I interviewed at McCain Foods (Burley, ID) in Aug 2025
Interview
phone interview where you will learn more about the company and position. In person interview with supervisors from each of the three plants. Should hear back in about 2 weeks.
I applied online. The process took 10 months. I interviewed at McCain Foods (Scarborough, England) in Nov 2016
Interview
Had four interviews altogether. The first was a competency test. The second was an interview with someone from HR and an AOL. The third was an informal show around the factory with an AOL. I then had a fourth with another two AOL's months later.
Unfortunately I believe it is only "A job for the boys". I was asked how I would cope working in a factory environment with "all men". I replied that it really didn't bother me at all.
Interview questions [1]
Question 1
Describe a situation where you have had to make a decision for a trick situation?
Machine Operator applicants have rated the interview process at McCain Foods with 2.5 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) and assessed their interview experience as 50% positive. To compare, the company-average is 50.9% positive. This is according to Glassdoor user ratings.
Candidates applying for Machine Operator roles take an average of 14 days to get hired, when considering 2 user submitted interviews for this role. To compare, the hiring process at McCain Foods overall takes an average of 34 days.
Common stages of the interview process at McCain Foods as a Machine Operator according to 2 Glassdoor interviews include:
Background check: 33%
Phone interview: 33%
Drug test: 17%
Group panel interview: 17%
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