Ingredient Technician Trainee

Lamb Weston; Boardman (OR); On-site; USD 34,000 - 39,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Benefits

Paid Time Off

Job summary

Lamb Weston in Boardman, OR seeks an Ingredient Technician Trainee to support batter, condiment and ingredient mixing operations. You will operate forklifts, monitor systems, and maintain sanitation while learning QA standards and inventory controls.

You'll gain hands-on training, work with a team of 10,000+ and contribute to safe, efficient production of our fries as part of a global food leader.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required or equivalent experience in processing/ sanitation roles.
• Ability to follow safety rules and maintain food safety standards.
• Willingness to operate lift trucks and handle materials in a production environment.

Responsibilities

• Monitor batter system and assist with ingredient and condiment mixing.
• Operate a powered industrial truck to move ingredients and materials.
• Maintain sanitation in work areas and complete required paperwork.
• Assist with inventory control and FIFO procedures.
• Report equipment issues and help with line coordination.

Skills

Forklift operation

Safety procedures

Inventory management

Sanitation

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Word

Excel

Job description

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.

Title: Ingredient Technician Trainee
Location: Boardman, OR
Job Requisition ID: Req-271510
Time Type: Full time

About Lamb Weston

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 position requires constant monitoring of the batter system. It requires the ability to operate and troubleshoot the batter, condiment and ingredient mixing equipment. Regular sanitation of the area as well as specialty cleanups are required. Assignments include driving a powered industrial truck equipped with lifting devices such as forklift and clamps to lift, stack, or move ingredients or materials. Efficiently maintains supplies to batter mixing, ingredient mixing and condiment handling areas. Manages to intake of ingredient inventory to batter storage area.

Job Description

• Maintains safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs. Must be familiar with all safety rules and practices to avoid any possible food safety or any other safety hazards and to insure safety of employees in their work areas.
• Understands how to look up QA Specifications for batter, condiment and ingredients.
• Understands product codes and labels on batter and condiment tickets and how to use manifest to track inventory.
• Safely opens, handles and hangs batter/ingredient bags.
• Monitors and adjust sugar mix tank concentration as required.
• Monitors condiment handling system with contact to Line 2 Line Lead and Fryer Op to ensure condiment is fed as required to the line.
• Maintains dry batter hopper and auger levels as needed.
• Assembles/Disassemble batter/ingredient equipment when needed.
• Communicates problems to appropriate personnel.
• Maintains expected level of sanitation in work area.
• Fills out paperwork as required.
• Must have a good understanding of chemicals and the hazards associated with the processing area.
• Performs assigned duties during cut changes and defrost as required.
• Cleans under and around batter and sugar mix areas during normal operations.
• Responsible for Batter PC cleanups, allergen cleanups and non-GMO cleanups on dry and mix portions of batter system as required.
• Knows safety rules and regulations for lift truck operation.
• Inspects the lift truck prior to operation and reports any deficiency.
• Moves levers and presses pedals to drive truck and control movement of lifting apparatus.
• Positions forks, lifting platform, or other lifting device under, over, or around loaded pallets, skids, boxes, products, or materials and transports load to designated area.
• Unloads and stacks material by raising and lowering lifting device.
• Understand the information on the manifest tickets and how this information applies to their responsibilities.
• Understand the procedure for “First In First Out” procedures.
• Loads and unloads materials onto or off of pallets, skids, or lifting device as needed.
• Reports all equipment failures and mechanical problems to appropriate personnel.
• Completes forms in accurate, timely and legible manner and can identify cases, labels, cuts, colors, catalog numbers, day codes and acceptable case conditions.
• Knows procedures for battery charging and changes.
• Using a computer and the associated applications (including Word and Excel), maintains inventory by ticketing, issuing, and returning dry supplies.
• Lock out-tag out procedures for dock locks.
• Knows procedures for unloading and loading Semi-trailers.
• Keeps the batter storage room and loading dock area clean and organized.
• Supplies Kd’s, paper, poly, shrink wrap, tie sheets, slip sheets, cold glue, hot glue, and tote liners for packaging.
• Communicates with leads/supervisors on inventories.
• Prints out dry supply inventory sheets.
• Operate ingredient bag compactor and manage appropriate storage of recyclable materials.

Other Job Functions

• Must be able to use computer to enter checks with Military time
• Tools and equipment used: high pressure hose, flash lights, hot hose, shovels , scrapers, foaming system, brooms, squeegees, telephones, ladders (roll around stairs), buckets, control panels/terminals , stein cups, stop watches and waste carts.
• Changes batteries on lift truck when required.

Basic & Preferred 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, skills 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); or experience in sanitation, processing operator or lift truck operator job. Any food processing experience is a plus. Ability to work with minimal supervision while maintaining integrity. Three months experience using an inventory system preferred.

Language Skills

Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English. Ability to write accurate information on simple forms 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 in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute percent.

Reasoning Ability

Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out detailed but uninvolved written or oral instructions. Good decision-making and troubleshooting are necessary.

Physical Demands

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit and use hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls. The employee is frequently required to reach with hands and arms and climb or balance.

The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds with assistance. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

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.

The working conditions will be hot, humid, dusty, noisy, wet, and you'll have to deal with vibration. You must have the ability to walk up and down stairs and on a concrete floor throughout the day.

The ability to stand and walk is a must due to the constant monitoring of the equipment in use. Ascending/descending stairs is also crucial, especially at break times.

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: 09/16/2026

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: $26.35

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