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Lamb Weston Patty Repack Operator - Rotating Shift in Richland, Washington
Title: Patty Repack Operator - Rotating Shift Location: Richland, 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 10,000+ 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 The operator is responsible for the set up, start up, adjustment, and running of all equipment in the cold and package rooms. It is their responsibility, under the direction of the supervisor, to insure all packaging meets quality specifications for paper type, bag code, case code, case condition, and bag length. They are also responsible for cleaning the automatic product scales and baggers in a way that no foreign material is introduced into the product. Job Description * Operate and adjust all equipment from the end of the freeze tunnel through packaging, including shakers, belts, feeders, scaling equipment, packaging machines, dyna cops, dyna packs, case settlers, gluers, and coders, to insure product is efficiently packaged according to product specifications. * • Keep package machines loaded with paper. * • Keep dyna cops loaded with cases. * • Monitor and adjust bag and case weights. * • Monitor bag coders and case coders. * • Monitor frozen waste at assigned frequencies. * • Regulate product flow through equipment and adjust bin dumps as necessary to achieve maximum packaging efficiency. * • Ensure bag lengths meet targets by monitoring and adjusting lengths. Advise supervisor if bag lengths cannot be obtained. * • Ensure proper paper and cases are used per product specification. * Work to achieve minimum paper and case waste. * Perform sanitation work as assigned by the supervisor to include scraping product feeders and product scaling equipment during downtime. * Actively practice and abide by all Company work, safety and personal hygiene rules and regulations as outlined in the employee handbook. Actively be engaged in safety, participate in safety programs, safety activities, perform risk assessments and demonstrate ownership as well as leadership in personal safety and the safety of other team members. Report all incidents, near misses, and any safety concerns. * Help train new personnel in the position of Package Operator. * • Perform other duties as assigned by supervisory personnel. Basic & Preferred Qualifications EDUCATION * High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. QUALIFICATIONS The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. To successfully perform this job, an individual must: • Have the ability and willingness to follow instructions. * Must meet Sanitation qualification requirements • Read, understand, and obey all pla