Requisition ID: 44471

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 Utility Worker - Operations is responsible for general cleanup tasks within the processing department, ensuring a sanitary and organized work environment. Additionally, the role provides relief for specialized utilities, assisting in various operational functions as needed to maintain efficient workflow. Your day-to-day may consist of:

• Supporting and relieving specialized utility and starch/ingredient attendants as needed.
• Transporting and processing waste totes, including cleaning, inserting new liners, and entering waste information into systems.
• Maintaining a clean, neat, and orderly work environment, participating in factory clean-ups.
• Adhering to and promoting company safety regulations, requiring chemical training and forklift certification.
• Performing assigned duties with moderate mental and manual skills, exercising care to prevent injuries and equipment damage.
   

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: A Crew/AM Shift (6AM-6PM) on a 2-2-3 schedule.

What you’ll need to be successful.

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 1+ years of relevant machine operating experience required, preferably working in a manufacturing environment – food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.
• Ability to obtain forklift certification required.
• 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 65 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

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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.

Compensation Package:  - Starting at 26.06 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.