Palletizer Operator Trainee

Lamb Weston • Boardman, OR

2d • $27 • Onsite

About The Position

Under the direction of the team leader, the palletizer operator is responsible to operate, monitor and adjust the palletizing equipment in a manner consistent with production needs and quality standards. This role involves maintaining safe work practices, monitoring line-flow rates, ordering materials, monitoring the palletizer for quality standards and adjustments, supplying necessary materials, ensuring proper force to load for optimal stretch wrap performance, maintaining a supply of pallets, reworking bad cases, monitoring line sanitation, ensuring proper container sizing, recording packaging machinery efficiencies and downtime, and troubleshooting equipment operation. The operator will also rework product, give breaks to other employees, instruct laborers, count and identify product, coordinate ticketing, operate terminal keyboards, prepare and monitor paperwork, coordinate with lab personnel, communicate with supervisors and leads, follow detailed instructions, collect paperwork, learn product details, ensure proper ticketing and coding, set priorities with minimal supervision, and train other potential palletizers. The job may require working in cold temperatures for short periods and meeting the functions of a package laborer.

Requirements

• Understands and can demonstrate approved procedures for Manifesting: Demonstrate how to do a bay transfer, Inbound/Outbound manifesting of Product, Inbound/Outbound manifesting of dry supplies, Demonstrate how to print out a tote/pallet ticket, What should be observed when inspecting a pallet of cased product, How many cases are on each layer of a pallet on most products, Demonstrate how to print out a rework report, Demonstrate how to look up a bulk code, Describe what each number on a case code represents, At what time do we separate one day from the next, Process of restricting product, Demonstrate how to void tickets, Demonstrate how to blend tickets.
• Understands and can demonstrate approved procedures for Palletizer operations: What are the parts of the Palletizer, What can cause a pallet jam, How do you clear out the palletizer, How do you correct the case counts, After clearing out a jam at the row pusher, what needs checked before starting up the palletizer, How do you manually operate the different functions of the palletizer, How do you clear out a pallet jam in the pallet dispenser, What do you look for when inspecting pallets for use, Demonstrate how to change programs on the Palletizer, Demonstrate how to manually operate the apron, hoist, and pushers, Locate the different photo eye on the palletizer and describe their function, After pushing a defective case to hand palletizing what should you do, A no line or case code selected error means what, Before unplugging the pallet discharge area what two things need to be locked out, Does the palletizers single line program enable a case count.
• Understands and can demonstrate approved procedures for Wrapper operations: What are the parts of the wrapper, How do you change a roll of shrink wrap, How do you star up the wrapper, How do you manually operate the rollers of the wrapper.
• Understands and can demonstrate approved procedures for Auto manifest printer operations: How do you start up the auto manifestor printer, Demonstrate how to thread the auto manifest printer, Demonstrate how to clean the print head and rollers, What do you do if the pallet does not move and the tamp did not apply the ticket, What do you do if the printer has a malfunction and is about to shut down the palletizer, What is the OPTO 22, What does it mean if the red beacon light on top of the OPTO 22 illuminates.
• Understands and can demonstrate approved procedures for Auto manifest program operations: How do you start up the auto manifest program, How do you do a bay transfer, The auto manifest icons tell you what, Are there some icons which indicate you will need to restart the OPTO 22, Demonstrate how to set up the lines, Demonstrate how to restrict pallets, Demonstrate how to edit tickets, Demonstrate how to set the production time offset, Demonstrate how to switch from repack to lineflow, Demonstrate how to edit freezer bays in the auto manifest program.
• Demonstrates ability to perform daily and/or weekend clean up procedures.
• Understands and demonstrates ability to work with chemicals.
• Completes checks and fills out required forms accurately.
• Maintains require job activity frequencies.
• Demonstrates ability to perform job functions independently and with minimal supervision.
• Demonstrates the ability to communicate with Team Leaders, Leads, Mechanics and other processing and packaging personnel.
• 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 communicate information to co-workers and supervisors.
• 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 percentage.

Nice To Haves

• Previous experience isn’t required, but it would be helpful to be knowledgeable of the following: recordkeeping, computer usage, experience in the lab to fully understand quality, and proper and improper blending impacts.

Responsibilities

• Maintains safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs.
• Monitors line-flow rates for proper feed of cases through palletizers for maximum efficiency.
• Monitors palletizer for Q.A. standards, adjusts for different stack patterns, supplies with slip sheets and stretch-wrap film.
• Ensures proper force to load for optimum stretch wrap performance.
• Maintains supply of pallets and operates hyster.
• Reworks bad cases sent to the hand palletizing station.
• Keeps floors clean of debris and ensures all 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 seals, codes etc.
• Troubleshoots equipment operation, identifies mechanical and electrical equipment problems and takes action by notifying proper personnel.
• Operates equipment with minimum waste.
• Rework product in an expeditious manner reusing fiber when appropriate.
• Gives 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 palletizing area as directed by the supervisor.
• Must be able to count and identify product and coordinate ticketing accurately.
• Operates terminal keyboard for tickets printed (inbound/outbound bulk, inbound dry storage materials, waste product).
• Prepares and monitors paperwork for bay transfers, rework, blending, waste reports, bulk reports, end of shift reports, and drivers' logs.
• Coordinates with lab personnel for proper dispositioning of held product.
• Frequently communicates with supervisors, leads, driver, tote room attendants, etc.
• Follows detailed instructions.
• Collects all necessary paperwork at end of shift and submits to warehouse for filing.
• Learns or has knowledge of lot #'s, catalog #'s, cut style, blending requirements and impacts.
• Ensures proper ticketing and coding of all product.
• Must be able to set priorities with minimal supervision.
• Gives breaks to fellow workers as directed by the supervisor.
• Assists as needed in normal packaging duties such as rework and cleanup.
• May be required to work in cold temperatures for short periods of time.
• Capable of meeting functions of package laborer.
• Trains other potential palletizers.

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