Packing Shed Coordinator

McCain Foods; Summerside; On-site; CAD 2,728,000 - 3,885,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement benefits

Paid leave

Job summary

McCain Foods in Summerside, PEI, is seeking a Packing Shed Coordinator to lead daily packing operations for fresh potatoes. You will balance hands-on work with administrative duties, ensuring safe, efficient packing and accurate shipments while collaborating with supervision, sales, and logistics teams.

The role emphasizes safety, reliability, and timely production, with opportunities to contribute to continuous improvements in a dynamic agricultural environment.

Qualifications

• Experience in growing or packing fresh potatoes is an asset.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills are required.
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office and ability to use databases/spreadsheets/inventory systems.
• Ability to work with urgency in a fast-paced environment.
• Safety-first mindset to support McCain safety program.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.

Responsibilities

• Drive operational efficiency and productivity within the packing facility to meet customer requirements and quality standards.
• Support supervisors in managing hourly employees, monitor performance and attendance, and provide training.
• Participate in Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) and coordinate safety initiatives.
• Coordinate production schedules with sales teams to ensure on-time order fulfillment and shipping.
• Oversee weekly inventory counts of materials and supplies, ensure accurate records and replenishment.
• Supervise quality control inspections and implement corrective actions for deviations.
• Direct and monitor equipment operation to optimize performance and minimize downtime.
• Manage shipping and receiving activities with accurate labeling and documentation.

Skills

Organizational skills

Leadership

Communication

Adaptability

Teamwork

Safety awareness

Tools

Microsoft Office

Job description

Packing Shed Coordinator

Summerside, Prince Edward Island, Canada

Regular - Full-Time

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.

The Packing Shed Coordinator is responsible for organizing and supervising daily operations within the packing shed. This role ensures efficient, safe, and accurate packing and shipment of fresh potatoes, strict adherence to food safety and quality standards, and effective communication between teams. The coordinator works closely with supervisors, staff, and logistics teams, balancing hands-on and administrative responsibilities.

What You’ll Be Doing.

• Drive operational efficiency and productivity within the packing facility, ensuring processes consistently meet or exceed customer requirements and quality standards.
• Support supervisors in managing hourly employees, including monitoring performance and attendance, directing daily work assignments, and providing training for new hires and cross-functional tasks.
• Actively participate in the Joint Health & Safety Committee (JHSC) and collaborate with the Health & Safety Lead to support comprehensive staff training and adherence to safety initiatives and regulatory requirements.
• Work closely with sales teams to optimize production schedules and help ensure timely, accurate order fulfillment and on-time shipping.
• Oversee weekly inventory counts of packaging materials, pallets, and other relevant supplies, ensuring accurate record-keeping and timely replenishment.
• Supervise quality control inspections and promptly address deviations by implementing corrective actions to maintain product integrity.
• Direct and monitor equipment adjustments and operation, including sizers, washers, and scales, to support optimal performance and minimal downtime.
• Manage shipping and receiving activities, verifying outgoing shipments are accurately identified, labeled, and documented according to company and customer specifications.
• Oversee daily and preventative cleaning and maintenance programs for facility equipment, ensuring reliability and compliance with safety standards.
• Coordinate potato storage facility filling and monitoring while maintaining optimal storage conditions and accurate inventory records.
• Organize and manage daily procurement and movement of raw materials from grower storage to the packing shed to support customer orders efficiently.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful.

• Experience in the growing or packing of fresh potatoes, or a background in agriculture, would be considered an asset.
• Excellent organizational and leadership skills.
• Computer skills, including Microsoft Office, with the ability to use basic technology such as databases, spreadsheets, and inventory management systems.
• Ability to work with a sense of urgency in an ever-changing, fast-paced environment.
• A safety-first mindset to complement and help drive our safety program.
• Excellent interpersonal and relationship-building skills.
• Flexibility to work beyond normal hours due to production and shipping needs, including some weekend work.

About The Team.

This role is part of McCain’s Agriculture team in Summerside, supporting fresh potato packing operations. The Packing Shed Coordinator works closely with the Packing Shed Supervisor, hourly employees, sales, logistics, growers, and quality and safety partners to keep daily production, shipping, and storage activities running smoothly.

The above information indicates the general nature and level of work performed by employees within this classification. It is not a comprehensive inventory of all duties, responsibilities, and qualifications required of employees assigned to this job.

About McCain.

Click here to learn more about McCain and how we provide you with 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.

Compensation Package: Starting at $24.00 CAD 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. This posting is for an existing vacancy.

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. Employees are 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 vacation and holidays, company-supported volunteering time, and mental health resources. Coverages are aligned with applicable law 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 know and we will work with you to find appropriate solutions.

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