Position Title: Sorter- Inspector
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Grade: Scale 02_UFCW
Requisition ID: 43268
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 seeking a Sorter Inspector to join our team in Burley, Idaho. This role plays a critical part in maintaining product quality by inspecting, trimming, and sorting potato products on the production line. The position operates on a 12-hour day shift and requires flexibility to rotate between processing and packaging areas to support efficient operations and consistent quality standards.
What you’ll be doing.
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Inspect potatoes and potato products on conveyor lines to ensure product quality
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Remove defective items that do not meet specifications for size, shape, color, or uniformity
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Trim defects from potatoes using a knife as needed
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Sort defective products to waste streams or alternate processing lines
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Identify and remove foreign materials from the inspection belt
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Notify supervisors of quality concerns or foreign material findings
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Rotate between processing and packaging positions as required
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Maintain a clean and safe work environment while following all safety protocols
What you’ll need to be successful.
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Ability to read, write, and comprehend simple instructions and basic communications
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Strong attention to detail and ability to visually identify product defects
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Ability to follow written and verbal instructions with consistency
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Basic problem-solving skills and sound judgment
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Ability to communicate effectively with team members and supervisors
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Willingness and ability to work a 12-hour shift and rotate across production areas
About the team.
You will be part of the Burley manufacturing team, working closely with production and packaging operators to ensure high product quality standards. The team collaborates across shifts and functions to maintain efficiency, safety, and continuous improvement in plant operations.
Compensation and benefits.
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Shift differential available for applicable shifts (e.g., $1.50 for graveyard)
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Paid holidays and paid time off
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100% employer-paid health, dental, and vision insurance for employees and eligible dependents
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401(k) with employer match
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Health Savings Account (HSA)
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Adoption and infertility assistance programs
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Education reimbursement assistance
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Paid maternity and paternity leave
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Additional well-being programs, including mental health resources and company-supported volunteer time
Compensation is based on experience, skill set, education, and business needs. Benefits may vary based on collective agreements, location, and role requirements.
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.
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.
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Job Family: Manufacturing
Location(s): US - United States of America : Idaho : Burley
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
