Packaging Operator

McCain Foods; Coaldale; On-site; CAD 30,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

Join a leading company in the food industry as a Packaging Operator in Coaldale, Alberta. This full-time role involves operating packaging equipment, ensuring quality control, and maintaining a safe work environment. Successful candidates will have a strong understanding of packaging processes, mechanical skills, and a customer-first mindset. McCain Foods prioritizes employee safety and well-being with comprehensive benefits to support your career and personal growth.

Benefits

Health coverage (medical, dental, vision)

Retirement savings benefits

Vacation and holidays

Company-supported volunteering time

Mental health resources

Qualifications

• Must have a proven history of safe work habits.
• Ability to multi-task and prioritize efficiently.
• Familiarity with product flow through packaging area.

Responsibilities

• Efficiently sets up and operates bagging machines.
• Monitors packaging waste and takes corrective action.
• Troubleshoots equipment malfunctions and works with maintenance.

Skills

Mathematical ability

Mechanical aptitude

Problem-solving skills

Time management

Education

Grade 12 education

Tools

Statistical Process Control software

SAP

Job description

Position Title: Packaging Operator

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Coaldale

Grade:Scale 08

Requisition ID:36509

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.

This role is responsible for the safe and efficient operation of our packaging equipment, in cooperation with their other packaging team members. This employee will be required to take ownership of their assigned area and its output, ensure they take part in all planning and development activities within their team, and keep the area well maintained to delivery quality products to our customers.

What you’ll be doing.

• Efficiently sets up and operates the bagging machines to obtain maximum bags per minute.
• Monitors packaging waste and takes corrective action to minimize it.
• Ensure proper functioning of product scales.
• Troubleshoots all equipment malfunctions and escalates issues to the maintenance department when required.
• Willing and able to problem solve with the maintenance department.
• Completes all product changeovers including machine adjustments and switching from polyethylene film to paper.
• Ensures that the case packers (Blueprints) are set in such a fashion to satisfy production and quality requirements.
• Ensures that bags and cases are properly sealed, coded and maintain at or below giveaways target by product.
• Must be able to operate bag check weighers, case erectors, X-Ray/Metal Detector and case tapers.
• Maintain good housekeeping throughout the packaging area including 5S and other routinely scheduled tasks including Food Safety Audit and Equipment Asset Care.
• Maintains all required checks and documentation including entering SPC data as directed and written in job procedure.
• Validating CCP per procedure and documenting accordingly.
• Recognize food safety and workmanship concerns and calling them out to leadership immediately to be dealt with accordingly.
• Ability to consume packaging materials in SAP.
• Other related duties as assigned.

What you’ll need to be successful.

• Mathematical ability to perform basic calculations.

• Must be familiar with product flow through packaging area.

• Familiarity with Statistical Process Control software (OSI PI) and SAP data entry.

• Ability to multi-task and prioritize efficiently using effective time management and organizational skills.

• Physically capable of performing all required duties including some heavy and/or repetitive lifting (up to 50lbs).

• Able to work with minimal supervision.

• Mechanical aptitude and problem-solving skills to minimize performance issues.

• Willing to work and adapt to cold temperatures.

• Preference will be given to candidates with a minimum of Grade 12 education.

• Must have proven history of safe work habits.

• Must be willing to cross train in other areas.

• Must be willing to work in a team-based atmosphere.

• Must be willing to take Compactor Training.

• Successful completion of a 90-day familiarization period.

• Must be willing to work on any shift.

Physical Requirements

• Physically capable of performing all required duties.

Compensation Package:$30.55-$31.81 after six monthsCAD hourly

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/training, and other organizational needs.

Benefits: At McCain,we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing programs reflect that. Employeesare eligible for the following benefits:health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug), retirement savings benefits, and leave support including medical, family and bereavement. Wellbeing programs include vacationandholidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned to country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role.Additional benefit details available during the application process.

Your well-being matters to us, and we’re here to provide you with the necessary resources to support you in being your best self at work — and at home.

McCain Foods 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 knowand 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 Policyand Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. You can understand how your personal information isbeing handled here.

Job Family:Manufacturing
Division:NA Potato Manufacturing
Department:CDL Potato Production Plant 1
Location(s): CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale

Company:McCain Foods (Canada)