Operator Packaging Machine ML - Grave A

Title: Operator Packaging Machine ML - Grave A

               

Location: Richland, WA

               

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, 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 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

EQUIPMENT AND TOOLS USED 

• All equipment from the end of the freeze tunnel through packaging, including shakers, belts, feeders, scaling equipment, packaging machines,