Prep Utility

Lamb Weston•Pasco, WA

About The Position

The Prep Utility position covers a wide variety of work in packaging, warehouse, production, batter room, shipping, and outside areas as directed by supervisory or lead personnel. The role may include preparing and handling totes and pallets; operating a power hand jack and tote bin dump; handling and inspecting finished products; supporting production and packaging lines; and maintaining assigned work areas. Duties also include preparing and applying cleaning and sanitizing chemicals and cleaning equipment. The employee must follow company work, safety, and personal hygiene rules and regulations.

Requirements

High school diploma.
Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and frequently stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn.
Good hand-eye coordination, finger dexterity, and manual dexterity.
Ability to perform repetitive arm, wrist, and hand movements.
Ability to work with hands and arms overhead and in or under equipment.
Overall coordination and good balance to perform duties at ground level and at heights.
Ability to operate work-related equipment.
Vision abilities including close, distance, and peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
Ability to work near moving mechanical parts and in noisy manufacturing environments with varying temperatures and wet, slippery, dirty, or otherwise challenging conditions.
Ability to work in temperatures ranging from -20°F to 35°F in freezer operations and 37°F to 90°F in plant operations.
Ability to use high-pressure air and water hoses.
Ability to climb stairs or ladders to various heights regularly.
May be required to sample food while evaluating Lamb Weston products.

Responsibilities

Set up and break down tote bins and pallets, and properly stack knocked-down totes and pallets.
Operate a power hand jack and tote bin dump.
Repeatedly lift and stack cases of finished product as assigned.
Maintain housekeeping in assigned areas by sweeping, shoveling, raking, vacuuming, hosing, scraping, painting, pulling vines, and shoveling snow as directed.
Rework damaged or restricted cases and bags of product.
Change or scrape frozen and preparation grader screens as directed by Team Leader or lead personnel.
Work in different environments, including wet prep, outside, packaging, batter, and shipping areas.
Perform frozen inspection duties.
Stand or sit in a stationary position to perform duties.
Pull rocks and vines in Raw Receiving as trucks are unloaded.
Load knocked-down cases (KDs) on the Line 1, 2, 7, and 8 Case Opening Positioning System (COPS) in packaging.
Inspect bags for seal condition and bag codes during poly runs.
Work around Lines 1, 2, 7, and 8 fryers and other processing equipment.
Hand-pack hash brown patties into trays.
Sort whole onions by size for cutting.
Scrape and remove static product from Lines 1, 2, 7, and 8 packaging equipment, including the grader room, Ishida room, and glue deck.
Dump waste barrels in packaging and production areas.
Follow company work, safety, and personal hygiene rules and regulations.
Hand-load railcars.
Hand-palletize line flow when the shrink-wrap machine is inoperable.
Inspect cased product on Lines 1, 2, 7, and 8 for case condition and legible codes, and notify Team Leader or lead personnel if conditions or codes are unacceptable.
Notify Team Leader or lead personnel of glue deck stoppages on Lines 1, 2, 7, and 8.
Ensure gutter grates remain in place.
Prepare and/or mix cleaning and sanitizing chemicals; use foaming equipment to apply them to equipment.
Scrub equipment with brushes and/or pads to clean, sanitize, and polish it using dilute cleaning chemicals, then rinse chemicals off with a high-pressure water hose.
Maintain housekeeping in assigned areas using brooms, squeegees, shovels, scrub brushes, pads, scrapers, and high-pressure water and/or air hoses.
Periodically inspect personal protective equipment, including chemical suits, goggles, face shields, boots, and gloves, and notify the Sanitation Supervisor if replacement is needed.
Perform other duties as assigned by Team Leader or lead personnel.

Benefits

Medical, dental, and vision insurance.
Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care, Health Reimbursement Accounts, and Health Savings Accounts.
Well-being programs, including companywide events and a wellness incentive program.
Paid time off.
401(k) plan with company contributions.
Financial planning services.
Employee stock purchase program.
Life and accident insurance.
Family-friendly employee events.
Employee Assistance Program services, including mental health and concierge-type services.