General Laborer Trainee
Lamb Weston

Job Info

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Title: General Laborer Trainee

Location: Boardman, OR

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 9,000+ 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 position is responsible for the assistance of packing product into the primary container. It is also their responsibility for the packing of the primary container into a secondary container. This position is also responsible for the inspection of visible blemishes, foreign material, misshapen units, and the insurance of a sound quality product.

Job Description

• Make up cases and place on case conveyer to be filled
• Ensure the proper count of product is in each primary container
• Ensure the primary container has a legible code and is fit for use
• Monitor conditions of both the primary and secondary containers
• Monitor the line is operating smoothly and help coworkers
• Ensure product is trayed and cased correctly and efficiently with minimal amount of waste
• Ensure the shrink wrap, drop bags and overall condition of the pack wrap is in good condition
• Ensure the secondary containers have the appropriate case amount in accordance to specifications
• Dispose of product as needed
• Inform the Supervisor of any finished product change, excessive waste, and/or any unusual condition
• Report any personnel problems, safety violations or hazards, infractions of plant rules, etc. to the Supervisor
• Help train new personnel in the position of hand pack
• Rework damaged or restricted cases and bags of product
• Inspect frozen products at the frozen inspection stations in the cold room
• Maintain a neat and clean work area at all times, and exhibit good personal hygiene
• Performs other duties as assigned

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Education/ Certifications:

• No formal education is required for this position

Skills and Experience:

• Ability to effectively communicate in English verbally and in writing highly preferred
• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions effectively and efficiently
• 1-2 years' experience in a manufacturing or food production environment preferred
• Ability to use the basic functions of a computer

Physical Environment/Demands:

• Ability to work up to a 12-hour shift
• Ability to lift, push, and pull up to 5 pounds regularly
• Ability to lift, push, and pull between 5 to 35 pounds occasionally
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently
• Exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature
• Exposure to manufacturing environments for up to 12 hours per workday to include: loud noise, excessive heat, cold, wet, slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, smells, and allergies
• Ability to do repetitious arm, wrist and hand movements required for job actions and procedures.
• Must be able to work with hands and arms overhead, and to work in or under the equipment.
• Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places to perform job duties. Ability to operate work related equipment
• Required to wear Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) including but no limited to ear plugs, safety glasses, hard hat, hair net, safety shoes (steel/composite toe), glove liners
• Ability to use the following tools/equipment including, but not limited to garbage barrels, shovels, squeegees, brooms, scrub brushes
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Climbing stairs on a regular basis

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-234523

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 04/26/2024

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: $15.18

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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