Ingredient Technician Trainee
Location: Boardman, OR
Job Requisition ID: Req-260121
Time Type: Full time
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 position requires constant monitoring of the batter system. It requires the ability to operate and troubleshoot the batter, condiment and ingredient mixing equipment. Regular sanitation of the area as well as specialty cleanups are required. Assignments include driving a powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift and clamps to lift, stack, or move ingredients or materials. Efficiently maintains supplies to batter mixing, ingredient mixing and condiment handling areas. Manages to intake of ingredient inventory to batter storage area.
Job Description
- Maintains safe work practices at all timesand participates in safety programs.Must be familiar with all safety rules and practices to avoid anypossible foodsafety or any other safety hazards and toinsuresafety of employees in their work areas.
- Understands how to look up QA Specifications for batter,condimentand ingredients.
- Understands product codes and labels on batter and condiment tickets and how to use manifest to track inventory.
- Safelyopens,handlesand hangsbatter/ingredientbags.
- Monitors and adjust sugar mix tank concentration asrequired.
- Monitors condimenthandling system with contact to Line 2 Line Lead and Fryer Op to ensure condiment is fed asrequiredto the line.
- Maintains dry batter hopper and auger levels as needed.
- Assembles/Disassemblebatter/ingredientequipment when needed.
- Communicates problems toappropriate personnel.
- Maintains expected level of sanitation inworkarea.
- Fillsout paperwork asrequired.
- Must have a good understanding of chemicals and the hazards associated with the processing area.
- Performsassigned duties during cut changes and defrost asrequired.
- Cleans under and around batter and sugar mix areasduring normal operations.
- Responsible for Batter PC cleanups, allergencleanupsand non-GMO cleanups on dry and mix portions of batter system asrequired.
- Knowssafety rules and regulations for lift truck operation.
- Inspectsthe lift truck prior to operation andreportsany deficiency.
- Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
- Positions forks, liftingplatform, or other liftingdeviceunder, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load todesignatedarea.
- Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
- Understandtheinformation on the manifest tickets and how this information applies to their responsibilities.
- Understand the procedure for “FirstInFirst Out” procedures.
- Loads and unloads materials onto oroff ofpallets, skids, or liftingdeviceas needed.
- Reports all equipment failures and mechanical problems toappropriate personnel.
- Completes forms inaccurate,timelyand legible manner and canidentifycases, labels, cuts, colors, catalog numbers, day codes and acceptable case conditions.
- Knows procedures for batterycharging andchanges.
- Using a computer and the associated applications(including Word and Excel),maintainsinventory by ticketing, issuing, and returning dry supplies.
- Lock out-tag out procedures for dock locks.
- Knows procedures for unloading and loading Semi-trailers.
- Keeps the batter storage roomand loadingdockareaclean and organized.
- SuppliesKd’s, paper, poly, shrink wrap, tie sheets, slip sheets, cold glue, hot glue, and tote liners for packaging.
- Communicates with leads/supervisors on inventories.
- Printsoutdry supply inventory sheets.
- Operateingredient bagcompactorand manageappropriate storageof recyclable materials.
- Must be able to use computer to enter checks with Military time
- Tools and equipment used: high pressure hose,flash lights, hot hose,shovels ,scrapers, foaming system, brooms,squeegees, telephones, ladders (roll around stairs), buckets, control panels/terminals ,stein cups, stop watches and waste carts.
- Changes batteries on lift truck whenrequired.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
- High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or experience in sanitation,processing operatoror lift truck operatorjob.
- Any food processing experience is a plus.
- Ability to work with minimal supervision whilemaintainingintegrity.
- Threemonthsexperience using an inventory systempreferred.
- Ability to read andcomprehendsimple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English.
- Ability to writeaccurateinformation on simple forms in English.
- Ability to effectively present or listen to information inone-on-oneand small group situations with all other employees of the organization in English.
- Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals.
- Ability to compute percent.
- Ability to apply commonsenseunderstanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Good decision-making andtroubleshootingare necessary.
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. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employeeis regularly required tosit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee isfrequentlyrequired to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds withassistance. 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 an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonableaccommodationsmay be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. The working conditions will be hot, humid, dusty, noisy, wet, andyou'llhave to deal with vibration. You must have the ability to walk up and down stairs and on a concrete floor throughout the day.The ability to stand and walk isa mustdue to the constant monitoring of the equipment in use. Ascending/descending stairs is also crucial, especially at break times.
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.
Anticipated Close Date
The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs.Anticipated Close Date: 03/25/2026
Pay Transparency
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 for this role is listed below.Pay Rate or Range: $25.29
Equal Opportunity Employer
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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