Processing Utility L5
Lamb Weston

Job Info

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Title: Processing Utility L5

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

The Processing Utility must be able to operate and adjust all processes for multiple pieces of equipment; monitors line flow and waste; corrects problems which affect quality and production costs; makes line changes as directed by the Production / Package Lead or Team Leader safely and efficiently. The Process Utility will be willing and able to seamlessly change positions between current qualified jobs to meet plant needs on their respective shift. Processing Utilities have the expectation to cover certain positions based on plant need.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned):

Commit to one year minimum in the position from the date you are qualified for the first position and one year from any subsequent positions they are qualified for. During the one-year commitment you may not bid on any single non-interest bid position, beyond the one year the regular bid policy will be followed. Holding the Processing Utility position does not result in any specific job rights for the job you are qualified to back up. An employee holding the Processing Utility position who moves to a different position may be required to work in any of the positions they are qualified in for a period of one year after bidding out. Upon successful completion of the prescribed training period, the employee will perform various duties as assigned by the plant management which may include any position within the production area. A Processing Utility will be required to be trained/qualified in all positions across the following groups:

Batter Mix Operator

Cutter Deck Operator

Fryer Operator

ADR Operator

Process Operator

Position training schedule will be made by the company as needed, coverage will also be assigned by the company.

The Processing Utility position is designed to have associates trained/qualified to fill in on shift and for overtime where absences create a need for coverage. When a Processing Utility employee is trained/qualified in more than one job that needs to be covered at the same time, the company will determine the priority as to which position to cover using the Process Utility Operator employee. Should a Processing Utility Team Member who is training, not be able to meet the job qualification standards for the positions required the process will be followed as set forth in the handbook section covering Training, Pulling a Bid, and Disqualification and training will be discontinued. Processing Utilities will be included in the overtime rotation for the positions they are qualified for. If there is an absence that requires overtime from within that group of employees, the Processing Utility Team Member will be considered by seniority following the scheduling practices as if they were part of that workgroup. The Processing Utility will be trained on set positions and for shift preference purposes will be eligible to move shifts only with those the Processing Utility that can cover the same positions (i.e., an employee is trained to cover the Fryer Operator and Batter Operator positions. That employee may only bump within the group of Process Utility Operator operators trained for those positions). The Processing Utility may be required to work any shift temporarily (Generally not to exceed 3 months) where they are needed for coverage.

Be an integral part of our Continuous Improvement efforts surrounding these systems.

Always maintains safe work practices, participates in safety programs, and assures that safe work practices are followed in all work groups.

Must have the ability to communicate and work with other hourly associates and salaried personnel in a positive manner.

Learn and perform routine checks such as CIL's and FSIL's.

Reads, writes, and communicates in English by using prints, sketches, diagrams, operating instructions, and technical manuals.

Basic & Preferred 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.

PHYSICAL REQUIREMENTS:

Based on an eight-hour workday.

S - Seldom 1% to 10% O - Occasional 10 % to 30%

F - Frequent 30% to 70% C - Constant Over 70%

VISION

C

100% of time for inspection and placement of small objects. Must be normal and see clearly, with color.

COMMUNICATION

*talk, listen, hear, read

C

100% - Must be able to read, listen to, understand, and effectively communicate information to other plant personnel.

Strength

O

40%-70% of time moving, prying, and aligning equipment. Must lift 100 lbs. in awkward positions and carry ladders, gearboxes, pumps, rolls, belts, etc.

Stand

C

90% - Required to be on your feet most of the day

Walk

C

90% - Walking required getting from one area of the plant to another.

Sit

S

5% - Sitting is required only when the job you are doing is close to the floor

Kneel

O

15% Jobs that required work below the waist are easier if kneeling.

Crawl

O

10% - Crawling is the only access to some of the tight areas in the plant.

Shovel

O

10% - To gain access to a breakdown, shoveling is sometimes required.

stairs

F

50% - There are 2 levels within the plant plus the roof that must be accessed.

High catwalks

F

60% Access to the equipment is gained through the use of catwalks.

Ladders

F

10% - Where there are no catwalks, ladders are used for access.

climb / balance

S

25% of the time on equipment by ascending and descending stairways, catwalks, ladder, and work at heights up to 30 feet.

stoop / bend

*bent at waist, bend at knees, squat

F

50% - of the time throughout the job

reaching

*below knees, knees to shoulder, above shoulder

F

30% of time repairing equipment. Must reach to ground and work with arms fully extended over for long periods.

push / pull

*i.e. broom or tote

F

40% - Brooms, wrenches, carts, drills, hoists, etc.

fine finger manipulation

*i.e. sorting fries or using screwdriver

C

80% - Must have good hand/finger coordination while working with wrenches, screwdrivers, threading bolts, nuts and screws, and welding.

Handling / grasping

*power grasp

F

40% - Working with pliers, lifting odd-shaped objects, wrenching, and grinding.

repetitive tasks

*back, shoulders, arms, hand, wrist, fingers

F

85% - While operation and repairing equipment.

stamina

*Physical exertion for a long period of time

F

75% - of time working on equipment and holding parts in difficult places for proper repair. Also, welding and fabrication.

foot control

C

70% - of time walking around potatoes and on uneven, muddy and slick surfaces.

mental requirements: low medium high

Comparison with other positions within

Lamb-Weston Boardman

WORKING WITH PEOPLE

X

COMMUNICATION

X

STRESS

X

PROBLEM SOLVING

X

REPETITION

X

MATH

X

LEVEL OF COMPLEX TROUBLESHOOTING

X

MECHANICAL

X

EDUCATION and or EXPERIENCE:

Know limits of equipment and how to avoid deviations, capable of sound trouble shooting. High school diploma or GED is preferred.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence. Ability to speak effectively before groups of employees in the organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:

Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percent.

REASONING ABILITY:

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form. Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS:

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential function of the 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 use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms. The employee frequently is required to stand and climb or balance. The employee is occasionally required to walk, stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl, and talk, write, or hear.

This position required you to safely lift and carry a 50-pound ladder, and safely lift up to 100 pounds unassisted. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close, vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and the ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT:

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those and employee encounters while performing the essential function of this job. Reasonable accommodation may be made to enable in individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

The noise level in the work environment is usually above 85dB and requires hearing protection.

QUALIFICATION PERIOD: If an employee in training is not able to meet the job qualification standards for the position within the allotted training period, the process will be followed as set forth in the handbook section covering Training, Pulling a Bid, and Disqualification and training will be discontinued.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled 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-255781

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 11/02/2024

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

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