High Bay Freezer E&I Technician - Caldwell, ID

The J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture.

Summary

The High-Bay Freezer (HBF) E&I Technician is responsible to ensure efficient operation of all electrical and process control instrumentation within the high-bay freezer and warehouse area. This includes mechanical and general facility maintenance, lubrication, sanitation, troubleshooting and repair of all equipment. This position will be required to fully understand the purpose and operation of the mechanical equipment and can make decisions based on sound judgement when a situation dictates.

Key Responsibilities

• Safety of our employees, visitors, and contractors in the number one priority for all workers. This position is responsible to help ensure the safe condition of equipment and our facility in accordance with SOPs and Company policies.
• Installs, operates, and maintains to a high level of reliability, central process control equipment and instrumentation including but not limited to programmable controllers, motor controllers and wiring.
• Troubleshoots and makes minor and major repairs of equipment to prevent or minimize equipment downtime.
• Responsible for performing a variety of skilled duties to include but not limited to the following: painting, carpentry, cement masonry, plumbing, dry wall and/or other recognized crafts for the purpose of maintaining and repairing Simplot owned and operated building facilities. 
• Ensures that equipment including, but not limited to batteries, forklifts, chargers, pumps, motors, doors, dock levelers, hydraulic systems and product transport systems are properly maintained following the specifications of the Company or the manufacturer. 
• Disassembles and reassembles equipment throughout the warehouse area including, but not limited to motors, gearboxes, vales, hydraulic systems, coupler, alignment systems, and weighing systems.
• Perform preventative maintenance on equipment, machinery, and facilities as required by the Company and manufacture standards.
• Maintains all shop inventories, tools, and equipment. Creates, performs, and completes work orders in the system as assigned or as needed.
• Identifies parts needed for work to be done, conducts inventory searches and locates parts.
• Documents, monitors, maintains, and assists with reporting of shift events, logging predictive maintenance data and assists with work planning utilizing information systems and productivity software. 
• Maintains necessary level of communication with team members and other support groups and does so in a participative management style conducive with operations goals.
• May assist with training other plant personnel.
• Coordinates or schedule work as required.
• Ensures that additional accountabilities require by management are handled in a manner necessary to meet operations standards. 
• Must supply own tools of the trade.

Key Information

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 frequently required to lift, stand, walk, twist, bend over or stoop, and crawl on hard surface. 
•    The employee is occasionally required to sit while operating a forklift. 
•    The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
•    This position will involve working from heights and the use of fall protection equipment. Such equipment is designed for a worker to weigh (including gear) more than 120 lbs., but no more than 350 lbs.
•    Must be able to climb up to12 flights of stairs within the High-Bay Freezer
•    Must be able to lift up to 70 lbs.

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 individu