Laborer Packaging Trainee

Lamb Weston • Boardman, OR

22h • Onsite

About The Position

The packaging handler position is responsible for toteroom (addback) functions. These duties include controlling toteroom (addback) activity, reworking cased product, and recase and stripout activities.

Include the following (other duties may be assigned):
Maintains safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs.
Tote room:
Running of addback equipment (adding bulk product back to lines).
Must be able to work in cold conditions and work safely amid constant hyster traffic.
Must ensure correct bulk is blended to lines and must record pertinent information on addback activity sheets.
Must rake product out of totes into addback hopper, if necessary.
Must also help with overflow totes and waste totes (raking and/or changing).
Communicate needs to hyster drivers with elevated noise levels present.
Communicate with team leaders, leads, manifestor and other employees.
Tools and equipment used: product rakes, shovels, squeegees, white carts, waste carts, electric pallet jack, broom and dustpan.
Rework:
Rework (strip out) of cased product into totes for adding back to lines.
Correct marking of totes with pertinent information so as to be correctly manifested.
Filling out of rework log (record of product reworked).
Handling of re-case activities, case damage, bag rework, and cleanup when necessary.
OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:
Must be available to break other packaging laborer positions.
Cleanup of packaging area: sweeping, shoveling, general sanitation.
Handling of case damage (case and bag rework).
Handling product accumulated in packaging carts.
Stripout of bags in overflow and waste totes or on addback inspection shakers.

Requirements

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or on-the-job type training along with Team Leaders help and instruction
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English
• Ability to write accurate information on simple forms in English
• Ability to effectively present or listen to information in one-on-one and small group situations with all other employees of the organization in English
• Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
• Ability to apply commonsense understanding to carry out detailed written or oral instructions
• Ability to deal with problems involving a few concrete variables in standardized situations

Responsibilities

• Control toteroom (addback) activity
• Rework cased product
• Recase and stripout activities
• Maintain safe work practices and participate in safety programs
• Run addback equipment
• Ensure correct bulk is blended to lines and record pertinent information
• Rake product out of totes into addback hopper
• Help with overflow totes and waste totes
• Communicate needs to hyster drivers
• Communicate with team leaders, leads, manifestor and other employees
• Rework (strip out) of cased product into totes
• Correctly mark totes with pertinent information
• Fill out rework log
• Handle re-case activities, case damage, bag rework, and cleanup
• Break other packaging laborer positions
• Cleanup of packaging area: sweeping, shoveling, general sanitation
• Handle case damage (case and bag rework)
• Handle product accumulated in packaging carts
• Stripout of bags in overflow and waste totes or on addback inspection shakers

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: High school or GED