with a results-oriented mindset and strong accountability for performance outcomes.
• Willingness to learn and effectively utilize McCain systems and technologies.
• Flexibility to work extended hours during critical seasonal periods, including planting and harvest.
• Valid driver’s license required; Class 3 license preferred.
• Ability to obtain New Brunswick Institute of Agrology (NBIA) designation within three years.
• Willingness to obtain a provincial pesticide applicator’s license.

About the team.

The Manager, Valley Farms Florenceville leads a team of full-time, seasonal, and temporary employees responsible for all aspects of potato production, storage, equipment operations, and farm maintenance. The role works closely with Valley Farms leadership, McCain Agriculture teams, Supply Chain, Quality, Operations, and external partners including growers, academic institutions, and industry experts. Together, the team is focused on delivering safe, sustainable, and profitable farming operations while advancing regenerative agriculture practices and supporting McCain’s growth objectives.

About McCain.

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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.

AI & Digital Capabilities.

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.

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.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We’re big believers in the power of working together in person—it helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

Compensation Package: $107,600.00 - $143,500.00 . 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.

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Job Family: Agriculture
Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Florenceville-Bristol

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)

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