Position Title: Packaging Lead

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Rice Lake

Grade: Scale 06_NONU

Requisition ID: 20231

Join our team in making delicious, planet-friendly food, you and your family already enjoy!

The Rice Lake plant is looking for an Packaging Technician Lead, to join our team on 3rd shift. Pay is $27.24 per hour which includes our Shift Differential.

Hours are Sunday through Thursday from 11 pm to 7 am.

About McCain:

McCain Foods is proud to be a family and values-driven company. Our values are integral to our culture, helping to shape how we operate, how we work together and the choices we make. They are a big part of what makes us unique. McCain Foods opened their first production facility in their hometown of Florenceville, New Brunswick, Canada. McCain Foods quickly established itself within the Canadian marketplace and then began a journey to become the world's largest manufacturer of frozen French fries and potato specialties.

McCain products can be found in thousands of restaurants and supermarket freezers around the world. In addition to fries, McCain also produces other foods, including appetizers, oven meals, vegetables and juice for both the retail and foodservice industries.

Why You Should Join Our Rice Lake Team:

McCain Food’s facility in Rice Lake, WI is a state-of-the-art food processing plant, employing approximately 275 employees. This site specializes in the production of onion rings. Fun Fact: The Red Robin tower of rings is made right here in Rice Lake, WI.

McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including:

• 10 days of Paid Time Off and 10 Paid Holidays
• Education Assistance
• Headphones to Listen to Music While you Work
• Dedicated Smoking area
• Recognition as Employee of the Month and Year
• Days off with Pay to Volunteer at Community Events and much, much more!

Summary:

Under limited supervision, the Packaging Lead will be responsible for increasing employee’s versatility and expertise through hands on training, coaching and support. Assists in the development training and center-line of packing equipment. Also, under limited supervision will perform various duties to ensure correct packaging materials are used and packaging machinery runs efficiently to keep up with line flow. The Packaging Lead must also be able to perform all of Packaging Technician duties and responsibilities and expected to fill in as a packaging technician, as needed. Packaging Lead should be able work in a safe manner following all safety rules and JSA’s.

Key Responsibilities:

• Provide training, guidance, and direction to packaging employees to maximize the operator’s development and utilization of their skillsets through continuous improvement.
• Partner with maintenance and operators to identify and resolve equipment related issues, improve equipment efficiencies, and assist in the rollout of new equipment.

• Guide operators in making necessary equipment adjustments and equipment re-configurations to maximize efficiency and performance of equipment.
• Provide recommendations and support for improving operational capabilities .
• Assist with the development and training of new processes implemented in production.
• Monitor training plans for team members. Coach and help evaluate packaging team members.
• Must be able to lift and carry 30 lb.

• Must communicate well with production team to ensure product quality and smooth operation of plant.

• Reports unusual problems or conditions to management.

• Backfills for packaging technicians in their absence.
• Other duties may be assigned as necessary.

Equal Opportunity Employer:

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace. As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger. 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 meet your needs. Your privacy is important to us. By submitting personal data or information to us, you agree this will be handled in accordance with the Global Privacy Policy .