What are the responsibilities and job description for the Inspector position at McCain Foods?
Position Title: Inspector
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 43025
About The Role.
The Quality Inspector is responsible for monitoring, inspecting, and verifying the quality and safety of incoming raw potatoes and finished frozen products. This role ensures compliance with internal specifications, regulatory standards (FDA, USDA where applicable), and food safety programs including BRCGS, HACCP, and GMPs. The Inspector plays a critical role in preventing non-conforming materials from entering or leaving the production process while supporting efficient production flow and maintaining a safe, compliant environment.
What You’ll Be Doing.
Compensation Package: Starting at $20/hour plus $1.50 Shift Differential
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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 : Maine : Washburn
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 43025
About The Role.
The Quality Inspector is responsible for monitoring, inspecting, and verifying the quality and safety of incoming raw potatoes and finished frozen products. This role ensures compliance with internal specifications, regulatory standards (FDA, USDA where applicable), and food safety programs including BRCGS, HACCP, and GMPs. The Inspector plays a critical role in preventing non-conforming materials from entering or leaving the production process while supporting efficient production flow and maintaining a safe, compliant environment.
What You’ll Be Doing.
- Inspect incoming raw potatoes for size, defects, rot, foreign material, and overall quality
- Verify supplier compliance with product specifications and contractual requirements
- Collect, document, and manage samples for testing (e.g., solids, sugar levels, defects)
- Inspect finished frozen products for color, texture, size, uniformity, and defects
- Monitor critical control points including metal detection, weight checks, and in-process quality checks
- Communicate non-conforming material issues to Quality Assurance (QA) and Production teams
- Maintain accurate inspection records, logs, and documentation in a timely manner
- Support internal and external audits and maintain audit-ready conditions
- Follow all Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), HACCP requirements, and sanitation protocols
- Identify, report, and escalate food safety risks or contamination concerns promptly
- Partner cross-functionally with Production, Warehouse, and Procurement to resolve quality issues
- Maintain clean and organized workspaces, ensuring proper handling and storage of materials and samples
- High school diploma or GED required
- 1–3 years of experience in food manufacturing, quality inspection, or a related role preferred
- Working knowledge of food safety systems such as HACCP, GMPs, and BRCGS preferred
- Strong attention to detail with the ability to identify defects and inconsistencies
- Basic computer skills for data entry, reporting, and documentation
- Ability to work effectively in cold and industrial manufacturing environments
- Strong communication and teamwork skills across multiple functions
- Reliable attendance, with willingness to work flexible or extended hours during peak periods
- Commitment to safety practices, including proper PPE use and adherence to all safety procedures
- Ability to perform physical tasks including lifting (10–40 lbs.), standing for extended periods, and continuous movement
Compensation Package: Starting at $20/hour plus $1.50 Shift Differential
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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 : Maine : Washburn
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.