Position Title : Receiving Lead Hand

Position Type : Regular - Full-Time ​

Position Location : Coaldale

Grade :   Scale 12

Requisition ID :  31861

Position Title : Raw Receiving Lead Hand

Reports to : Shift Manager

Summary of Position :

Raw receiving Lead works close with Operation team and agriculture team to achieve plant KPI’s while following the leadership principles.   Responsible for all area employee work completion including but not limited to; ensuring a safe operation, raw grading operations, operator asset care, equipment performance and setup, area sanitation and audit readiness tasks.

Essential Duties / Responsibilities :

• Proactively foster and promote the safe work habits of employees.  Ensure safety policies and procedures are coached and followed. Active participation in health & safety initiatives, taking a lead role in safety optimization and the drive towards zero incidents.
• Participate understand and deliver MDI initiatives as required.
• Win with customers and consumers by leading recipe control to deliver first time quality.
• Ensure all HACCP regulations are being followed and documentation is supported.
• Understand the requirements of customer and plant audits and assist in support. Maintain “Always Audit Ready” mentality.
• Work with OSI PI to make data driven decisions and “act like an owner” for recipe management.
• Support delivery of training with plant trainers, supervision and management.
• SUM (Start up Management) Leadership projects.
• Ability to create and rollout Standard Work and One Point Lessons
• Physical ability to “walk the floor” and assist operators and employees with all job-related tasks.
• Assist with the placement of trucks for the unloading of raw product.
• Communicate with Ag Team on load schedule, raw quality and production schedules.
• Communicate with Raw Product Scheduler on current potato inventories and raw quality.
• Conduct bin inventory and provide numbers to supervision.
• Ensure all incoming potato loads are properly inspected for foreign material.
• Ensure potato receiving area equipment is maintained and working properly.
• Ensure receiving area is kept clean and all tripping hazards are removed from work areas.
• Ensures all paperwork is legible and properly filled out.
• Maintain potato receiving SQCDP / MDI boards.
• Perform daily truck inspections to ensure safety requirements of contract grower delivery trucks.
• Ensure daily and downtime sanitation activities are performed to expectation.
• Replace excess raw inventory back into production lines.
• Other job-related duties as assigned.

Required Education, Knowledge, Skills & Abilities (Competencies)

The company maintains the right to schedule employees based on production demands and requirements, which may require the need to move to an alternative shift (either in a temporary or permanent transfer)

McCain Foods is an equal opportunity employer. We see value in ensuring we have a diverse, antiracist, inclusive, merit-based, and equitable workplace.  As a global family-owned company we are proud to reflect the diverse communities around the world in which we live and work. We recognize that diversity drives our creativity, resilience, and success and makes our business stronger.

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Job Family :   Manufacturing

Division :   NA Potato Manufacturing

Department :  ​ Raw Receiving Plant 2 ​

Location(s) : CA - Canada : Alberta : Coaldale

Company :   McCain Foods (Canada)