Prep Utility

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, 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.

About the Role

The utility position covers a wide variety of jobs requiring work in packaging, warehouse, production, batter room, and outside as directed by supervisory or lead personnel. This description covers all responsibilities for each department where utilities are required.

Responsibilities

• Perform the set up and breakdown of tote bins and pallets.
• Properly stack knocked down totes and pallets.
• Operate power hand jack and tote bin dump.
• Repeatedly lift and stack cases of finished product as assigned.
• Maintain good housekeeping in assigned area: sweep, shovel potatoes, fries, and other debris, rake, vacuum, hose, scrape, paint, pull vines, and shovel snow as directed.
• Rework damaged or restricted cases and bags of product.
• Change, scrape, and/or change frozen and preparation grader screens as directed by Team Leader or Lead personnel.
• Adapt to different work environments: work in the wet prep area, outside, packaging, and batter area.
• Perform frozen inspection duties.
• Stand or sit in a stationary position to perform duties.
• Work in Raw Receiving pulling rocks and vines as trucks are unloaded.
• Load KDs on Line 1, 2, 7 & 8 Case Opening Positioning System (COPS) in packaging.
• Inspect bags for seal condition and bag codes during poly runs.
• Work around Line 1, 2, 7 & 8 fryers and other processing equipment.
• Hand pack hash brown patties into trays.
• Sort whole onions for cutting by size.
• Scrape and remove static product on Lines 1, 2, 7 & 8 packaging equipment to include: grader room, Ishida room, and glue deck.
• Dump waste barrels in packaging and production area.
• Actively practice and abide by all company work, safety, and personal hygiene rules and regulations as outlined in the employee handbook.
• Hand loading of railcars.
• Hand palletizing of line flow when shrink-wrap machine is inoperable.
• Inspect Lines 1, 2, 7 & 8 cased product for case condition and legible codes. Notify Team Leader or lead if case condition or codes are not acceptable.
• Notify Team Leader or lead of Lines 1, 2, 7 & 8 glue deck stoppages.
• Assure gutter grates are kept in place.
• Prepare and/or mix cleaning and sanitizing chemicals.
• Use foaming equipment to apply cleaning chemicals to equipment.
• Scrub equipment using scrub brushes and/or pads to clean, sanitize, and polish equipment using dilute cleaning chemicals.
• Rinse cleaning chemicals off equipment using a high-pressure water hose.
• Maintain good housekeeping in assigned area: sweep with a broom and/or squeegee, shovel, scrub using scrub brushes and/or pads and scrapers, and rinse equipment with high-pressure water and/or air hoses.
• Periodically inspect Personal Protective Equipment; chemical suit, goggles, face shield, boots, and gloves for serviceability. Notify Sanitation Supervisor if replacement is required.
• Perform other duties as assigned by Team Leader or lead personnel.

Requirements

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist, and turn frequently.
• Good hand-eye coordination and finger/manual dexterity.
• Exposure to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments for up to 8 hours per work day, including: loud noise, excessive heat, cold, wet, slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, smells, and allergens.
• Ability to perform repetitious arm, wrist, and hand movements required for job actions and procedures.
• Ability to work with hands and arms overhead and to work in or under equipment.
• Manual dexterity, overall coordination, and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Regularly work near moving mechanical parts.
• Frequent exposure to moderately cold surroundings, wet and/or humid conditions, and moderate to extreme heat.
• Exposure to temperatures ranging from -20 degrees below zero to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in Freezer Operation and 37 degrees to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Plant Operation.
• Use of high-pressure air and water hoses.
• Ability to sample food while evaluating Lamb Weston products.
• Climbing to various heights via stairs or ladders on a regular basis.

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

Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.

Pay

A reasonable hourly estimate for this role is $20.62. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to, a candidate's work location, job duties, experience, and expertise.