General Laborer

Title: General Laborer
Location: Warden, WA
Job Requisition ID: Req-271954
Time Type: Full time
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.
If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.
Job Description Summary
The general labor position performs various duties under the direct supervision of the lead/team leader and will work in different areas of the plant; raw receiving, process, packaging, and warehouse.
Job Description
Essential Duties and Responsibilities in the following; other duties may be assigned.
Set up and break down totes to staging areas via hand jack.
Properly stack knocked-down totes and pallets.
Operate equipment including power hand jack and tote dump.
Hand stack cases of finished products as assigned.
Perform major cleanup activities as assigned.
Rework damaged or restricted cases and bags of product
Work in raw receiving cleaning, pulling rocks and vines as assigned.
When in raw receiving cleaning Rock Trap (Flodin) minimum of once a shift
Assist Unloader in setting up dry sizing equipment.
Communicate equipment issues with unloader, operator, lead, or team leader
Trim Responsibilities:
Trim all defects, sprouts, etc., from potatoes according to specific instructions from the Trim Lead, Shift Supervisor, or QA Department personnel.
Sorts and removes undesirable potatoes from the trim conveyor according to specific instructions from the Trim Lead, Shift Supervisor, or QA Department personnel.
Removes all trash, such as vines, sprouts, rocks, etc. from the trim conveyor.
Trims potatoes in a timely efficient manner in order to effectively minimize waste.
Frozen Inspection Responsibilities:
Responsible for ensuring the finished product is free from all foreign material and gross defects.
Sorts and removes the undesirable product from the conveyor according to specific instructions.
Removes all foreign material from the conveyor.
Overall Responsibilities:
Complete all CIL (Clean, Inspect, lube) tasks at the required frequency
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 daily risk assessments, and safety activities, and demonstrate ownership as well as leadership in personal safety and the safety of other team members.
Report all incidents, near hits, and any safety concerns immediately to the lead/team leader.
Follow all PPE and GMP requirements.
Perform daily sanitation activities including: regular cleaning, rinsing equipment, sweeping, squeegeeing, shoveling, raking, vacuuming, using air or water hose, scraping, pulling vines, and moving waste bins.
Follow all lock-out/tag-out procedures for assigned work areas and complete annual validation.
Complete all necessary certifications as assigned for the General Labor position which may include: pallet jack certification, confined space, fire watch, forklift, and scissor lift.
Train new team members in the position of general labor.
Perform other duties as assigned by the Lead or Shift Supervisor.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
Equipment and Tools Used
The following equipment and/or tools are used in performing the duties and responsibilities of this position:
Equipment for cleaning includes air hoses, water hoses, hand scrapers, brooms, shovels, squeezes, and rakes.
Pallet truck.
Supervisory Responsibilities
None
QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS:
To perform this job successfully, an individual must be able to perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform essential functions.
Education and/or Experience
High school diploma or GED required.
No previous experience required.
Language Skills
Ability to speak, read and write in English is required
Must be able to communicate well, understand, and comprehend verbal & written instruction.
Mathematical Skills
Must be able to add, subtract, multiply and divide using a calculator.
Must be able to use and understand basic math and have minimal mechanical ability.
Computer Skills