Repack Operator – 1050025

McCain Foods; United States; On-site; USD 31,000 - 43,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

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

Job summary

McCain is seeking a Repack Operator to set up and operate the sealer, box former, and flex picker in a safe, efficient manner according to quality specs and company policy. You will direct the packaging team’s workflow and coordinate with the Repack Specialist to meet production goals while maintaining product quality and traceability.

The role requires adapting to new equipment, performing code-date audits, and following GMP/safety guidelines in a manufacturing environment with potential

Qualifications

• High school diploma or equivalent is required.
• 1+ year of experience working in food manufacturing is 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 and completes necessary documentation in English.

Responsibilities

• 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 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.
• Ensure compliance with GMP/safety guidelines and complete code date audits accurately.

Job description

About the role

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.

What you’ll be doing

• 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.

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

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.

What you’ll need to be successful

• High school diploma or equivalent.
• 1+ year of experience working in food manufacturing 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 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

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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 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.