Maintenance Helper

Responsibilities

• Assist maintenance team members to maintain production with minimal downtime.
• Oversee and assure accurate equipment information is maintained on assigned shifts, work orders, and to create and close them while working directly with the shift’s maintenance assistant supervisor.
• Gather data on plant equipment as required.
• Assist maintenance as instructed by supervisor(s) when not performing planner duties.
• Meet data entry capabilities (typing 40 wpm with accuracy), maintain files, and perform other duties as assigned.
• Work and communicate well with supervisors, subordinates, and other planners.
• Work in an office environment as well as the plant operations, maintaining a safety attitude and following plant policies.

• High School Diploma or GED (preferred).
• Lock‑out/Tag‑out, Firewatch, Confined Space and Sanitation certification (required). Training will be provided if not currently qualified.
• Working knowledge of processing or related operations, equipment, and terminology.
• Ability to operate mainframe and/or PC programs (e.g., spreadsheets, word processing).
• Typing speed of at least 40 words per minute with accuracy.
• Basic computer operation, data entry skills, proficiency in Microsoft Office programs.
• Previous maintenance experience preferred.
• Effective communication in English, both verbal and written.
• Ability to perform basic math functions.

• Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently.
• Exposure to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold.
• Exposure to manufacturing environments: loud noise, excessive heat/cold, wet/slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, smells and allergies.
• Repetitious arm, wrist and hand movements.
• Work with hands and arms overhead, and work in or under equipment.
• Manual dexterity, overall coordination and good balance to work both at ground level and in high places.
• Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.
• Exposure to temperatures ranging from –20°F to 90°F.

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, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law.