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!
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Job Description Summary
Packaging Operator Trainee
Job Description
Packaging Operator - Boardman Packaging Center
The Role
Oversees all functions of the line from tote staging to the final package. Operating machinery such as (or similar to) baggers, sealers, auto packers. Experience with directing co-workers on the job. Experience with supervising groups of up to 8 on a packaging line. Knowledge, understanding and ability to troubleshoot machines, reporting repair or upkeep needs to maintenance team as needed.
Key Accountabilities
Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures
Maintain throughput to standard of 90% or better.
Perform and maintain all required operator QC checks.
Operate equipment according to local and machine manufacturer standards.
Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goal.
Responsible for all aspects of product quality and finish.
Perform other operator functions and machine checks as assigned.
Provide leadership to others through example and sharing of knowledge/skill.
Provide limited supervision to others through motivation, direction, review and feedback of assigned tasks.
Perform other duties as assigned.
Skills & Experience
Good communication skills, written and verbal in English.
Skills in teamwork and communication including problem solving and flexibility.
Troubleshooting and problem solving skills with the ability to diagnose.
Ability to prioritize and organize.
Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operations and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent and to draw and interpret bar graphs.
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions
Ability to perform assigned work independently with minimal supervision.
Six months of related production based experience preferred
High School Diploma or General Education Degree
Other
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.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
Previous packaging operator or relatable role desired. Operating machinery such as (or similar to) baggers, sealers, auto packers. Experience with directing co-workers on the job. Experience with supervising groups of up to 8 on a packaging line. Being able to understand and troubleshoot machines, reporting repair or upkeep needs to maintenance team as needed.
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-234171
Time Type: Full time
Anticipated Close Date: 02/29/2024
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: $23.50
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