Trimmer L5 - Grave A Shift

Title: Trimmer L5 - Grave A Shift

               

Location: Richland, WA

               

Job Requisition ID: Req-271353

               

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

               

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

Essential Duties and Responsibilities  

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 required location. 

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Qualifications & 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 

• 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 envir