Cutter Operator

About The Role

The Prime Cutter Operator is responsible for operating, monitoring, and maintaining potato cutting equipment to ensure finished products consistently meet quality specifications and production requirements. This role plays a critical part in maximizing raw product utilization, maintaining equipment performance, and supporting safe, efficient manufacturing operations while adhering to food safety and sanitation standards.

What You’ll Be Doing

• Operate cutters and wet graders to achieve proper product cut uniformity and maximize raw product utilization.
• Monitor product quality and make machine adjustments to ensure finished products meet specifications.
• Sharpen, replace, and maintain cutter blades as needed to support efficient production.
• Disassemble and reassemble equipment for cleaning, maintenance, and product changeovers.
• Conduct sizing checks and document results to ensure compliance with quality standards.
• Perform required preventative maintenance and minor repairs on processing equipment.
• Troubleshoot equipment issues and communicate production or quality concerns to leadership and support teams.
• Clear line jams and respond quickly to minimize downtime and maintain operational efficiency.
• Maintain housekeeping and sanitation standards in accordance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Support food safety, employee safety, and continuous improvement initiatives throughout the production area.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• A High School Diploma or GED.
• Previous experience in a food manufacturing or potato processing environment is preferred.
• Mechanical aptitude with the ability to troubleshoot and perform basic equipment maintenance.
• Ability to use a computer to enter data, adjust machine settings, and generate reports.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to product quality.
• Ability to read and interpret safety policies, operating instructions, maintenance manuals, and production procedures.
• Effective communication skills with the ability to work collaboratively with cross-functional teams.
• Ability to successfully complete the Prime Cutter Operator Training and Certification Program.
• Commitment to workplace safety, food safety, and sanitation standards.

About The Team

The Prime Cutter team plays a key role in the production process by ensuring potatoes are cut to specification and delivered efficiently to downstream operations. Team members work closely with Production, Quality, Maintenance, and Operations teams to maintain product quality, equipment reliability, and overall plant performance. This position offers opportunities for skill development, certification, and career growth within manufacturing operations.

About McCain

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

Career Growth

This position offers opportunities for skill development, certification, and career growth within manufacturing operations.

McCain

McCain 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. Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. McCain leverages AI in the hiring process, though all final decisions are made by humans. You can understand our approach to AI and how your personal information is being handled here.

Job Family

Manufacturing

Location(s)

• US - United States of America : Idaho : Burley

Company

McCain Foods USA, Inc.