Reliability Mechanic

  • McCain
  • Burley, Idaho
  • Full Time

Position Title: Reliability Mechanic

Position Type: Regular - Full-Time

Position Location: Burley

Grade: Scale MJ_UFCW

Requisition ID: 36607

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 .

McCain Foods is currently accepting applications for Reliability Maintenance Technician positions. The Reliability Technician will perform preventive maintenance and/or install, repair, and troubleshoot industrial machinery and equipment. This role will be working a 12-hour day shift.

What youll be doing.

  • Responsible for lubrication of the equipment across all the plants
  • Responsible for equipment inspections.
  • Supports the needs and requests from the MDI teams and other the glide path items.
  • Performs asset inspections using tools and instruments such as Vibration meters, Ultrasonic meters, handheld IR temperature guns, IR cameras, Acoustic Imagers, Motor Alignment tool and any other instruments and technology available or become available in the future.
  • Performs asset inspections by looking, listening, feeling and smell.
  • Performs oil sampling on running and down equipment.
  • Enters data collected from the asset inspections into the CMMS system.
  • Monitors equipment health by reviewing data and trends in the CMMS system. Sets and adjusts indicator baseline and alarm limits based on the data collected and good engineering and maintenance practices.
  • Participates in the inspection route development process with maintenance planners, maintenance planner supervisor and reliability engineer.
  • Work with maintenance planners, maintenance planner supervisor and reliability engineer to continuously optimize the inspection routes.
  • Work with maintenance planners, maintenance planner supervisor and reliability engineer to develop SOPs and documentation for inspection routes.
  • Mark measurement locations on equipment that must be repeated to ensure consistency.
  • Creates notifications, work orders, recommendations and comments and performs related tasks within the CMMS system to ensure equipment deficiencies are corrected.
  • Follow up with maintenance planners to ensure equipment deficiencies are corrected.
  • Follow up with mechanics as applicable when repairs are made to verify inspection findings or to further your knowledge base.

What youll need to be successful.

  • Bachelors degree (B.A.) from a four-year college or technical school; or four years related experience and/or training ; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  • Open, willing, and capable of receiving further training, with travel likely required. Training in the use of advanced tools (vibration, lubrication, thermography, etc.) will be required . Training will include on-site and off-site training. Certification exams will be taken after some of the training.
  • Requires considerable care to avoid moderate to major damage to equipment, moderate damage of product and serious injury to self and others.
  • Must have own tools to perform mechanical/electrical maintenance tasks safely (Company will provide tools for equipment inspection tasks).
  • Requires a professional certification from an accredited body of knowledge, or previous experience and demonstrated competency. In addition, the candidate will possess basic electrical knowledge, electrical / instrumentation tech school credits, OJT, or millwright mechanic coursework taken 2008 or later , or previous experience with demonstrated competency .
  • Experience or training on working safely with 480 VAC three phase power.
  • Basic knowledge of power distribution, control wiring and other related components, PLC functions, VFD functionality and servo or process controllers. Basic electrical troubleshooting and one-for-one component replacement skills. The position does include setting up codes on coders in applicable departments.
  • Employees are expected to complete certifications and time in role requirements to meet position and pay grade expectations. This include but not limited to:
    • Completion of previous grade levels and requirements
    • Certified in maintenance lubrication technician I (MLTI) and II (MLTII)
    • Certified in Ultrasound I and II
    • Certified in maintenance lubrication analysis II (MLA II)
    • Certified in Vibration I (VCat I) and II (VCat II)
    • Infrared Thermography Level-1.

Benefits of the role .

  • Hourly rate, starting at $30.66
  • Set schedule for entire calendar year
  • Paid Holidays
  • Paid Time Off
  • Health, vision, and dental insurance premiums are 100% paid by McCain Foods for employees, spouse, and qualifying dependents
  • 401k with employer match
  • HSA
  • Adoption Assistance
  • Infertility Assistance
  • Education Reimbursement Assistance
  • Paid Maternity and Paternity Leave

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, youll find opportunities to learn, grow, and thrive. Join us and experience why were better together.

Compensation Package : $30.66 US D hourly + bonus eligibility

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.

Benefits : At McCain, were 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 persons 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 to 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 were 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
Division: NA Potato Manufacturing
Department: Maintenance Reliability
Location(s): US - United States of America : Idaho : Burley

Company: McCain Foods USA, Inc.

Job ID: 487766865
Originally Posted on: 8/1/2025

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