Position Title: Forklift Operator - Cold Storage
Position Type: Regular - Full-Time
Requisition ID: 42916
About the role.
In every role, McCainers are ambitious, curious, and interested in helping each other create good work experiences. We think about the customer and make doing business with McCain easy.
We are currently seeking Forklift Operators, Cold Storage area in our Portage la Prairie, MB plant. These are 12-hour shifts on a rotating schedule that include both days and nights.
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!
Duties:
- Working under the direction of and reporting to the Shift Supervisor and/or Lead Hand.
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Safely and proficiently operate propane/electric forklifts, pallet jack and skid steer loader.
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Properly place/withdraw product in freezer following procedures to maximize space and follow stock rotation.
- Properly expedite orders.
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Provide help to other areas of distribution as required.
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Accurately relate/maintain all required documentation.
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Perform all duties in a safe, accurate and efficient manner.
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Perform housekeeping in work area to established standards.
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All other duties as assigned.
Requirements:
- Forklift Certificate and demonstrated safe proficiency working with all forklift attachments.
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Ability to work on a rotating shift basis.
- Physically capable of performing all required duties:
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Lifting, pulling, pushing, shoveling, climbing and piling of all types of materials as required.
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Work in extreme temperatures, high humidity and dusty conditions.
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Function in a noisy environment and wear hearing protection.
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Work with all required safety equipment.
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Ability to read small print under normal freezer lighting conditions.
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Demonstrated mathematical ability through the successful completion of a written test.
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Demonstrated proficiency working with WMS.
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Satisfactory employment record.
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 29.33 CAD 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 to the Collective Agreement, country, provincial and state governing plans and can vary by work level, location and nature of the role. Additional benefit details are 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): CA - Canada : Manitoba : Portage la Prairie
Company: McCain Foods (Canada)
