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
Shift Night 1
The packaging operator is responsible for the setup, start up, adjustment, running, and cleaning or all equipment in the cold and package area. It is their responsibility, under the direction of the packaging lead and Team leader, to insure all packaging meets quality specifications, product temperature, bag code, case code, case condition, and bag length. The packaging operator is also responsible for regular cleaning or validation of cleaning for the product scales, baggers, blueprints, Dyna cops, Dyna paks, case settler,and sealers in a way that no foreign material is introduced into the product.
Job Description
Operate and adjust all equipment from the end of the freeze tunnel through packaging, including shakers, belts, feeders, scaling equipment, packaging machines, blueprints, Dyna cops, Dyna pak, case settlers, gluers, and coders, to insure product is efficiently package according to product specifications.
Set up, start up, adjust, and maintain package machines paper/poly.
Set up, start up, adjust, and maintain Dyna cops, Dyna paks, and blueprint cases.
Monitor, adjust, and document bag/case weights.
Ensure bag lengths meet targets by monitoring and adjusting lengths. Advise lead/Team Lead if bag lengths cannot be obtained.
Set up, start up, adjust, and monitor bag coders and case coders.
Monitor and document frozen waste at assigned frequencies.
Regulate scales as necessary to achieve maximum packaging efficiency.
Validate proper paper/poly and cases are used per product specification.
Work to achieve minimum paper and case waste.
Operate tote dump to ensure maximum line efficiency is achieved.
Perform sanitation work as assigned by the lead/Team Lead to include; general cleaning and organization of the packaging area, scraping product feeders and product scaling equipment as necessary, and major cleanup activities.
Complete all necessary validations as assigned for the packaging operator position to include; pallet jack certification, forklift certification, scissor lift certification.
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 daily risk assessments, safety activities, 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 immediately to lead/Team Leader.
Actively participate in daily schedule control (DSC) meetings with your area team.
Help train new team members in the position of Package Operator.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisory personnel.