Fryer Operator

McCain Foods; Wisconsin Rapids (WI); On-site; USD 86,789,000 - 96,432,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Competitive hourly rate

Insurance day ONE of employment

401k match up to 6%

PTO, holidays, wellness days

Maternity/paternity leave

Set schedule/overtime allowances

Education reimbursement

Job summary

McCain Foods USA, Inc. in Wisconsin Rapids is seeking a SP2/3 Fryer Operator for the D Crew. This full-time role involves operating and cleaning the 2/3 fryer lines, monitoring oil flow, and ensuring product quality.

You’ll perform line changeovers, complete documentation, and collaborate with Quality Control to maintain safety and standards. Candidates should have a high school diploma and 2+ years of machine operating experience, preferably in food manufacturing, with forklift certification

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent required.
• 2+ years of relevant machine operating experience required, preferably in manufacturing.

Responsibilities

• Operate and clean equipment on the Specialty 2/3 lines to ensure product quality.
• Monitor, control, and operate oil flow systems and line equipment.
• Complete required reports and participate in product quality testing.
• Notify maintenance of equipment breakdowns and perform line changes.
• Communicate with Quality Control and Process Control while following safety policies.

Skills

Machine operation

Forklift certification

Attention to detail

Safety compliance

English communication

Education

High school diploma or equivalent

Job description

Position Title: SP2/3 Fryer Operator P2 - D Crew

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Grade: 6A

Requisition ID: 44647

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

What you’ll be doing

The Fryer Operator Will Operate And Clean Equipment On The Specialty 2/3 Lines Under Normal Supervision To Ensure Product Quality Standards Are Met. Your Day-to-day May Consist Of

• Monitoring, controlling, and operating all equipment and oil flow systems to meet company standards and ensure product quality.


• Cleaning, sanitizing, and performing fryer boil-out, coordinating with clean-up personnel as required.


• Accurately completing required reports, records, and participating in product quality testing.


• Notifying maintenance and supervision of equipment breakdowns and completing necessary line changeovers.


• Communicating effectively with Quality Control, Process Control, and other team members while adhering to job safety policies.

This role works in a manufacturing environment with potential exposure to loud noises, strong odors, temperature fluctuations, moving machinery, wet or humid conditions, hazardous chemicals, high or confined areas, extreme temperatures, and vibration throughout various facility areas. This role also regularly engages in prolonged standing, walking, communicating, and sensory tasks throughout each shift, while frequently handling objects, climbing, balancing, and performing various physical movements such as stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling as part of job duties. The use of close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus is required.

Available Shift: D Crew/PM Shift (6PM-6AM) on a 2-2-3 schedule, shift differential offered.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful

• High school diploma or equivalent required.


• 2+ years of relevant machine operating experience required, preferably working in a manufacturing environment. Food manufacturing experience strongly preferred.


• Ability to obtain forklift certification required.


• Maintains a continuous learning mindset and adapts quickly to new equipment, processes, and roles.


• Demonstrates strong technical ability with a digital-first approach, embracing new technologies and accurately entering data.


• Communicates clearly with all levels of the organization, follows instructions (written/oral/diagram form), and completes necessary documentation independently in English.


• Pays close attention to detail, prioritizing product quality, safety, and accurate record-keeping.


• Physically capable of meeting job requirements and consistently brings a positive, team-focused attitude to work.


• Demonstrates adaptability, technical proficiency, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills while working independently or collaboratively to ensure effective and logical decision-making in diverse situations.


• Demonstrates the physical capability to bend frequently and lift heavy objects (up to 40 pounds), alongside proficiency in safely operating Powered Industrial Vehicles to support workplace operations.

Benefits Of The Role

• Competitive hourly rate


• Insurance day ONE of employment


• 401k match up to 6%


• PTO, company holidays, wellness days


• Maternity/paternity leave


• Set schedule/overtime allowances


• Education reimbursement

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.

AI & Digital Capabilities

At McCain, AI and digital capabilities are part of how we work and innovate. We value curiosity toward emerging technologies and the thoughtful, responsible use of AI-enabled tools to improve outcomes as part of our future-ready culture.

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 30.54 USD hourly + Bonus eligibility + Hourly Pay Differential for applicable shifts

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 and 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 well-being at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & well-being 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. Well-being 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 benefits 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.

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: Manufacturing

Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Wisconsin Rapids

Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.