Quality Assurance Technician

Title: Quality Assurance Technician

Location: Boardman, OR

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

This position is responsible for grading finished product and supporting FSQ programs for Boardman Pack Center.

Job Description

ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following.

• Test quality of finished product using written standards

• Examine characteristics of finished product - color, blemishes, defects

• Record data on a computer-based program

• Audit production processes - bag seals, product codes, etc.

• Clean and maintain laboratory equipment

• Comply with all safety policies, practices and procedures.

• Participate in proactive team efforts to achieve departmental and company goals.

• Maintain a neat and clean work area at all times and exhibit good personal hygiene.

• Report any concerns to QA Leadership Team

• Participate in training new team members

• Perform all duties associated with assigned lines

• Maintain a neat and clean work area at all times, and exhibit good personal hygiene.

• Ability to work overtime when needed.

• Perform other duties as assigned by the QA Manager.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

QUALIFICATIONS

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.

Skills and Experience:

• Ability to read and write in English.

• Must be able to use a computer for data entry, report generation and research.

• Ability to effectively present information to supervisors and other employees.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions in written, oral, or diagram form.

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

Physical Environment/Demands:

• Be able to sit, stand, walk, and climb.

• Have good hand-eye coordination.

• Have normal finger dexterity and range of motion.

• Be able to lift up to 10 - 20lbs

• Have specific vision abilities required by this job, which include close vision, distance vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

• Required to reach with his/her hands and arms repetitively.

Work Environment

• May be occasionally exposed to fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals.

• Will work around forklift traffic.

• Noise level is high.

• Will work in cold or freezing environments on and off.

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-255020

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 07/24/2024

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: $19.50

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