Maintenance Technician

Title: Maintenance Technician Location: Paterson, WA 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 Lubricate machinery, change parts, or perform other routine machinery maintenance. Job Description Job Responsibilities: * Collaborate with other workers to repair or move machines, machine parts, or equipment. * Collect and discard worn machine parts and other refuse in order to maintain machinery and work areas. * Dismantle machines and remove parts for repair, using hand tools, chain falls, jacks, cranes, or hoists. * Inspect or test damaged machine parts, and mark defective areas or advise supervisors of repair needs. * Install, replace, or change machine parts and attachments, according to production specifications. * Lubricate or apply adhesives or other materials to machines, machine parts, or other equipment, according to specified procedures. * Measure, mix, prepare, and test chemical solutions used to clean or repair machinery and equipment. * Read work orders and specifications to determine machines and equipment requiring repair or maintenance. * Reassemble machines after the completion of repair or maintenance work. * Record production, repair, and machine maintenance information. * Remove hardened material from machines or machine parts, using abrasives, power and hand tools, jackhammers, sledgehammers, or other equipment. * Replace or repair metal, wood, leather, glass, or other lining in machines, or in equipment compartments or containers. * Replace, empty, or replenish machine and equipment containers * Set up and operate machines, and adjust controls to regulate operations. * Start machines and observe mechanical operation to determine efficiency and to detect problems. * Transport machine parts, tools, equipment, and other material between work areas and storage, using cranes, hoists, or dollies. * Troubleshoot and solve machine issues hindering production. * Perform routine preventive and corrective maintenance. * Actively participate in and contribute to continuous improvement efforts. * Fill in as interim lead when maintenance lead is absent. * Assist maintenance lead and maintenance planner with planning critical work orders. * Other tasks as assigned. Basic & Preferred Qualifications * Minimum 5 years of related experience * High School Diploma/ GED or 5 years of related experience * Ability to read and understand blue prints. * Must be able to perform equipment installation and maintenance from blue prints and technical manuals. * Must possess ability to use all forms of welding, Mig/ Tig and Arc in Stainless Steel and mild steel * Ability to perform assigned work independently with minimal supervision. Physical Environment/Demands: * Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, climb, twist, and turn frequently. * Exposed to outdoor and indoor environments that vary from hot to cold, exposure for up to 14 hours per work day, including loud noise, excessive heat, cold, wet, slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, smells, and allergies * Must be able to work with hands and arms overhead and in or under the equipment. * Requires manual dexterity, overall coordination, and good balance to work at ground level and in high places to perform job duties-the ability to operate work-related equipment. * Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. * Climbing to various heights via stairs or ladders to enter equipment regularly. 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-234218 Time Type: Full time Anticipated Close Date: 03/07/2024 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 of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $26.25 - $46.43 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

Created: 2024-10-24