Sanitation Prep at Lamb Weston in Richland, Washington

Job Description:

Title: Sanitation Prep

Location: Richland, WA



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 9,000+ 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



This position is responsible for cleaning, sanitizing, rinsing and polishing work stations and production and packaging equipment. This job requires good physical stamina, the ability to perform light to heavy scrubbing, sweeping and rinsing, as well as the ability to follow directions. This position requires being actively engaged in safety, participating in safety programs, engaged in safety activities, requires performing risk assessments and demonstrating ownership as well as leadership in personal safety and the safety of other Team Members.



Job Description



Essential Duties and Responsibilities:

• Prepare and/or mix cleaning and sanitizing chemicals
  
  


• Use foaming equipment to apply cleaning chemicals to equipment
  
  


• Scrub equipment using scrub brushes and/or pads to clean, sanitize, and polish equipment using dilute cleaning chemicals
  
  


• Rinse cleaning chemicals off equipment using a high pressure water hose
  
  


• Maintain good housekeeping in his/her assigned area: Sweep with a broom and/or squeegee, shovel, scrub using scrub brushes and/or pads and scrapers, and rinse equipment with high pressure water and/or air hoses
  
  


• Change grader shaker screens in packaging rooms and in prep area when required
  
  


• Actively engaged in safety, participating in safety programs, safety activities, perform risk assessments and demonstrate ownership as well as leadership in personal safety of other team members. Report all incidents, near misses, and any safety concerns.
  
  

Basic & Preferred Qualifications



Job Qualifications:

• Able to have good work performance
  
  


• Have the ability and willingness to follow directions
  
  


• Able to effectively communicate in English verbally and in writing
  
  


• High School Diploma or GED; or 1-3 months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
  
  


• Read, understand, and obey all plant rules and practice safety as outlined in the employee handbook
  
  


• Be conscientious and consistent in his/her work
  
  

• Practice proper body mechanics and safe lifting techniques
  
  


• Be knowledgeable of the potential hazards and safety procedures associated with the task being performed
  
  


• Actively practice and abide by all Company work, safety, and personal hygiene rules and regulations as outlined in the employee handbook
  
  


• Understand and follow lock out/tag out procedures
  
  


• Possess a working knowledge of how the equipment works
  
  


• Observes safety and security procedures; reports potentially unsafe conditions; uses equipment and materials properly
  
  


• Sanitation qualified preferred, but not required.
  
  

Physical Demands:

• Is required to stand, walk on concrete surfaces that are frequently wet due to rinsing equipment and slick areas due to the potato matter, starch, and grease; use hands to finger, handle, or feel, reach with hands and arms, talk or hear.
  
  


• Frequently required to climb or balance to reach some areas.
  
  


• Occassionally required to sit; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl and taste or smell.
  
  


• Ability to safely lift up to 50 lbs.
  
  


• Vision requirements are close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception and ability to adjust focus.
  
  


• Regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts; extreme cold and heat.
  
  


• Frequently exposed to wet and/or humid conditions.
  
  


• Occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals and vibration.
  
  

• The noise level is usually very loud.
  
  

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-234698

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 05/23/2024

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: $20.37



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 Apply Now