Operations Utility Worker

About This Role

The Utility Operations Worker plays a vital role in supporting plant operations by providing coverage across multiple production areas, including Line Lead, Packaging Technician, Material Handler, Onion Prep, and Separator roles. This position ensures smooth workflow and consistent product quality by stepping in where needed to maintain production efficiency.

Key Responsibilities

• Provide production support by filling in for key roles including Line Lead, Packaging Technician, Material Handler, Onion Prep, and Separator as needed to maintain smooth operations.
• Operate, set up, and adjust production and packaging equipment in accordance with established standards and safety procedures.
• Monitor machinery performance, troubleshoot minor issues, and report maintenance or operational concerns promptly.
• Absorb and assist in preparing, sorting, and processing raw onions, including end-cutting, peeling, slicing, and separating product to meet quality specifications.
• Handle, transport, and stage raw materials and finished goods using forklifts or manual methods while maintaining accurate inventory and documentation.
• Maintain proper supply levels for batter, breading, oil, and packaging materials to support continuous production flow.
• Perform line cleaning, sanitation, and general housekeeping to maintain a clean, safe work environment.
• Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), safety policies, and quality procedures.
• Communicate effectively with team members, line leads, and supervisors to help with production goals.
• Participate in training and cross-functional learning to stay proficient in multiple production areas.

Skills

• Willingness to learn new tasks and work in different departments as needed.
• Ability to follow instructions and maintain safety and quality standards.
• Good teamwork and communication skills.
• Dependable, flexible, and able to adapt to changing priorities.
• Basic mechanical understanding or interest in learning how machines operate.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent (GED) required.
• Experience in manufacturing, food production, or warehouse work is a plus.

About McCain

At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!

Leadership Principles

Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles. We are customer-obsessed. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success. We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success. We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.

Career Development

We are committed to providing opportunities for career development and advancement within McCain. We offer comprehensive training programs, mentorship initiatives, and professional development resources to help our employees grow and achieve their full potential.

Compensation and Benefits

The compensation package for this role includes a competitive hourly wage of $24.80 - $27.80 USD, bonus eligibility, and an hourly pay differential for applicable shifts. Benefits offered include 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. For additional details, please refer to the benefits section during the application process.

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.