Sorter/Inpsector

McCain Foods; Burley (ID); On-site; USD 25,000 - 33,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Shift differential

Set schedule

Paid holidays

Health insurance

Dental & vision coverage

401k with match

HSA

Adoption assistance

Infertility assistance

Education reimbursement

Maternity leave

Paternity leave

Job summary

McCain Foods USA, Inc. in Burley, Idaho is seeking a detail‑oriented Sorter Inspector for a 12‑hour NIGHT shift.

You will trim, inspect, and sort line flow, removing major defects and foreign material to ensure product quality and consistency. Rotating through processing and packaging positions, you will visually identify defects, cut away issues with a knife, and notify supervision of any foreign material found on the inspection belt.

Qualifications

• Must read, write and understand simple instructions and memos.
• Must present information effectively to groups.
• Must apply common sense to detailed written or oral instructions.

Responsibilities

• Selects potatoes or potato products that require quality improvement (defect removal) from product conveyors.
• Through visual inspection, removes defective units which fail to meet quality specifications for color, shape, size, uniformity or other quality attributes.
• Uses a knife to cut off necessary defects from potatoes, or sorts defective potatoes or potato products to waste or another line as required.
• Inspects for and removes any foreign material from inspection belt, and notifies supervision.

Skills

Reading & writing

Public speaking

Follow instructions

Job description

Position Title: Sorter/Inpsector

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 43503

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.

McCain Foods is accepting applications for a Sorter Inspector, to work a 12-hour NIGHT shift at the Burley, Idaho plant. This position is responsible for trimming off, inspecting, and sorting line flow while removing major defects and/or foreign material from potatoes or potato products to ensure size, color, and shape that otherwise fail to meet visual or measured quality parameters. This position requires rotation through the various positions between processing and packaging.

What You’ll Be Doing.

• Selects potatoes or potato products that require quality improvement (defect removal) from product conveyors.
• Through visual inspection, removes defective units which fail to meet quality specifications for color, shape, size, uniformity or other quality attributes.
• Uses a knife to cut off necessary defects from potatoes, or sorts defective potatoes or potato products to waste or another line as required.
• Inspects for and removes any foreign material from inspection belt, and notifies supervision.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful.

• Must have the ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Must have the ability to effectively present information before groups of customers or employees.
• Must have ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions.

Benefits of the role

• $1.50 shift differential for graveyard positions.
• Set schedule for entire calendar year
• Paid Holidays, Paid Time Off
• Health, vision, and dental insurance premiums are 100% paid by McCain Foods for employees, spouses, and qualifying dependents
• 401k with employer match
• HSA
• Adoption Assistance
• Infertility Assistance
• Education Reimbursement Assistance
• Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

About McCain

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 18.65 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 : Idaho : Burley

Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.