Packaging Utility Trainee

Title: Packaging Utility Trainee
Location: Delhi, LA
Job Requisition ID: Req-272050
Time Type: Full time

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.

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 – 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

This entry-level position supports Packaging Operators by safely supplying materials, monitoring product and package flow, completing routine quality checks, performing cleaning and basic equipment tasks, and communicating issues that may affect safety, quality, or line efficiency. Working under the direction of the Production/Packaging Lead, Team Leader, and Packaging Operators, the Packaging Utility builds the knowledge and skills needed to qualify for future Packaging Operator opportunities.

Job Description

- Owns, operates, and monitors case erecting, packing, sealing, and coding equipment to optimize performance.
- Feeds products to conveyors, hoppers, or other feeding devices
- Places supplies in feeding devices
- Verifies Lot Numbers and codes of Packaging supplies
- Operates/monitors cardboard balers
- Performs assigned inspections of primary and secondary containers and promptly reports product or packaging that does not meet Packaging Specifications.
- Monitors correct and legible case codes
- Recycles usable Packaging supplies
- Builds and rakes totes
- Hand palletizes as needed
- Immediately notifies the Packaging Operator and Team Leader of conditions that may affect safety, product quality, or line efficiency and assists with corrective actions within the employee's training and authorization.
- Cleans assigned Packaging equipment and work areas in accordance with sanitation, safety, and lockout/tagout requirements and supports Packaging Operators during cleanup and changeover activities.
- Promptly reports mechanical or electrical issues to Team Leaders and Maintenance
- Accurately completes, maintains, and signs documentation and administrative forms required for assigned packaging, quality, sanitation, and training activities.
- Completes daily Systems and Standards work
- Other duties as assigned by Team Leader

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Skills and Experience:

- Must be able to communicate, comprehend, and follow instructions in English (both written and oral).
- Must be able to pass Sanitation Step Up Card.

Physical Environment/Demands:

- Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, shovel, twist and turn frequently.
- Ability to wear sanitation suit in environments that vary from hot to cold temperature.
- Exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature.
- Ability to do repetitious arm, wrist and hand movements required for job actions and procedures.
- Must be able to work with hands and arms overhead, and to work in or under the equipment.
- Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination, and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places to perform job duties.  Ability to operate work related equipment
- Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
- Employee must be able to perform the essential functions of the position satisfactorily. If requested, reasonable accommodations will be made to enable employees with disabilities to perform the essential functions of the job, absent undue hardship.
- Exposure to manufacturing environments: loud noise, excessive heat, cold, wet, slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, humidity, oils, smells, and allergens.
- Exposed to temperatures ranging from -20 degrees below zero to 35 degrees Fahrenheit in Freezer Operation and 37 degrees to 90 degrees Fahrenheit in Plant Operation.
- Climbing to various heights via stairs or ladders on a regular basis.

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.

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.
Anticipated Close Date: 11/21/2026

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.
Pay Rate or Range: $21,60

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