Process Mechanic -Trainee

Title:

Process Mechanic I‑Trainee (12 Hr) – Boardman, OR – Job

Requisition
-260800 – 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.

• 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 performs 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.

• Maintains a neat, orderly work area.
• Uses 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.

• Able to explain the function and perform troubleshooting, removal, installation, disassembly, repair and assembly 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, Shakers (GEM, Key, FMC).
• Experienced with 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 the plant in accordance with established practices and procedures.
• Able to recognize and name materials and supplies commonly used in the 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 GED; or one to three months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.

• Ability to read and comprehend simple instructions, short correspondence, and memos in English.
• Ability to write accurate information on simple forms in English.
• Ability to effectively present or listen to information in one‑on‑one and small group situations with all other employees of the organization in English.

• Ability to apply common sense understanding to carry out instructions furnished in written, oral, or diagram form.
• Ability to deal with problems involving several concrete variables in standardized situations.

• Regular use of hands to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.
• Requires standing, climbing or balancing; occasional walking, stooping, kneeling, crouching, or crawling; and speaking, writing or hearing.
• Regularly lifts and/or moves up to 25 pounds; frequently lifts and/or moves up to 50 pounds; occasionally lifts and/or moves up to 100 pounds.
• Requires close, distance, color, peripheral, and depth vision; ability to adjust focus.

• Characteristics include regular exposure to noise, heat, vibration, dust, chemicals, and the general…