What are the responsibilities and job description for the Production Lead position at McCain Foods?
Position Title: Production Lead, 3rd Shift
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 41951
About The Role.
The Assistant Production Lead will direct and coordinate the activities of production workers, supporting the Production Supervisor in all operational areas. The successful candidate will be adept at reinforcing company policies, training personnel, and ensuring the efficient operation of production lines and processes. This role will require a working schedule of Sunday - Thursday 11pm to 7am.
Accountabilities
Policy and Procedure Enforcement
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!
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. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.
The McCain Experience
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.
Compensation Package: - Starting at 27.70 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 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 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 : Wisconsin : Rice Lake
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 41951
About The Role.
The Assistant Production Lead will direct and coordinate the activities of production workers, supporting the Production Supervisor in all operational areas. The successful candidate will be adept at reinforcing company policies, training personnel, and ensuring the efficient operation of production lines and processes. This role will require a working schedule of Sunday - Thursday 11pm to 7am.
Accountabilities
Policy and Procedure Enforcement
- Monitor employees to ensure safe work practices and adherence to Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP), proper work area assignments, and all company policies.
- Support the Production Supervisor in conflict resolution and corrective actions, helping to foster a positive work environment.
- Consistently reinforce company policies and safety regulations.
- Collaborate with trainers to complete and maintain training checklists.
- Assist in new hire evaluations.
- Act as a primary resource for employee training, including new equipment and/or processes.
- Provide instruction and supervision to employees on proper equipment usage.
- Fill in for Line Leads during vacations or absences as required.
- Assist Line Leads and Process Operators with production start-ups, changeovers, sanitizing equipment, and preparing raw materials.
- Serve as a resource for Line Leads, Process Operators, and other key personnel.
- Provide functional support for SAP or WMS system issues; monitor SAP to maximize labor utilization.
- Coordinate shift crewing requirements and facilitate daily Line Lead meetings with the Production Supervisor.
- Review previous day’s production results and address quality and line performance issues.
- Work with Line Leads to optimize line flow according to standards, including manpower and material adjustments.
- Collaborate with separator leads to ensure timely equipment adjustments for waste reduction and yield enhancement.
- Communicate daily updates to off-shift leaders and supervisors.
- Support packaging operations with SAP issues and production information.
- Motivate employees and foster strong teamwork to achieve operational goals.
- Coordinate with the Maintenance Department to ensure equipment reliability and schedule defrosts during shifts/changeovers.
- Oversee rework of products placed on hold to meet customer specifications.
- Assist Process and Packaging Operators with product inspections and machine setup/adjustments.
- Review production schedules and determine staffing levels to meet production goals.
- Analyze and resolve operational problems or assist employees in problem-solving.
- Assign workers during changeovers or to other lines within the unit as needed.
- Facilitate communication and coordination between line leads.
- Perform essential operator functions within the unit as necessary.
- Fill in for Production Supervisor during vacations or absences, with flexibility to work various shifts as needed.
- Minimum 2 years’ experience in a manufacturing environment; previous experience in the food industry is an asset.
- Demonstrated leadership ability.
- Proven champion of change and process improvement.
- Skilled in conflict management.
- Ability to interpret a variety of written and oral instructions, and to read and understand production schedules.
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!
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. Customers are our starting point. By understanding their needs and leveraging data and consumer insights, we drive mutual success.
We think big and plan ahead. Through ambition, curiosity, and smart risks, we can accomplish goals, refine processes, and innovate to scale success.
We bring out the best in our people. We create safe spaces for our people so that trust and empowerment come naturally. Inclusion is about listening first, showing humility, and working together.
We act like owners. Together, we clear obstacles and do the work that makes us all successful and proud to be part of McCain.
The McCain Experience
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.
Compensation Package: - Starting at 27.70 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 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 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 : Wisconsin : Rice Lake
Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.