Warehouse Associate - Logistics Tech

Overview

Title:

Warehouse Associate - Logistics Tech

Location:

American Falls,

About Lamb Weston

You may have enjoyed our fries without knowing it. As a leading manufacturer and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.

A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results and a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, we want to hear from you.

This position ensures that the warehouse runs at optimum efficiency while collaborating with a team, which includes keeping machines and the work area in a clean, sanitary condition and following hygienic zoning protocols. Abides by all company policies and procedures. Logistics Techs will provide relief to other associates as needed. The posting is for all shifts.

• Be a role model in following company policies and procedures.
• Must have a good understanding of warehouse operations and daily tasks as assigned.
• Technical knowledge of equipment ownership – operate and maintain at base condition.
• Operate all warehouse equipment (forklifts, pallet jack, dock locks, pallet conveyor systems, scanners, warehouse management systems, transportation management systems, etc.).
• Load/unload trucks and rail cars.
• Inventory management.
• Participate in root cause analysis exercises and activities; aware of tools available for root cause analysis identification.
• Support all other warehouse tasks as assigned.
• Maintain inventory records by ensuring transfers and changes are recorded accurately.
• Complete PM tasks as assigned.
• Mark materials with identifying information.
• Complete skills validations within required training timeframe.
• Convey materials and items from receiving or production areas to storage or to other designated areas.
• Sort and place items on racks according to predetermined sequence such as size, type, or product code.
• Address behaviors that do not meet SOPs, GMP and safety practices to improve team performance.
• Verify accurate product placement during receiving process with the use of an Inbound Receiving Note.
• Sort and store perishable goods in refrigerated rooms.
• Execute appropriate inventory tasks.
• Drive forklift to transport stored items from warehouse to plant and from warehouse to truck or railcar.
• Other duties may be assigned.

• Break relief for other Technicians as assigned.
• Must be able to communicate effectively and understand both verbal and written instructions in English.
• Must be able to safely lift 50 pounds and may lift or exert up to 100 pounds with team lifting.
• Able to display skills in manufacturing processes, including operating, maintaining, and cleaning automated equipment.
• Maintaining accurate records and data.
• Display strong technical, interpersonal, and analytical skills.
• Operating essential material handling equipment at the site e.g., clamp truck, forklift, hand trucks, etc.

We believe to be able to perform on the job, you will need to meet the following physical requirements:

• Use basic hand and power tools.
• Lift 50 pounds by bending and stooping; climb, stand, and move around on stairs, ladders, and platforms; twist, turn and bend.
• Enter confined spaces.
• Stand on concrete floors for an extended period.
• The American Falls Lamb Weston Plant operates 7 days per week. Technicians work any day of the week, including weekends. Changes in business volume and production requirements can cause the plant to occasionally change the length of work shifts or the rotation schedule. The hours of work are typically 12 hours per day. Technicians are expected to be willing to rotate and to work any shift.
  
  Additional days could be required to be worked as overtime.
• 18 years of age or…