L1 Packaging Operator

Lamb Weston

10d • $25 • Onsite

About The Position

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, 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 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 Description Summary Under the direction of the supervisor, the packaging operator is responsible to operate, monitor and adjust the packaging equipment in a manner consistent with production needs and quality standards.

Requirements

• LANGUAGE SKILLS: Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence and memos. Ability to write simple reports. Ability to effectively present information in one‑on‑one and small group situations to other employees of the organization.
• MATHEMATICAL SKILLS: 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.
• REASONING ABILITY: Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations and work within the main objective of low operating cost.
• Must be able to work independently with minimal supervision and give directions to other employees on work needs in the packaging room.
• PHYSICAL DEMANDS: The employee is constantly required to stand on hard floors and walk quickly. The employee frequently is required to reach with hands and arms, climb or balance, and talk or hear. The employee is occasionally required to use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 90 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Responsibilities

• Maintains safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs.
• Monitors line-flow rates: a. Regular checks for proper feed of product through baggers for maximum efficiency. b. Monitors and adjusts vibrators to gain optimum bagger performance. Includes continuous scraping to allow for optimum product level.
• Orders packaging material (paper, poly, carton) from storage as needed.
• Monitors bagger operation: a. Insures by regular checks that baggers are being fed with enough product to run efficiently. Notifies supervisor of problems. b. Checks bag weights and adjusts to meet Q.A. standards. c. Changes paper and poly rolls. d. Checks poly codes with Q.A. and continuously monitors for accuracy.
• Monitors Wexxar & Blueprint operation: a. Adjusts for different fiber. b. Adjusts chair on Blueprint. c. Adjusts bag settlers as needed to minimize breakage.
• Monitors case settler operation: a. Adjusts for different fiber. b. Monitors headspace on cases and adjusts settings accordingly (compression, time and height).
• Monitors case sealer operation: a. Adjust for different fiber. b. Monitors and adjusts glue patterns. d. Insures proper sanitation and operation (scrapes glue off equipment when built up).
• Monitors Ink-jet coder: a. Adjusts for optimum code placement and clarity on case.
• Monitors line sanitation: a. Keeps baggers clean of crumbs. b. Cleans take-away belts. c. Keeps floors clean of debris. d. Insures all of packaging is clean and food safe.
• Ensures proper container sizing.
• Records packaging machinery efficiencies, downtime and fills out reports accurately and correctly.
• Responsible for insuring complete package quality of product taking regular checks of weights, seals, codes, glue patterns, etc..
• Troubleshoots equipment operation: a. Able to identify mechanical and electrical equipment problems and take action by notifying proper personnel. b. Operates equipment with minimum waste. c. Perform change overs on case erectors & blueprints
• Rework product in an efficient manner reusing fiber when appropriate.
• Give other employees breaks as directed by the supervisor.
• Instructs packaging laborers, general laborers and temporary employees where and how to work to insure efficient operation of the packaging room as directed by the supervisor.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Entry Level
• Education Level: No Education Listed
• Number of Employees: 5,001-10,000 employees