Title: Sanitation II

               

Location: Taber, AB

               

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

               

As a Sanitation II, you will be responsible for a wide variety of jobs including washing, cleaning and helping us maintain high food safety standards. This position requires long periods of standing, and repetitive use of hand/arms to use cleaning tools and supplies. Job tasks may occur in any area of the plant, require good physical stamina, and are labor intensive in an often fast-paced work environment. The sanitation team is essential in assisting the business achieve its production goals.

Job Description

About The Role
• Location: Taber, Alberta
• Full-time, Hourly
• Schedule: 12-hour shift schedule rotation (7:00-7:00) with an average of 42 hours per week. Must be available to work nights, weekends, and statutory holidays.
• Reports to: Production Team Leaders

As a Sanitation II, you’ll…
• Always maintain and promote safe work practices
• Perform sanitation tasks in assigned work areas using dedicated sanitation cleaning equipment and supplies, as well as a high-pressure water hose
• Perform cleaning duties as assigned during plant clean up at the end/start of a production run
• Complete all company-provided and required training
• Operate & locate important safety equipment, systems, and stations
• Understand and use all required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE)
• Develop a thorough understanding of safe usage for all sanitation chemicals used in the plant
• Report mechanical or electrical problems promptly to a Production Team Leader and the maintenance department
• Complete the company training program outline for this position
• Fill out, maintain and sign all applicable documentation and administration forms for verification purposes.
• Remove any foreign material found and notify the Production Team Leaders immediately if glass or metal is found.
• Effectively communicate with the Sanitation Leader and Production Team Leaders
• Collaborate, influence, and partner with team members across the organization to enable individuals and teams to be successful in their roles
• Engage in other duties concerned with our sanitation programs & standards
• Perform other duties as assigned by your Production Team Leaders.

In addition to the responsibilities outlined above, at Lamb Weston, we will support you in identifying where your interests and development opportunities lie and we'll help empower you to successfully grow in your role.

About You

You’ll thrive as a Sanitation II if you:
• Ground your work in best practices for safety & product quality
• Possess knowledge and experience with food safety programs & standards
• Enjoy partnering with team members across an organization to collaborate together towards a common goal
• Possess excellent, inclusive communication skills across diverse types of people and needs
• You maintain a people-centric and "roll up your sleeves” and solutions-oriented mindset and work style
• Have experience working in a manufacturing industry, supporting both customer and business focused needs
• Take a positive and humble approach to building relationships with your team members
• Have a passion for learning, and are determined to give every task your best effort
 

Why Lamb Weston is for You
Lamb Weston has revolutionized how fries are made and how they bring the world together. The Taber, Alberta facility hosts an award-winning, top-performing team that has been in the community for over 25 years. Our culture and unique perks empower you with:
• A caring culture. We offer programs for financial hardship relief, incentives for volunteerism, and annual scholarships for children of employees.
• A healthier you. Access to local gym, pool, and golf facilities. Access to extensive life balance solutions, and wellness resources. We also provide excellent health care benefits.
• Community and fun. We are potluck meal enthusiasts, avid ‘French Fry Day’ consumers, holiday dinner party goers, and Safety Week celebrators.
• Enviable compensation benefits. We offer annual & quarterly bonus programs, evening shift differential pay, and weekend shift differential pay.
• Freedom to grow. We offer opportunities to cross-train in other job areas, an avenue for professional development through a broad micro-learning platform, and a plethora of in-house training programs to build your skills and leadership capabilities.
 

Our Core Behaviors
• Obsess over safety. We deeply understand the products we make and are committed to delivering high quality goods for our customers in a safe working environment. Regardless of the circumstances or pressures we face, we do right by our people, our communities, our customers, and act with integrity.
• Putting our heads together. Great teamwork happens when we encourage perspectives from all corners of our community. We see the bigger picture to become stronger and smarter together.
• Act with confidence. We make smart, informed decisions as we work towards our goals. Each of us is encouraged and empowered to think like a leader, be a self-starter, and ask for help when it’s needed.
• Raise the bar. We constantly challenge ourselves and each other to seek out new ideas and better ways of doing things to define the leading edge of what’s possible in our industry. We learn from our mistakes, celebrate our successes, and drive for results.
• Be you, with us. In an atmosphere of inclusion, we embrace each other’s differences. We make it safe to be ourselves and speak our minds. Through thick and thin, each of us is committed to one another’s wellbeing and personal growth.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Education and/or Experience
• High school education or equivalency.
• Minimum of one-month related work experience or training. Candidates with at least 1 year of related work experience will be preferred.

Physical Demands
While performing the duties of this job, you are regularly required to stand; walk; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell. You are required to climb or balance and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl. You must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 25 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
 

Work Environment
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, and toxic or caustic chemicals. The employee is frequently exposed to fumes or airborne particles. The employee is occasionally exposed to high, precarious places; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; extreme heat; and risk of electrical shock. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.
 

Language Skills
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to read and comprehend MSDS sheets, simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos.
• Ability to write simple correspondence.
• Ability to effectively present information in one-on-one or group situations to other employees of the organization.
 

Classifications, Certificates, Licenses, Registrations
• Must obtain and maintain WHMIS Certification. This certification and training will be provided by the company.

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

• Matching RRSP program

• Competitive compensation package including off-shift premiums and quarterly performance bonuses

• Opportunities for growth and advancement

• Comprehensive on-the-job training & development

• 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-256006

               

Time Type: Full time

               

Anticipated Close Date: 11/23/2024

               

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