Job Info
Title: Trim Inspector Co-Product - Grave 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
This position is responsible for removing undesirable defects and foreign material from potatoes through proper trim inspection methods while minimizing waste of any usable potato matter.
Job Description
Individuals in this position must:
- Follow all plant safety policies and procedures. Be actively engaged in safety, participate in safety programs, engage in safety activities, perform risk assessments and demonstrate ownership as well as leadership in personal safety and the safety of other team members. Report all near hits, incidents, and any safety concerns.
- Working on the trim tables, inspecting for foreign material and trimming defects as instructed by trim leads.
- Working on the inspection belts, watching for wide cuts, misshapen product, foreign material, and critical defects.
- Inspecting product and discarding blemished or misshapen product and any foreign material.
- Informing lead of high blemish levels, misshapen product, mixed cuts or foreign materials.
- Maintain a clean work area at all times.
- Communicating all quality or sanitation problems to operators and leads.
- Perform other duties as assigned by lead or supervisor.
- Team members are required to rotate to different job positions at prescribed intervals during the course of the shift to help avoid repetitive motion injuries. They must be able work in any
Basic & Preferred QualificationsQualifications & Experience The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skills, and abilities required for this job. To successfully perform this job an individual must:
- Be Sanitation qualified is required
- Demonstrate exceptional communication skills with all plant personnel
- Read, understand, and obey all plant rules, GMP's and practice safety as outlined in the employee handbook
- Be knowledgeable of the potential hazards and safety procedures associated with the task being performed.
- Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly.
- Must be able to demonstrate a balance of teamwork and individual responsibilities.
Education High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.
Language Skills Effectively communicate in English verbally and in writing. Ability to understand instructions and follow directions in English.
Work Environment The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the functions of this job. The employee:
- Will regularly work near moving mechanical parts.
- Will frequently be exposed to humid conditions as well as moderate heat.
- May be occasionally work around fumes or airborne particles, chemicals, and vibration.
- The noise level in the work environment can exceed 85 dB.
- Will work around forklift traffic.
Industry-Competitive BenefitsCoupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
- 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.
Job Requisition ID: Req-256279
Time Type: Full time
Anticipated Close Date: 12/22/2024
In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. 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. A reasonable hourly estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $19.42
Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law