SSHB Blancher Attendant B2D

McCain Foods; Burley (ID); On-site; USD 28,000 - 32,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health coverage

Retirement benefits

Leave benefits

Vacation & holidays

Volunteer time

Mental health resources

Job summary

McCain Foods USA, Inc. is seeking a SSHB Blancher Attendant B2D to support blancher operations in Burley, Idaho. You will monitor equipment, maintain sanitation, and assist with quality control to ensure high-quality frozen potato products.

The role requires a high school diploma and basic math, with a focus on safety and teamwork in a fast-paced production environment. We offer competitive pay and benefits.

Qualifications

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Previous manufacturing, food processing, or production experience preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, safety documents.
• Basic math skills using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to follow written, verbal, and diagram-based instructions.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to product quality.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Commitment to food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standards.

Responsibilities

• Monitor blancher speed and temperature to meet standards.
• Maintain water levels, cleanliness, and temperatures.
• Prepare sugar and SAPP solutions per specifications.
• Collect product samples and support quality analysis.
• Perform cleaning and sanitation per safety requirements.
• Maintain SSHB line equipment and freezer belts.
• Conduct preventative maintenance on cutters and equipment.
• Report operational concerns to leadership.
• Provide relief coverage for team members when needed.
• Follow safety, food safety, quality, and company policies.

Skills

Reading instructions

Basic math

Attention to detail

Teamwork

Food safety awareness

Education

High school diploma, GED, or equivalent

Job description

Position Title: SSHB Blancher Attendant B2D

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Grade: Scale 06_UFCW

Requisition ID: 44334

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.

The SSHB Blancher Attendant is responsible for maintaining blancher operations, sanitation standards, and equipment performance to support the production of high-quality potato products. This role monitors blancher speed, temperature, and product flow while ensuring equipment cleanliness, food safety compliance, and operational efficiency throughout the SSHB processing area.

What You’ll Be Doing.

• Monitor and adjust blancher speed and temperature to achieve production and quality standards.
• Maintain proper water levels, cleanliness, and operating temperatures within the blancher system.
• Mix and prepare sugar and SAPP solutions according to established specifications.
• Collect product samples and support quality analysis activities.
• Perform cleaning and sanitation activities in accordance with food safety and sanitation requirements.
• Maintain and sanitize SSHB line equipment and freezer belts to support efficient operations.
• Conduct preventative maintenance activities on cutters and related equipment.
• Monitor equipment performance and report operational concerns to leadership.
• Support production requirements by providing relief coverage for other team members as needed.
• Follow all safety, food safety, quality, and company policies and procedures.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful.

• High school diploma, GED, or equivalent required.
• Previous manufacturing, food processing, or production experience preferred.
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, correspondence, operating procedures, and safety documents.
• Basic math skills, including the ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide using whole numbers, fractions, and decimals.
• Ability to follow written, verbal, and diagram-based instructions accurately.
• Strong attention to detail and commitment to product quality.
• Ability to work independently and as part of a team in a fast-paced manufacturing environment.
• Commitment to maintaining food safety, sanitation, and workplace safety standards.

Physical Requirements.

• Frequent standing and reaching with hands and arms.
• Occasional walking, sitting, handling materials, climbing, balancing, stooping, kneeling, crouching, crawling, and communicating in a manufacturing environment.
• Ability to lift and move up to 50 pounds occasionally, with or without reasonable accommodation.
• Ability to perform work requiring close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and focus adjustment.

About The Team.

The SSHB production team supports critical processing operations that directly impact product quality and production efficiency. Team members work closely with Operations, Quality, Maintenance, and Sanitation teams to ensure equipment performance, food safety compliance, and consistent product standards. This role contributes to the success of McCain's Burley facility, which employs approximately 700 team members and produces frozen potato products enjoyed around the world.

About McCain.

Click Here to learn more about McCain and how we provide 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.

Our purpose is grounded in building meaningful relationships. We're big believers in the power of working together in person. It helps us stay connected, collaborate more effectively, and grow as a team. At the same time, we recognize the importance of flexibility. Most office-based roles follow a hybrid model, with the option to work remotely two days a week. There may be exceptions depending on the role and location, so we encourage you to speak with your recruiter for more details.

Compensation Package.

- Starting at 20.66 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.

• health coverage (medical, dental, vision, prescription drug)
• retirement savings benefits
• leave support, including medical, family and bereavement
• vacation and holidays
• company-supported volunteering time
• 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.