Operator Packaging Machine

About the role

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer, Lamb Weston inspires and brings people together with foods they love and trust. Our customers include international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries. We are a highly innovative global corporation with a start‑up mindset, empowering every individual to make a genuine difference. This full‑time position offers hands‑on training, opportunities for new solutions, and a chance to join a winning team of 10,000+ people dedicated to raising the bar together.

Responsibilities

• Package finished product to specification under the direction of the production lead, Team Leader, or Packaging Technician.
• Hook up, fill, and label supersacks in a centered position on each pallet so they correctly pass through a sizing curtain before storage.
• Coordinate with other Packers and Packaging Technicians to ensure efficient performance of the packaging process.
• Perform sanitation duties to maintain a clean and safe work area and environment at all times.
• Comply with all safety regulations and Good Manufacturing Practices; report accidents, injuries, and unsafe conditions to the Team Leader.
• Maintain any required logs.
• Safely operate heavy material handling equipment such as fillers and electric pallet jacks.
• Load slip sheets into packaging equipment.
• Perform other duties as assigned.

Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent; up to three months related experience or training, or an equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Basic mathematical skills (addition, subtraction, multiplication, division with whole numbers and decimals).
• Ability to retrieve data from a computer HMI (Human Machine Interface).
• Ability to multitask and operate two fillers simultaneously.
• Experience in a manufacturing environment, especially food production, is helpful.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Effective communication in English.
• Physical ability to stand for extended periods, occasionally climb ladders or other elevated structures, perform frequent above‑shoulder work, bending, kneeling, twisting, and reaching.
• Occasional pushing and pulling of filled supersacks using approximately 50 lb of force; occasional tandem lift up to 80 lb; regularly lift and/or move up to 50 lb.
• Ability to work in dusty conditions with possible exposure to airborne particles that may cause minor skin and eye irritation.
• Ability to work safely near moving mechanical parts and forklifts; occasional work in high precarious places.
• Personal hygiene must meet company and government sanitation requirements.
• Compliance with safety rules as outlined in the Employee Handbook.

Benefits

• Health insurance (medical, dental, vision).
• Flexible Spending Accounts for health and dependent care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts.
• Well‑being programs, companywide events, and a wellness incentive program.
• Paid Time Off.
• Industry‑leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions.
• Financial Planning Services.
• Employee Stock Purchase Program.
• Health Savings Accounts.
• Life and Accident insurance.
• Family‑friendly employee events.
• Employee Assistance Program services (mental health and concierge‑type services).

Pay

Hourly rate: $22.41