Trim & Inspect

About the role

Lamb Weston is a leading manufacturer in the food industry, inspiring and bringing people together with foods they love and trust. We serve customers worldwide and empower every individual to make a genuine difference.

Responsibilities

• Inspects, sorts, and removes defects from raw product or processed product.
• Trims whole potatoes with a trim knife in a French fry/specialty potato product production facility.
• Work in a safe manner following safe work practices while in the plant or on company premises.
• Frequently work overtime when needed, in early shifts, hold overs, and days off.
• Lift and carry cases of product weighing between 10 and 36 pounds.
• Utilize ergonomic practices such as job rotation as necessary.
• Remove foreign material and non-standard product from processing equipment.
• Frequently holding a trim knife to trim defects from raw potatoes.
• Inspect raw and or processed products to ensure quality, when assigned to areas.
• Report any malfunction of food processing equipment as quickly as possible to the Process Operator, Crew Chief or Team Leader.
• Attend and comprehend all training programs and follow all company policies.
• Perform sanitation duties during periods of downtime and as assigned by Supervisor.
• Perform sanitation duties during clean up times and at times during line breaks, such as using a pressure hose, scrub brush and scraping.
• Have the physical ability to wear a wet suit and can use cleaning chemicals in a safe manner.
• Work in temperature and humidity extremes.

Qualifications

• The ability to trim potatoes effectively for areas of defect as prescribed by the trim evaluation under time limits as set in the policy of trimming potatoes.
• The ability to pick out defects at frozen inspection.
• Lifting 10 pounds frequently as in lifting potatoes.
• Holding a pressure washer wand.
• Using a scraper to scrape buildup from machinery and or equipment.
• Lifting and carrying brooms, shovels and squeegees, doing bags inspection during poly runs, making sure box codes are appropriate.
• Climbing stairs and or ladders either to perform job duties or to access work areas.
• Lifting to 36 pounds occasionally as in shoveling product off the floor in the process part of the facility.
• Lifting to 36 pounds occasionally as in picking up bags or cases of product during rework or working in the packaging part of the facility.
• Continuous exposure to moving machinery and or parts while performing assigned job duties.
• Occasional exposure to areas of high traffic flow of forklifts.
• Frequent exposure to heat and cold temperature extremes as well as wet and humid conditions, including wet, oily and slippery floors.
• Work area clean.

Skills

• Effective trimming of potatoes.
• Ability to inspect and remove defects from raw and processed products.
• Safe work practices.
• Use of ergonomic practices.
• Sanitation duties.
• Physical abilities required for the job.

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.

Pay

A reasonable hourly estimate for this role is $21.18. Actual compensation may be higher or lower based on various factors.

Schedule

Rotating schedule of on 6 off 2 days.

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.