Process Technician

Overview

About Lamb Weston. You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, 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:

Process Technician I

Location:

Boardman, OR

Job

Requisition
-259817

Time Type:
Full time

Diagnoses maintenance problems, installs and sets up equipment, monitors the function of receiving and processing equipment to assure proper operation. Advises supervisory personnel on maintenance requirements, repairs equipment, and any maintenance activities to maximize plant production and uptime.

Include the following (other duties may be assigned):

• Maintains safe work practices at all times and participates in safety programs.
• Performs and documents line checks and preventative maintenance (PM), including lubrication and inspection of equipment to prevent or identify failures.
• Performs and documents maintenance work, troubleshooting, removal or repair and adjustments of processing equipment; changes and replaces belts, sprockets, bearings, chains, motors, pumps, etc., and performs building repairs.
• Performs non-routine maintenance activities assigned by the Maintenance Team Leader or Production Team Leaders and will perform emergency repairs with a minimum of supervision.
• Performs structurally sound welds and acceptable cutting using appropriate welding equipment.
• Reads, writes and communicates in English by using prints, sketches, diagrams, operating instructions, work logs, work orders and technical manuals.
• Performs safety procedures for normally used chemicals.
• Demonstrates within 30 days of job assignment, ownership of proper tools for the job as specified by the company.
• Will be a respirator user and is responsible to meet the qualifications requirements of Lamb Weston Respiratory Protection Program for the use of Respiratory Protection Equipment (current medical, fit testing, and training).
• Will be an emergency response team member (Hazardous Materials Technician) and will be responsible to meet the qualification requirements per 29 CFR  Hazardous Waste Operations and Emergency Response (current medical and training).

• Maintains a neat, orderly work area.
• Must use personal protective equipment to perform the job safely.
• Assists with the training of new employees in the proper and safest way to check and repair equipment.

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, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

• Able to explain the function and perform troubleshooting, removal, installation, disassembly, repair and assemble of:
  • Rubber and Mesh Belt Conveyors
  • Fixed and Moving Stock Guides
  • Chain and Sprocket Drives
  • "V" Belt Drives
  • Gear boxes
  • Belt rolls
  • Pumps
  • Valves
  • Fans
  • Hydraulic pumps, Motors and Cylinders
  • Bearings
• Able to explain the function and perform troubleshooting and repair of:
  • Shakers (GEM, Key, FMC)
  • Evenflow bins
  • Augers
  • Peelers
  • Scrubbers
  • Preheaters
  • Criss Cut Cutters
  • Water Knives
  • Blanchers
  • Dryers
  • Fryers
• Able to demonstrate safe use and skilled application of tools commonly used in this plant in accordance with established practices and procedures.
• Able to recognize and name materials and supplies commonly used in this plant in accordance with established practices and procedures.
• Able to demonstrate safe use of personally supplied hand tools.
• Able to satisfactorily complete the Powered Industrial Truck Training Program.
• Able to follow plant safety, personal hygiene and GMP rules.
• Able to perform job functions independently and with minimal supervision.
• Able to recognize and name stainless steel, mild steel and aluminum.

High school diploma or general education degree (GED); or one to three months related experience and/or training;…