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Lamb Weston Operator Packaging Machine Trainee in Pasco, Washington
Title: Operator Packaging Machine Trainee Location: Pasco, WA About Lamb Weston We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950's, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 9,000+ team members around the world, it's our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people. We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow. We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you'd expect from the most inventive potato company in the world! Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries. Job Description Summary Perform packaging procedures as required to fulfill the daily production plan, working closely with the Packaging Technician, Leads and Team Leaders to coordinate incoming and the outgoing product flow in the Packaging area. Job Description Position Responsibilities: * Under the direction of the production lead, Team Leader, or Packaging Technician, package finished product to specification. * Duties include hooking up, filling, and labeling supersacks in a centered position on each pallet so they correctly pass through a sizing curtain before being stored. * Coordinate with other Packers and Packaging Technicians to ensure the efficient performance of the packaging process. * Sanitation duties as required, to maintain a clean and safe work area and environment at all times. * Comply with all safety regulations and follows Good Manufacturing Practices. * Reports all accidents/injuries and unsafe conditions to Team Leader. * Maintains any logs as required. * Safely use heavy material handling equipment such as fillers or electric pallet jacks. * Load slip sheets into packaging equipment. * Perform other duties as they are assigned. Basic & Preferred Qualifications Position Qualifications: To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. * High School diploma or equivalent; or up to three months related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. * Basic mathematical skills. (Ability to add, subtract, multiply and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, and decimals.) * Ability to retrieve data from a computer HMI (Human Machine Interface). * Ability to multitask; operate two fillers simultaneously. * Experience in a manufacturing environment, especially food production, is helpful. * Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions and procedure manuals. * Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. * Ability to effectively communicate clearly in English commensurate with the requirements of this position. * While performing the duties of this job, the packaging operator must be able to stand for extended time periods, occasionally climb on ladders or other elevated structures. Frequent above the shoulder work, bending, kneeling, twisting and reaching. * Occasional pushing and pulling of filled supersacks using approximately 50 pounds of force. * Occasionally tandem lift up to 80 pounds. * Must be able to regularly lift a