Technical Operative

McCain Foods; York and North Yorkshire; On-site; GBP 23,000 - 31,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Paid overtime

Pension scheme

Annual leave 200h

Life insurance

Enhanced maternity/paternity pay

Health cash plan (Medicash)

Wellbeing support (TELUS Health)

Cycle to work

Job summary

McCain Foods Scarborough site is seeking a Technical Operative to join our Panama shift team. Based at Scarborough plant in North Yorkshire, you’ll supervise deliveries, operate a forklift, and perform QA/QC checks on incoming potatoes to ensure product quality and customer satisfaction.

You’ll be part of a fast-paced FMCG environment with emphasis on accuracy, record-keeping, and collaboration across shift teams; a valid forklift licence and strong English skills are essential.

Qualifications

• Valid Forklift Truck licence (active).
• Experience in a fast-paced, high-volume environment.
• Experience in FMCG/food manufacturing desirable.
• Experience with shift work; Panama shift pattern.
• Able to own, inspect, and act on quality checks.

Responsibilities

• Manage and coordinate oncoming site deliveries.
• Operate a forklift safely and efficiently.
• Carry out sampling and quality checks on incoming potatoes.
• Ensure products meet quality standards; flag issues.
• Complete QA/QC checks and documentation.
• Communicate with shift/area management and colleagues.

Skills

Forklift licence

Fast-paced work

English proficiency

QA/QC experience

Job description

Scarborough 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.

Position Title: Technical Operative

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 43630

Technical Operative - Shift C

Scarborough 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.

You’ll be based at our Scarborough plant in North Yorkshire. We opened this plant back in the swinging sixties, but it’s definitely not stuck in the past. Our team of over 300 colleagues work hard to make sure the quality of our products keep our customers returning for more, for now and years to come!

Shift Pattern: Panama Shift.

2 days on, 1 day off, 2 nights on, 3 days off.

What You’ll Be Doing.

• Manage and coordinate oncoming site deliveries.
• Operate a forklift safely and efficiently.
• Carry out sampling and quality checks on incoming potatoes (size, shape, defects).
• Ensure product meets agreed quality standards and proactively identify any issues that might lead to negative customer feedback.
• Complete associated QA/QC checks and documentation.
• Communicate effectively with the shift and area management teams, flagging any issues promptly.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful.

• A valid Forklift Truck licence is essential. Applications from candidates whose licence has recently expired will also be considered.
• You will have experience working in a fast-paced, high-volume environment, with the ability to meet targets and adapt quickly to changing priorities.
• Experience within FMCG or food manufacturing is highly desirable, along with previous shift-working experience. The Scarborough site operates a Panama shift pattern, so flexibility is essential.
• You take ownership of your work, carrying out quality checks, identifying issues, and taking appropriate action using your own initiative.
• Strong written and verbal English skills are essential, as the role involves completing production records and following documented procedures accurately.
• Experience in QA, QC, or quality checking is advantageous. Skills in inspections, monitoring standards, and implementing corrective actions will be highly transferable to this role.

Benefits.

Although we do encourage you to taste the goods, you'll be pleased to know we don't pay you in chips. Alongside a competitive salary, you'll enjoy a range of benefits including:

• Paid overtime
• An excellent salary sacrifice pension scheme where we'll contribute double what you do, up to a maximum of 12% of your salary
• A generous 200hrs annual leave
• Life insurance cover providing peace of mind for you and your family
• Enhanced maternity and paternity pay, because the moments that matter outside of work matter to us too
• Medicash health cash plan, helping you claim money back on everyday healthcare costs, with access to a virtual GP and wellbeing support
• TELUS Health employee and family assistance programme offering full wellbeing support - including a 24/7 confidential counselling line, legal and financial guidance, and a range of employee discounts.
• Salary sacrifice cycle to work scheme
• A paid 'Chips In' Volunteering Day, giving you the opportunity to support projects that make a positive impact in our communities

And because you're joining a global business, your career opportunities don't stop at the factory gate. Whether you're looking to deepen your expertise, step into leadership, or even explore opportunities internationally, we'll support your growth. With ambitious plans for the future, there's plenty of scope to develop your career with us.

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.

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.

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: Engineering & Technical

Location(s): GB - United Kingdom : England : Scarborough

Company: McCain Foods (G.B.) Ltd