Prep Utility in Pasco, Washington

Utility Position

About Lamb Weston:
You've probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, 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 you'll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar - together. If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Job Responsibilities:

• Perform the set up and breakdown of tote bins and pallets.
• Properly stack knocked down totes and pallets.
• Operate power hand jack and tote bin dump.
• Repeatedly lift and stack cases of finished product as assigned.
• Maintain good housekeeping in his/her assigned area:
  Sweep, shovel potatoes, fries, and other debris, rake, vacuum, hose, scrape, paint, pull vines and shovel snow as directed.
• Rework damaged or restricted cases and bags of product.
• Change, scrape and/or change frozen and preparation grader screens as directed by Team Leader or Lead personnel.
• Adapt to different work environments: work in the wet prep area, outside, packaging and batter area. Shipping
• Perform frozen inspection duties.
• Stand or sit in a stationary position to perform duties.
• Work in Raw Receiving pulling rocks and vines, as trucks are unloaded.
• Load KDs on Line 1, 2, 7 & 8 Case Opening Positioning System (COPS) in packaging.
• Inspect bags for seal condition and bag codes during poly runs.
• Work around Line 1, 2, 7 & 8 fryers and other processing equipment.
• Hand pack hash brown patties into trays
• Sort whole onions for cutting by size
• Scrape and remove static product on Lines 1, 2, 7 & 8 packaging equipment to include: grader room, Ishida room and glue deck.
• Dumps waste barrels in packaging and production area.
• Actively practice and abide by all company work, safety and personal hygiene rules and regulations as outlined in the employee handbook.
• Hand loading of railcars.
• Hand palletizing of line flow when shrink-wrap machine is inoperable.
• Inspect Lines 1, 2, 7 & 8 cased product for case condition and legible codes.
• Notify Team Leader or lead in the event that case condition or codes are not acceptable.
• Notify Team Leader or lead of Lines 1, 2, 7 & 8 glue deck stoppages.
• Assure gutter grates are kept in place.
• Prepare and/or mix cleaning and sanitizing chemicals.
• Use foaming equipment to apply cleaning chemicals to equipment.
• Scrub equipment using scrub brushes and/or pads to clean, sanitize, and polish equipment using dilute cleaning chemicals.
• Rinse cleaning chemicals off equipment using a high-pressure water hose.
• Maintain good housekeeping in his/her assigned area:
  Sweep with a broom and/or squeegee, shovel, scrub using scrub brushes and/or pads and scrapers, and rinse equipment with high-pressure water and/or air hoses.
• Periodically inspects Personal Protective Equipment; chemical suit, goggles, face shield, boots and gloves for serviceability. Notify Sanitation Supervisor if replacement is required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Team Leader or lead personnel.

Basic &

Preferred Qualifications

Position Requirements : (Minimum qualifications required to successfully perform the job or be considered) Basic and Preferred Education/

Certifications:

(Required & Preferred)

• High School Diploma

Physical Environment/Demands:

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently.
• Must have good hand-eye coordination.
• Must have good finger and manual dexterity.
• Exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature
• Exposure to manufacturing environments for up to 8 hours per work day 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…