Forklift Operator Production Trainee

Title: Forklift Operator Production 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 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

               

Job Summary:
Perform the transport, loading and off-loading of materials and other warehouse duties in a timely and safe manner in order to fulfill the needs of production and our customers.

Job Description

Position Responsibilities:

• Follow outlined duties as assigned in daily inbound / outbound schedule from warehouse management.
• Maintain the principles of first in / first out (FIFO) in the storage and retrieval of materials.

• Coordinate with other lift truck drivers and production personnel to ensure the efficient performance of warehouse and production processes.
• Prioritize multiple tasks to maximize work efficiency.
• Sanitation duties as required in order to maintain a clean and safe environment.
• Accomplish other related work as required.
• Comply with all safety regulations.
• Follow Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Reports all accidents/injuries and unsafe conditions to location management.
• Maintains any logs as required.
• CBB forklift qualified.
• Attention to detail.
• Exhibits ability to consistently and accurately process verbal and/or written instructions and procedures.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Position Qualifications:

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 the essential functions.

Personal hygiene must meet company and government sanitation requirements.  Abide by safety rules as outlined in "Employee Handbook".

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

High School diploma or equivalent; or up to three months related experience or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.  Must demonstrate basic mathematical skills.  Experience in a manufacturing environment, especially food production, is helpful.  Must be qualified as a driver at Columbia Basin Blends.  Ability to use a slip-sheeter is preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as formulas, 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.

OTHER SKILLS AND ABILITIES

Must have a basic mechanical aptitude.  Must be able to use safely use hand held knife.  A fully trained lift-truck operator will have worked all aspects of the job, including the loading and off-loading of trucks, receiving inbound ingredients, production driving and packaging driving.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand. The employee frequently is required to walk; use hands to handle and perform tasks with tools or equipment controls; reach with hands and arms; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. The employee i