Title: Spray Field Operator- All Shifts

               

Location: Pasco, 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 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

               

Operates, maintains and repairs process water irrigation equipment while conducting required tests and keeping accurate records of the irrigation operation. Assures that the Land Application system is operated in a manner that satisfies a permit issued by the State of Washington.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, other duties may be assigned.

Maintain 5S standards, (Sort, Set, Systematize, Shine and Sustain).  Keep a neat, clean, orderly work area.

Maintains and promotes safe work practices at all times, assures that safe work practices are being followed in all work groups, and actively participates in safety programs.

Must understand and follow all applicable plant safety policies including but not limited to lockout / tagout procedures.

Understand sequence of operation of irrigation equipment.

Understand the principles for irrigation practices.

Perform accurate and complete sample testing in a manner that satisfies any and all permit or regulatory requirements including preparing samples for shipment to lab for analysis.

Maintain neat and accurate records on the operation of the Land Application.

Assures the efficient, day-to-day operation of all designated equipment through the performance of minor maintenance and repair.

Perform and document equipment inspections, corrective maintenance and preventative maintenance, including the lubrication and inspection of equipment to sustain equipment reliability.

Assures the uninterrupted supply of frying oil and caustic for the processing operation of the plant by monitoring and oversight of the unloading of tanker trucks to the appropriate storage tank designated by the fryer operators.

Assures the day-to-day operation of all designated department equipment by oversight of all maintenance, overhaul, and repair activities.

OTHER JOB FUNCTIONS:

Responsible for pumping out of tanker trucks cars into tanks located in the plant tank room.  The trucks replenish the plant supplies of caustic and fry oils.  The process involves an accurate understanding of the pumping system, and the proper cleanup of the associated piping system components after use.

Operate various types of farm equipment as required.  These include but are not limited to: portable pumps, yard lifts, tractors and pick-up trucks.

Assures the proper and efficient disposal of plant process water by proper operation and minor maintenance of the Land Application system and support equipment.

Corrects MINOR mechanical problems such as electrical and mechanical controls and valves pertaining to sprinkler field automatic operation.

Examples include but are not limited to: repair soil moisture probe cables, repair aluminum irrigation pipes, use torch for thawing and piping repairs, irrigation equipment repair and rebuilding.

Ability to read and understand mechanical and electrical drawings/diagrams that are in English.

QUALIFICATION REQUIREMENTS: 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.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:  High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED); one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and related experience and/or training.

LANGUAGE SKILLS:  Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos in English.  Ability to write accurate information in English.  Ability to effectively present or listen to information in one‑on‑one and small group situations with all other employees of the organization in English.

MATHMATICAL SKILLS:  Must be able to add, subtract, multiply, divide.  Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.

REASONING ABILITY:  Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.  Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.

WORK ENVIRONMENT: The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.  Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

With personal protective equipment, the employee occasionally works in high, precarious places.  The employee is frequently in outside weather conditions and is occasionally exposed to high or sub-freezing temperatures.  The employee is occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, and risk of electrical shock.

The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

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-255851

               

Time Type: Full time

               

Anticipated Close Date: 11/07/2024

               

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: $21.59

               

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