Requisition ID: 44969

Job Description

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.

What you’ll be doing.

The Maintenance Technician – Processing maintains, modifies and occasionally designs equipment layouts, estimates costs, and builds plant equipment under slight supervision. This role is responsible for the mechanical/electrical care, maintenance, and operability of all associated equipment in accordance with safety, quality, specifications, federal guidelines and company policies. Your day-to-day may consist of:

• Promotes job safety, participates in developing plant safety goals, policies, and maintains compliance with OSHA and NEC/70E codes.
• Operates, troubleshoots, repairs, and maintains mechanical, electrical, and automated plant systems using specialized tools and technical expertise.
• Performs assigned and emergency maintenance tasks, including lubrication, electrical work, and responding efficiently to trouble calls.
• Accurately completes required reports, work orders, and records within the CMMS system, maintaining proper documentation and supporting quality processes.
• Ensures repair areas are properly cleaned to meet food safety guidelines; collaborates with team members and provides technical support as needed.
   

This role works in a manufacturing environment with potential exposure to loud noises, strong odors, temperature fluctuations, moving machinery, wet or humid conditions, hazardous chemicals, high or confined areas, extreme temperatures, and vibration throughout various facility areas. This role also regularly engages in prolonged standing, walking, communicating, and sensory tasks throughout each shift, while frequently handling objects, climbing, balancing, and performing various physical movements such as stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling as part of job duties. The use of close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus is required.  

Available Shift: 3rd Shift (11PM-7AM) & alternating weekends, shift differential offered.

What you’ll need to be successful.

• Requires Industrial Maintenance Mechanic and/or State Mechanical Journeyman certification, or equivalent experience and demonstrated competency; additionally, candidate must possess basic electrical knowledge—including electrical/instrumentation tech school credits, OJT, or millwright coursework (2008 or later)—or equivalent experience and demonstrated competency.
• Demonstrates safe working practices with 480 volt three-phase power, possesses basic knowledge of electrical systems (power distribution, control wiring, PLCs, VFDs, servos), performs troubleshooting and component replacement, interprets VFD faults, and sets up codes on coders; does not perform installation or programming of advanced systems.
• Must have own tools to perform related tasks safely.
• Must possess strong knowledge and ability to interpret mechanical and electrical prints, schematics, and wiring diagrams relevant to the field.
• Maintains a continuous learning mindset and adapts quickly to new equipment, processes, and roles.
• Demonstrates strong technical ability with a digital-first approach, embracing new technologies and accurately entering data.
• Communicates clearly with all levels of the organization, follows instructions (written/oral/diagram form), and completes necessary documentation independently in English.
• Pays close attention to detail, prioritizing product quality, safety, and accurate record-keeping.
• Physically capable of meeting job requirements and consistently brings a positive, team-focused attitude to work.
• Demonstrates adaptability, technical proficiency, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills while working independently or collaboratively to ensure effective and logical decision-making in diverse situations.
• Demonstrates the physical capability to bend frequently and lift heavy objects (up to 40 pounds), alongside proficiency in safely operating Powered Industrial Vehicles to support workplace operations.
   

Benefits of the role.

• Competitive hourly rate
• Insurance day ONE of employment
• 401k match up to 6%
• PTO, company holidays, wellness days
• Maternity/paternity leave
• Set schedule/overtime allowances
• Education reimbursement
   

About McCain

• Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with 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.

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.

Compensation Package:  - Starting at 34.60 USD hourly + Bonus eligibility + Hourly Pay Differential for applicable shifts

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.