Sanitation Operator

Position Title:Sanitation Operator

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time ​

Requisition ID: 43065

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.
The Sanitation role is responsible for maintaining cleanliness and hygiene standards across production lines and surrounding plant areas. This role plays a critical part in ensuring all sanitation practices meet company guidelines, food safety standards, and Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs), while supporting a safe and efficient operating environment. Opportunities are available in both 6-month contract and full-time formats, working a 4-days-on, 4-days-off rotating schedule across day and night shifts.

What you’ll be doing.

• Maintain cleanliness of production lines and assigned plant areas

• Use water hoses and approved chemicals to clean equipment and facilities following proper procedures

• Follow all GMPs and food safety standards consistently

• Identify, report, and help address safety concerns

• Clean packaging areas, dry storage, and common plant spaces (floors, walls, doors)

• Perform waste management tasks, including garbage collection and tote washing

• Operate sanitation equipment such as floor scrubbers and perform manual cleaning as required

• Complete scheduled daily, weekly, and monthly sanitation tasks

• Support plant operations as needed, including covering roles such as the peeler operator

• Assist with chemical handling tasks, including drum changes, label removal, and proper disposal

What you’ll need to be successful.

• Ability to follow sanitation procedures and GMP standards

• Willingness to work with cleaning chemicals after proper training

• Strong attention to detail and commitment to maintaining cleanliness

• Ability to identify safety risks and communicate effectively with supervisors

• Flexibility to support multiple tasks across different operational areas

• Ability to work both independently and as part of a team

• Physical capability to perform manual cleaning and operate sanitation equipment

• Successful completion of on-the-job training as determined by the Sanitation Supervisor

About the team.
The Sanitation team plays a vital role in maintaining plant cleanliness and ensuring compliance with strict food safety and hygiene standards. Team members work closely with production operators and supervisors to support efficient operations. The environment is hands-on, with training provided by experienced team members and guidance from the Sanitation Supervisor.

About McCain.
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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 $25.13 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/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 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 applicable law 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.

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.

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Job Family: Manufacturing

Location(s): CA - Canada : New Brunswick : Grand Falls

Company: McCain Foods (Canada)