FSQ Technician 1

Position Title: FSQ Technician 1

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Requisition ID: 42456

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 FSQ Technician plays a critical role in supporting Food Safety & Quality (FSQ) operations by performing quality checks, laboratory testing, and documentation review throughout the production process. This role ensures finished products meet all food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements while contributing to continuous improvement within the plant. The FSQ Technician collaborates closely with Quality and production teams to identify, resolve, and prevent quality issues.

What you'll be doing.

• Perform daily floor quality checks including in-process inspections, grading sheets, and finished product evaluations
• Release or place finished goods on hold based on established quality and food safety criteria
• Verify finished goods documentation to ensure positive release requirements are met
• Conduct laboratory analyses using microbiological, chemical, physical, and sensory testing methods in accordance with Good Laboratory Practices (GLP)
• Perform sample collection, plating, swabbing, calibration, and testing per QMS and Internal Control Plan requirements
• Identify and report out-of-specification materials; support investigations and corrective actions
• Maintain accurate quality, food safety, and laboratory records (HACCP, SSOP, net contents, sensory, holds, corrective actions)
• Support investigations related to holds, consumer complaints, and continuous improvement initiatives
• Uphold GMPs, housekeeping, hygiene, and safety standards across the plant
• Calibrate laboratory equipment and support sample shipment and team coverage as needed

What you'll need to be successful.

• Associate's degree in Food Science, Microbiology, Chemistry, or a related field required
• One year of manufacturing and/or laboratory experience in the food industry preferred (internships considered)
• Basic understanding of food safety, HACCP principles, and regulatory requirements
• Working knowledge of laboratory techniques, data recording, and GLP standards
• Strong attention to detail with the ability to work with urgency in a fast-paced environment
• Sound mathematical and basic food science/statistics skills with the ability to interpret data
• Familiarity with manufacturing operations and quality systems
• Proficiency in SAP is considered an asset

About the team.

The FSQ Technician is part of the on-site Quality Team, working closely with FSQ leadership, production, sanitation, and operations partners. This role provides hands-on support across both the production floor and laboratory, contributing directly to maintaining McCain's high food safety and quality standards.

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 22.45 USD 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 with applicable law and can vary by work level, location, and nature of the role. Additional benefits 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): US - United States of America : Maine : Easton

Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.