Job Description
Job Overview:
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
This person is responsible for supporting all packaging/palletizing areas providing coverage as an operator. The position or duties may change daily or even within the shift as coverage needs dictate.
Job Description
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.
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 ensure product is efficiently packaged according to product specifications.
Operate palletizing equipment and learn Manifestor duties and responsibilities.
Perform duties of Packaging Operator and Palletizer Operator as assigned.
Help train new personnel in the position of Packaging Operator and Palletizer Operator.
Perform other duties as assigned by supervisory personnel.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
Job Qualifications:
Expected to be qualified in Packaging, Palletizer, and Manifestor positions
Must be sanitation qualified.
Must be Lock Out/Tag Out qualified.
May be required to perform heavy labor duties.
Physical Demands:
Must be able to sit, stand, walk, climb
Must have good hand-eye coordination.
Must have normal finger dexterity and range of motion.
Is required to reach with hands and arms repetitively.
Must be able to lift from 0 to 50 pounds on frequent basis.
Must be able to push and pull heavy items on occasion.
Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
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-257900
Time Type: Full time
Anticipated Close Date: 07/10/2025
In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate’s work location, job duties, experience and expertise. A reasonable hourly estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $25.33
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
