Laborer Heavy Utility Cutterdeck - Day Shift at Lamb Weston in Richland, Washington

Job Description:

Title: Laborer Heavy Utility Cutterdeck - Day Shift



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 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



Monitors and maintains the cutting equipment by performing the following duties.



Job Description



Individuals in this position must:

• Participate in all plant safety programs. Actively engaged in safety, participating in safety programs, engaged in safety activities, perform risk assessments and demonstrating ownership as well as leadership in personal safety and the safety of other team members.
  
  

• Know basic operation of cutter deck equipment and the ability to start, stop, and clear stoppages for the CCLs, Lamb Guns, & Welliver Sizer.
  
  

• Know and follow lock out/tag out procedures for assigned work area.
  
  

• Maintain floors, catwalks, handrails and other walkways in a clean and safe manner. Could include shoveling potatoes.
  
  

• Perform sanitation activities.
  
  

• Follow good housekeeping practices and GMPs.
  
  

• Wear required PPE.
  
  

• Report all incidents, near misses, and any safety concerns.
  
  

• Inspect and remove foreign material. Follow up with proper notification to Blade Sharpener.
  
  

• Other duties may be assigned
  
  

Basic & Preferred Qualifications




Qualifications & Experience


The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job. To successfully perform this job and individual must:

• Sanitation qualified is required. If not, training will be provided.
  
  

• Must be Lock Out/Tag Out qualified. If not, training will be provided.
  
  

Education


High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.



Skills


Effectively communicate in English verbally and in writing. Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out simple one- or two-step instructions. Ability to deal with standardized situations with only occasional or no variables.

• The employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
  
  

• The employee frequently is required to stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl.
  
  

• The employee is occasionally required to sit and climb (stairs and/or ladders) or balance.
  
  

• The employee is occasionally required to stand and sit.
  
  

• The employee must frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds.
  
  

• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  
  

Work Environment


The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. The employee:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is:
  
  

• Regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions and moving mechanical parts.
  
  

• The employee is frequently exposed to high, precarious places; extreme cold; extreme heat; and vibration.
  
  

• The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; and outside weather conditions.
  
  

• The noise level in the work environment exceeds 85 decibels.
  
  

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-257195

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 04/18/2025



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 Apply Now