Potato Receiving Night Shift

Position Title: Potato Receiving Night Shift Position Type: Regular - Full-Time Requisition ID: 45554 McCrum is a division of McCain Foods USA About the role. The Potato Receiving role is responsible for the safe, efficient, and accurate receiving, inspection, unloading, and handling of incoming potato loads. This position helps ensure raw materials meet company quality, food safety, and operational standards before entering storage or production. You’ll operate receiving equipment, verify load and traceability information, monitor product flow, maintain the waste bay, and perform sanitation activities throughout the potato receiving area. By identifying quality concerns, preventing contamination, and maintaining an organized receiving environment, you’ll play an important role in protecting product quality and supporting continuous plant operations. What you’ll be doing. Receive, inspect, and safely unload incoming potato loads from suppliers and internal fields, helping maintain an efficient and reliable flow of raw materials to storage and production. Operate receiving equipment such as hydraulic dumpers, conveyors, flumes, unloading systems, wash line equipment, optical sizing equipment, and powered industrial equipment when appropriately trained and certified. Verify load documentation and accurately record supplier information, lot identification, weights, receiving times, product condition, disposition, and other information required for traceability. Monitor incoming potato quality and identify concerns such as rot, bruising, disease, contamination, rocks, vines, debris, or other foreign material, escalating issues when appropriate. Direct incoming loads to the appropriate unloading, storage, processing, hold, or rejection areas based on quality requirements, product specifications, and operational needs. Conduct pre-operational equipment inspections, monitor product flow, identify minor operating issues, and promptly report equipment concerns, delays, safety hazards, or quality issues. Maintain the receiving area and waste bay in a clean, sanitary, and organized condition, including debris and waste removal, pest prevention activities, end-of-run cleanup, and required sanitation of the PIT room. Follow established GMP, HACCP, sanitation, food safety, PPE, chemical handling, Lockout/Tagout (LOTO), traffic control, and safe equipment operating procedures. Coordinate effectively with supervisors, truck drivers, production teams, and other plant partners to minimize receiving delays and prevent production interruptions. Support changing operational needs, including peak harvest and production periods, while maintaining consistent attendance, reliability, safety, food quality, and housekeeping standards. What you’ll need to be successful. High school diploma or GED required. 1–3 years of experience in food manufacturing, quality assurance, food safety, receiving, or a related environment preferred. Basic computer skills, including Microsoft Office and data-entry systems. Ability to read, understand, and consistently apply operating procedures, food safety requirements, technical instructions, and quality standards. Ability to accurately inspect incoming product, recognize quality or contamination concerns, maintain receiving and traceability documentation, and promptly communicate issues. Commitment to GMP, HACCP, sanitation, PPE, Lockout/Tagout, chemical handling, and company safety and food safety standards. Ability to safely work around truck traffic, conveyors, loaders, unloading systems, and other industrial equipment; forklift or powered industrial equipment operation may be required when appropriately certified. Strong teamwork, communication, organization, attention to detail, and reliability in a fast-paced food manufacturing environment. Ability to work flexible or extended hours as required, particularly during peak harvest and production periods. Ability to push and pull equipment …

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