Maintenance Technician I

Title: Maintenance Technician I

               

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

               

Responsible for troubleshooting, repair, and preventive maintenance of plant equipment as directed by the maintenance manager/supervisor. Uses a Mil, Lathe, Mig and Tig Welding to fabricate equipment for use on the production floor. Accomplishes assigned repair and maintenance functions throughout the plant in an orderly and timely manner.

Job Description

• Always maintains safe work practices and participates in safety programs. Assures that safe work practices are followed in all work groups. Abides by all company work, safety, and hygiene rules and regulations as outlined in the employee handbook.
• May be required to perform emergency repairs with minimal supervision.
• Keeps documentation up to date.
• Accurately tracks time spent working on tasks throughout the day.
• Familiar with proper start-up and shut down of production equipment.
• Performs equipment repair, overhaul, and troubleshooting of mechanical and technical equipment; changes and replaces belts, sprockets, bearings, chains, motors, etc.
• Evaluates equipment for performance, performs adjustments, replaces parts, etc. as needed to assure uninterrupted production of quality potato products.
• Performs structurally-sound welds and acceptable cutting, using appropriate cutting and welding equipment.
• May be required to work any shift, any and all days of the week, or overtime in the accordance with production and maintenance schedules.
• Reads and understands prints, sketches, diagrams, operating instructions, and technical manuals.
• Maintains a neat, orderly work area.
• Follow instructions given in work logs, work orders, and equipment manuals.
• Communicates and works with other associates in a positive manner.
• Must attend confined space training (attendant, entrant and rescuer) and will be a confined space rescue team member.  
• Will be a Respirator User and is responsible to meet the qualifications requirements of the Lamb Weston Respiratory Protection Program for the use of Respiratory Protection Equipment (current medical, fit testing, and training).
• Must be clean shaven when the Emergency Response Team is activated for an emergency response or responding to emergencies, using an on-site shave kit to use a tight-fitting facepiece. Must be clean shave for the annual respirator fit test. Mustaches and sideburns are permitted, only if they do not extend into the sealing periphery or interfere with the valve functions of the respirator.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Position Requirements: (Minimum qualifications required to successfully perform the job or be considered)

Education/ Certifications: (Required & Preferred)

• High School diploma or General Education Degree (GED); or one to three years related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience. Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure, using whole numbers, common fractions, and decimals. Ability to compute rate, ratio, and percentage. Must read, write, and communicate in English.

• Preferred: Industrial Maintenance Mechanic (IMM) Certification (if not currently possessed, willing to attend the 4-year program paid for by the company)

Skills and Experience:

• Have the abi