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Requisition Number: Req-259634
Position Title:
External Description: Title: Production Utility Trainee
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Location: American Falls, ID
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Job Requisition ID: Req-259634
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Time Type: Full time
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About Lamb Weston
You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, 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.Â
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 â€" 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
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Under the direction of shift leadership, this position is responsible for supporting Plant Operations. This position provides an opportunity to build capabilities in plant operations which include manufacturing excellence, continuous improvement, and facilities care to help guide and promote career advancement. This is a cross-functional position with job functions such as:
•Trim inspector
•Frozen inspector
•Recase laborer
Including tote construction and deconstruction
•warehouse utility
Including baling cardboard, operating the trash compactor, operating the tote dump, forklift and forklift with rotator in the frozen waste areas
•Flake drum attendant
•Muncher utility
•Cutter deck utility
•Various other tasks assigned
Job Description
ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following (other duties may be assigned):
•Loads, palletizes, bands, and maintains an accurate count and description of product handled
•Performs sanitation duties including EOC, Master Sanitation Schedule, and Plant downtime
•Decase product and constructs or deconstructs totes as needed
•Assists in cleanup, inventory, material segregation
•Understands information that is on manifest tickets
•Performs various outside tasks including in the attic or on the roof
•Handles and uses concentrated hazardous chemicals and wears associated PPE properly
•Handles, loads, and uses materials and ingredients
•Uses hand and power tools occasionally
•Operates lift trucks safely
•Keeps the flake drum applicator rolls full of mash
•Performs recordkeeping and reporting
•Communicates with multiple groups across the site
•Inspects and sorts product in a safe and effective manner
•Monitors equipment operations and changes settings if assigned
•Performs utility duties associated with equipment and operations during start-up, shutdown, cut changes, EOC and normal operation
•Abides by all PPE requirements and LOTO policy 100% of the time
•Required to train as needed
•Performs in-line quality checks (i.e. magnet checks on flakes) as assigned
•Qualified for Fire Watch
•Painting equipment, walls, framework, etc.
•Supports velocity initiatives
•Uses established cleaning procedures, chemicals, tools, techniques, and maintains sanitary conditions ensuring bacteria and housekeeping are at acceptable levels.
•Breaks and relieves other employees
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
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.
EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE:
High school diploma or general education degree (GED) and/or 3-6 months’ work experience in a manufacturing facility (preferred).
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
Ability to read and comprehend instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English. Ability to write accurate information on forms in English. Ability to use equipment where the instructions are 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.
MATHEMATICAL SKILLS:
Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide
REASONING ABILITY:
Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions. Be able to work independently dependent on area.
PHYSICAL DEMANDS:
The physical demands described in the chart above represent what must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job.
WORK ENVIRONMENT:
The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job.
While performing the duties of this job, the work environment is sometimes wet and/or humid, requires hearing protection and other job specific PPE dependent on task and area. The employee works around production equipment. Temperatures vary in different areas of the Plant.
Industry-Competitive Benefits
Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Â 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 â€" 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 â€" 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.
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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.
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Anticipated Close Date: 02/06/2026
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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.
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Pay Rate or Range: $21.04
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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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Community / Marketing Title: Production Utility Trainee
Company Profile:
Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.
For more than 60 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation, introducing inventive products that simplify back-of-house management for our customer and make things more delicious for their customers.
It's all about seeing the possibilities in potatoes and never, ever settling.
Learn more about us at lambweston.com.
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