Packaging Area Utility - ML Grave Shift
Lamb Weston

Job Info

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Title: Packaging Area Utility - ML Grave Shift

Location: Richland, WA

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary

This person is responsible for supporting and providing coverage as an operator in all packaging and palletizing positions. The position or duties may change daily or even within the shift as coverage needs dictate.

Job Description

• Grave Shift
• Actively practice and abide by all Company work, safety and personal hygiene rules and regulations as outlined in the employee handbook. Actively be engaged in safety, participate in safety programs, safety activities, perform risk assessments and demonstrate ownership as well as leadership in personal safety and the safety of other team members. Report all incidents, near misses, and any safety concerns.
• Operate and adjust all equipment from the end of the freeze tunnel through packaging, including shakers, belts, feeders, scaling equipment, packaging machines, dyna cops, dyna packs, case settlers, gluers, and coders, to ensure product is efficiently packaged according to product specifications.
• Operate palletizing equipment and learn Manifestor duties and responsibilities.
• Perform duties of Packaging operator, Palletizer Operator, and Manifestor as assigned.
• Perform sanitation work as assigned by the supervisor to include scraping product feeders and product scaling equipment.
• Help train new personnel in the position of Packaging Operator and Palletizer Operator.
• May be required to perform packaging heavy labor duties.
• Perform other duties as assigned by supervisory personnel.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Have the ability and willingness to follow instructions.
  

• Must meet Sanitation qualification requirements
  
• Read, understand, and obey all plant rules and practices safety as outlined in the employee handbook.
  
• Must be conscientious and consistent in his/her work.
  
• Be knowledgeable of proper body mechanics and safe lifting techniques.
  
• Be knowledgeable of the potential hazards and safety procedures associated with the task being done.
  
• Must become qualified in Packaging, Palletizer, and Manifestor positions.
  
• Must become Lock Out/Tag Out qualified.
  

OTHER KNOWLEDGE, SKILLS AND ABILITIES

• Ability to effectively communicate verbally and in writing in English.

• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one and small group situations to supervisors and other employees of the organization.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the functions of this job. While performing the duties of the job, the employee:

• Must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb

• Must have good eye-hand coordination.

• Must have normal finger dexterity and range of motion.

• Is required to reach with his/her hands and arms repetitively.

• Must be able to lift 50 pounds on frequent basis.

• Must be able to push and pull heavy items on occasion.

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. The employee:

• Will regularly work near moving mechanical parts.

• Is occasionally exposed to humid conditions as well as moderate heat and cold environments.

• May be occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and vibration.

• Will regularly work in a work environment in which the noise level is usually very loud.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:

• Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
  
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
  
• Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
  
• Paid Time Off
  
• Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
  
• Family-Friendly Employee events
  
• Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services
  

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Job Requisition ID: Req-256116

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 12/07/2024

In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's work location, job duties, experience and expertise. A reasonable hourly estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $24.47

Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law

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