Maintenance Technician Assistant

Title: Maintenance Technician Assistant

               

Location: Twin Falls, ID

               

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

               

Assists maintenance department in the installation of equipment and repairing of machinery. Retrieves parts and tools for maintenance personnel.

Job Description

• Responsible for working in a safe and orderly manner while in the plant or on plant property.
• Aids maintenance personnel in dismantling defective machines and equipment and helps install new or repaired parts.
• Aids maintenance by lubricating shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.

• Retrieves parts and tools for maintenance personnel.

• Reports malfunction of processing and/or packaging equipment to lead or supervisor as needed.
• Utilizes sound ergonomic practices such as job rotation when appropriate and as quickly as possible.
• Works in temperature extremes.
• Keeps work area clean.
• Performs other duties as assigned.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• High School Diploma/GED.
• Must have basic training in Lockout/Tagout, Confined Space, Fall Protection, and Sanitation, including GMP training, chemical handling, and cleaning procedures.
• Must know the location of the controls and emergency stop switches in the plant.
• Operate, inspect, maintain, setup, and cleanup of plant lubrication systems, bearings, and grease lines. Assist regular maintenance as required. Will be required to work downtime overtime with regular maintenance during shutdowns.
• Must have good communication skills, written and verbal.  Must be able to follow written instructions and possess good math skills.
• Must be able to obtain forklift operators license.
• Will need to acquire entry level maintenance tool inventory.
• Must complete, maintain, and follow all safety guidelines, including LOTO.
• Must be organized, and must be able to manage time wisely.

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-255583

               

Time Type: Full time

               

Anticipated Close Date: 0