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Poly Operator Assistant

McCain Foods
Othello, WA Full Time
POSTED ON 6/27/2026
AVAILABLE BEFORE 7/25/2026
Position Title: Poly Operator Assistant

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Grade: 3A

Requisition ID: 42855

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.

Loads cases onto Case Erector machines, changes tape, and performs changeover adjustments to the Wexxar, DynaCop. Helps with daily sanitation and clean-ups in the packaging area.

What You’ll Be Doing.

  • Promotes and adheres to company safety work rules and regulations.
  • Loads cases onto a case erector machine in the proper position.
  • Ensures sufficient amount of cases are loaded correctly to prevent machine from running out of cases causing machine downtime.
  • Communicates with Dry Supply regarding the status of case inventory.
  • Reworks bags or cases from the tape deck area or from Shipping.
  • Helps strip out product as needed.
  • Observes and removes damaged cases as needed.
  • Performs sanitation around assigned machines and surrounding area.
  • Learns proper codes and SKUs of cases.
  • Communicate any problems or changes in production or quality to supervisor and appropriate personnel.
  • Understands and adheres to the concepts and techniques of the quality process in order to ensure a quality operation.
  • Completing work requests (Blue Tickets) for the Wexxar, or Dyna Cop equipment that needs mechanical attention.
  • Clears Wexxar case erector case jams using proper LOTO as necessary.
  • Reports issues with case erector, Blueprint or DynaPak equipment that prevents them from running at peak efficiency.
  • Responsible for hand taping any cases that won’t go through the case erector.
  • Must be able to perform Lock Out Tag Out successfully.
  • Responsible for breaking down and saving unused cases when performing a case changeover.
  • Participates in continuous improvement process.
  • Wexar setup, changeover, operation and trouble shooting.
  • DynaCop set-up, changeover, operation and troubleshooting
  • Case settler setup, changeover, operation and trouble shooting.
  • Klea line elevator setup, operation and trouble shooting.

What You’ll Need To Be Successful.

Less than high school education; or up to one-month related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

Why You Should Join Our Team:  

McCain offers full benefits including health, vision, and dental insurance. In addition, we offer other benefits including:  

  • 401k Retirement Plan
  • Health Spending Account/ HRA & Flexible Spending Accounts 
  • Adoption & Infertility Assistance, Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave 
  • Education Reimbursement Assistance  
  • Apprenticeship, Internship, & Coop support and opportunities 
  • Employee Family Assistance program
  • Paid Time Off
  • Holidays
  • Life Insurance
  • Accidental Death & Dismemberment
  • Short & Long Term Disability

About McCain

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

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 $21.37 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 : Washington : Othello

Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.

Salary : $21

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