Sanitation Technician

Title: Sanitation Technician

Location: Boardman, OR

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

Ensuring a safe quality product leaves our doors by keeping bacteria and housekeeping at acceptable levels by using established cleaning procedures, chemicals, tools and techniques

Job Description

• Title:

  Sanitation Technician

  Job Code:

  3886

  Department:

  Sanitation

  FLSA Status:

  Non-exempt

  Reports to:

  Team Lead Sanitation

  Effective Date:

  June 22, 2023

  Wage Rate:

  Trainee / Qualified

  Location:

  Boardman Center

  Job Summary

  Ensuring a safe quality product leaves our doors by keeping bacteria and housekeeping at acceptable levels by using established cleaning procedures, chemicals, tools and techniques.

  Job Responsibilities:

• Comply with all safety policies, practices, and procedures.
• Clean sanitation areas and shovel debris from floors.
• Communicate with production supervisor about cleaning hours or any changes.
• Handle chemicals and know purpose of each chemical used.
• Complete proper paperwork for all sanitation areas and job duties of sanitation personnel.
• Maintain and track all sanitation equipment.
• Scrub equipment and machines
• Use of foamer (chemicals, sanitizers, etc.)
• Have designated sanitation area clean at all times
• Notify sanitation supervisor of any safety concerns or equipment problems
• Maintain good communication with all departments
• Must have ability to safely drive a fork lift
• Other duties as assigned

• Position Requirements:

  Education/ Certifications:

• High School Diploma or General Education Diploma (GED)

• Physical Environment/Demands:

• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand, walk, climb, stoop, kneel, crouch, crawl, as well as talk and hear. The employee must be able to work any or all areas of the plant.
• The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 15 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 30 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 60 pounds and reach with hands and arms.
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.
• Exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature.
• Ability to do repetitious arm, wrist and hand movements required for job actions and procedures.
• Must be able to work with hands and arms overhead, and to work in or under the equipment.
• Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places to perform job duties. Ability to operate work related equipment
• Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to slippery, wet and/or humid conditions and toxic or hazardous chemicals. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles and tight confined spaces. The employee occasionally works near moving mechanical parts, in high places, and is exposed to extreme heat and cold.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments: loud noise, excessive heat, cold, wet, slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, humidity, oils, smells and allergens.
• Exposed to temperatures ranging from -20 degrees below zero to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in Freezer Operation and 37 degrees to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Plant Operation.
• May have to sample food while evaluating Lamb Weston products.
• Climbing to various heights via stairs or ladders on a regular basis.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Skills and Experience:

• Ability to work with chemicals
• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write out reports and forms.
• Ability to effectively present (speak) and listen to information in one on one and in small
• Ability to deal with problems involving safety and sanitary issues etc.
• Bilingual candidates encouraged to apply

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-258309

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 09/11/2025

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: $20.18

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