What are the responsibilities and job description for the Industrial Maintenance Mechanic position at McCain Foods?
Position Title: Industrial Maintenance Mechanic FRY
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI (Plover Fry Facility)
Schedule: 8hr Monday-Friday (rotating weekends with weekdays off to compensate)
Requisition ID: 40084
About McCain
At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!
Why join the McCain family
Your Life – we’re here to help you fulfill your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.
Your Success – work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success.
Your Impact – we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.
McCain is a place where you can grow from the ground up, so join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain.
About The Role
As an Industrial Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining site assets and ensuring the mechanical and electrical operability of plant equipment. This role supports safe, efficient, and reliable production by performing routine and emergency maintenance, troubleshooting equipment issues, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the facility.
Leadership Principles
Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.
Maintain site assets by performing mechanical and general electrical maintenance, modifying and assembling equipment as needed, and supporting the safe, efficient operation of plant systems. This role is responsible for the care, maintenance, and operability of all associated equipment in accordance with safety and quality specifications, regulatory guidelines, and company policies, with minimal supervision.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually—your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we’re better together.
The Benefits of Working for McCain
Benefits
McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including but not limited to:
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.
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 the Collective Agreement, country, provincial and state governing plans 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 that this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here.
Job Family: Manufacturing
Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Wisconsin Rapids
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Location: Wisconsin Rapids, WI (Plover Fry Facility)
Schedule: 8hr Monday-Friday (rotating weekends with weekdays off to compensate)
Requisition ID: 40084
About McCain
At McCain, we’re feeding the world: from French fries to cakes, we contribute to the important role food plays in people's lives. That’s why we’re dedicated to ensuring our core values—Family, Authentic, Trusted, and Quality—shine through every day. As a privately owned family company with over 60 years of experience, a presence in more than 160 countries, and a global team of 22,000 people, our values and culture are at the heart of everything we do. We believe that we can work together, along with our business and community partners, to bring sustainable growth and positive change today, tomorrow, and for generations to come. Join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain!
Why join the McCain family
Your Life – we’re here to help you fulfill your potential, flourish, and thrive in work and life.
Your Success – work alongside passionate individuals who are committed to supporting your career ambitions, drive, and success.
Your Impact – we want you to make a meaningful, lasting impact for you, for your colleagues, and for the business.
McCain is a place where you can grow from the ground up, so join us and see how you can MAKE IT at McCain.
About The Role
As an Industrial Maintenance Technician, you will be responsible for maintaining site assets and ensuring the mechanical and electrical operability of plant equipment. This role supports safe, efficient, and reliable production by performing routine and emergency maintenance, troubleshooting equipment issues, and contributing to continuous improvement initiatives across the facility.
Leadership Principles
Our principles, each with related practices, guide our actions across the organization. Together, they address how McCain interacts with our customers and employees, and how we work as individuals and collectively to find success. While each role adheres to the Leadership Principles, individual roles may focus more on a specific principle or principles.
- We are customer obsessed – By understanding their needs and leveraging insights, we drive mutual success.
- We think big and plan ahead – We take smart risks, innovate, and refine processes for long-term success.
- We bring out the best in our people – Inclusion, trust, and empowerment help our people thrive.
- We act like owners – We clear obstacles and own our work, together.
Maintain site assets by performing mechanical and general electrical maintenance, modifying and assembling equipment as needed, and supporting the safe, efficient operation of plant systems. This role is responsible for the care, maintenance, and operability of all associated equipment in accordance with safety and quality specifications, regulatory guidelines, and company policies, with minimal supervision.
Major Duties and Responsibilities
- Perform scheduled and emergency mechanical and general electrical maintenance on plant equipment
- Troubleshoot, repair, install, adjust, and fabricate equipment and systems
- Support plant safety programs and comply with OSHA, NEC/NFPA 70E, and food safety standards
- Maintain clean work areas and accurate maintenance records within the CMMS system
- Participate in continuous improvement and reliability-centered maintenance activities
- Lubricate assets using precision lubrication techniques
- Provide technical support to team members and respond efficiently to trouble calls
- Coordinate with engineers, project managers, and contractors as needed
- Obtain and maintain forklift certification
- Perform other duties as assigned
- Strong mechanical aptitude, electrical fundamentals, and ability to work independently
- Physically capable of performing demanding work, including awkward positions
- Ability to work safely around noise, chemicals, and outdoor conditions
- Must supply own tools required to perform maintenance tasks
- Journeyman-level Industrial Maintenance Technician or Millwright certification, or equivalent experience
- Basic knowledge of 480V three-phase power, power distribution, control wiring, PLCs, and VFDs
- Basic electrical troubleshooting skills, including component replacement and VFD fault recognition
- No PLC, VFD, servo, or instrumentation programming responsibilities; may include coder setup
- Ability to read mechanical and electrical drawings and schematics
- Effective written and verbal communication skills
- Compliance with PPE, GMP, and food safety requirements
We are McCain: this statement is about our power collectively and our importance individually—your impact is a significant part of the business. Our winning culture focuses on authenticity and trust so we can always bring out the best in our people. Here, you have the opportunity to learn, grow, and thrive while being yourself. Join our team to see why we’re better together.
The Benefits of Working for McCain
Benefits
McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including but not limited to:
- 401k match at 6%
- Adoption Assistance
- Infertility Assistance
- Education Reimbursement Assistance
- Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave
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.
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 the Collective Agreement, country, provincial and state governing plans 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 that this will be handled in accordance with McCain’s Global Privacy Policy and Global Employee Privacy Policy, as applicable. You can understand how your personal information is being handled here.
Job Family: Manufacturing
Location(s): US - United States of America : Wisconsin : Wisconsin Rapids
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.