Repack Operator

McCain Foods; Appleton (WI); On-site; USD 36,000 - 44,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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 Appleton, Wisconsin, is seeking a Repack Operator L11 for the 3rd shift. You will set up the sealer, box former, and flex picker, ensuring accuracy with quality specification sheets, GMP guidelines, and safe operation while guiding the packaging team.

This regular full-time role offers a starting rate of 26.87 USD hourly, bonus eligibility, and shift differential. Applicants need 6+ months in food manufacturing, the ability to lift up to 50 pounds, strong data entry

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 6+ months experience in food manufacturing; 12+ months preferred.
• Ability to enter data accurately and follow instructions in English.

Responsibilities

• Set up, change, and monitor recipes and codes on sealer, box former, and flex picker.
• Troubleshoot mechanical issues and sanitize equipment; report problems promptly.
• Direct workflow of packaging crew and coordinate changeovers.
• Train packaging staff and supervise breaks; ensure adequate supplies.
• Maintain GMP/safety standards and complete code date audits.

Skills

High school diploma or equivalent

Food manufacturing experience

Data entry accuracy

English communication

Lifting up to 50 pounds

Education

High School Diploma or GED

Tools

Powered Industrial Vehicles

Job description

Position Title: Repack Operator L11 - 3rd Shift

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Grade: 4A

Requisition ID: 44005

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.

Responsibilities

The Repack Operator is responsible for setting up and operating the sealer, box former, and flex picker in a safe and efficient manner according to quality specification sheets, customer satisfaction, and company policy. Must be able to direct the packaging team’s workflow with the Repack Specialist. Your day-to-day may consist of:

• Set up, change, and monitor recipes and code dates on laser and flex picker equipment, ensuring accuracy and legibility.
• Troubleshoot mechanical problems, sanitize assigned equipment, and communicate technical or product issues promptly to supervisors and maintenance staff.
• Coordinate product hold decisions, changeovers, and routine tasks with the Repack Specialist, Production Supervisor, and packing team.
• Direct and train packaging employees, oversee crew break rotations, and maintain required supplies (boxes, glue, etc.).
• Ensure compliance with GMP/safety guidelines, maintain a clean work area, and accurately complete code date audits.

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: 3rd Shift (10PM-6AM) Monday-Friday, shift differential offered.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful.

• High school diploma or equivalent
• 6+ months of experience working in food manufacturing, 12+ months in food manufacturing strongly preferred
• 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 50 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.

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 26.87 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.

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Job Family:

Manufacturing

Location(s):

US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Appleton

Company:

McCain Foods USA, Inc.