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Production Specialist

McCain Foods · Plover, WI

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Level
Specialist
Team
Production
Industry
Food & beverage
Posted
30+ days ago

The role in 30 seconds

A specialist production role at McCain Foods (food & beverage) in Plover, WI.

Day to day
some off-shift / weekend coverage

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From the plant jobs report · week of November 2, 2026

Production Engineer roles in Wisconsin: typical posted base $109k–$174k.

Median of the low and high ends of 10 live postings that list pay, out of 35 production engineer openings in Wisconsin, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.

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How this role compares

Against 34 other live production postings in Wisconsin.

Base pay
Not listed in this posting

Typical $103k–$159k, from 8 postings that list pay.

Experience asked
Not stated

Similar roles usually ask 7+ years.

Skills these teams ask for most

  • ✓ Team leadership 51%
  • Lean 49%
  • Root cause 26%
  • EHS / safety 26%
  • Six Sigma 23%

✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.

At a glance

Off-shift / weekend coverageLifts up to 40 lbs

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    • How does off-shift and weekend coverage work?
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This plant: McCain Foods in Plover

3 other open roles at this site.

Full description from McCain FoodsAs posted on their careers site.Show

Responsibilities

include drilling, filling, sorting, inspecting, and packaging on production lines. Your day-to-day may consist of:

  • ◆Executing production tasks such as filling, inspecting, sorting, and packaging to meet quality and quantity standards.
  • ◆Inspecting products and equipment for quality compliance, promptly reporting issues and making necessary equipment adjustments.
  • ◆Substituting for operators as needed, handling equipment setup, operation, shutdown, troubleshooting, and quality checks.
  • ◆Adhering to food safety, quality policies, internal GMPs, and regulatory guidelines; accurately completing required documentation.
  • ◆Performing sanitation duties, maintain overall cleanliness during shifts, and completing additional tasks assigned by supervisors.

This role works in a manufacturing environment with potential exposure to loud noises, strong odors, temperature fluctuations, moving machinery, wet or humid conditions, hazardous chemicals, high or confined areas, extreme temperatures, and vibration throughout various facility areas. This role also regularly engages in prolonged standing, walking, communicating, and sensory tasks throughout each shift, while frequently handling objects, climbing, balancing, and performing various physical movements such as stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling as part of job duties. The use of close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus is required.

Available Shift: PM Shift (6PM-6AM) on a 2-2-3 schedule, shift differential offered.

What you’ll need to be successful.

  • ◆High school diploma or equivalent.
  • ◆Manufacturing experience is not required but preferred – must be willing to learn, hungry for growth, & coachable.
  • ◆Maintains a continuous learning mindset and adapts quickly to new equipment, processes, and roles.
  • ◆Demonstrates strong technical ability with a digital-first approach, embracing new technologies and accurately entering data.
  • ◆Communicates clearly with all levels of the organization, follows instructions (written/oral/diagram form), and completes necessary documentation independently in English.
  • ◆Pays close attention to detail, prioritizing product quality, safety, and accurate record-keeping.
  • ◆Physically capable of meeting job

requirements

and consistently brings a positive, team-focused attitude to work.

  • ✓Demonstrates adaptability, technical proficiency, analytical ability, and problem-solving skills while working independently or collaboratively to ensure effective and logical decision-making in diverse situations.
  • ✓Demonstrates the physical capability to bend frequently and lift heavy objects (up to 40 pounds), alongside proficiency in safely operating Powered Industrial Vehicles to support workplace operations.

Benefits of the role .

  • ✓Competitive hourly rate
  • ✓Insurance day ONE of employment
  • ✓401k match up to 6%
  • ✓PTO, company holidays, wellness days
  • ✓Maternity/paternity leave
  • ✓Set schedule/overtime allowances
  • ✓Education reimbursement

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.

Benefits: At McCain, we’re on a mission to create a winning culture that puts employee safety and wellbeing at the heart of what we do, every day. We understand and appreciate that each person’s needs are unique and ensure our benefits & wellbeing 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. Wellbeing 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 benefit 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.

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Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

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 .

What you’ll be doing.

The Production Specialist ensures manufacturing practices are followed to deliver high-quality products.

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