Process Maintenance

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc.; Park Rapids (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 60,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision

Paid Time Off

401(k) plan with company contributions

Employee Stock Purchase Program

Employee Assistance Program services

Job summary

Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc. in Park Rapids, MN is looking for a Process Maintenance technician for their food processing plant. The role entails installing, maintaining, and repairing machinery and physical structures related to frozen potato production.

The ideal candidate will have experience in maintenance, the ability to work independently, and a certificate from a technical school. Benefits include health insurance, a 401(k) plan, and paid time off.

Qualifications

• One year of experience in a maintenance position is required.
• Ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and peers.
• Must have a minimum of one year certificate or equivalent training.

Responsibilities

• Maintain and repair machinery and equipment in the food processing plant.
• Inspect machinery and determine malfunctions for repair.
• Operate cutting torch or welding equipment for repairs.

Skills

Ability to work with minimum supervision

Ability to read and interpret technical documents

Mathematical Skills

Problem-solving skills

Education

One year certificate from college or technical school

Tools

Good quality hand tools

Job description

Title: Process Maintenance

Location: Park Rapids, MN

Job Summary

INSTALLS, MAINTAINS, AND REPAIRS MACHINERY, EQUIPMENT, AND PHYSICAL STRUCTURES IN A FOOD PROCESSING PLANT DESIGNED TO PRODUCE FROZEN POTATO PRODUCTS.

Responsibilities

• Responsible for working in a safe and orderly manner while in the plant on the plant property.
• Visually inspect and test machinery and equipment.
• Listen for unusual sounds and observe machines and equipment to detect malfunctions, and discuss machine operation variations with supervisors or other maintenance workers to diagnose problems or repair machines.
• Dismantle defective machines and equipment and install new or repaired parts.
• Cleans and lubricates shafts, bearings, gears, and other parts of machinery.
• Repairs and maintains the physical structure of the establishment.
• Lays out, assembles, installs, and maintains pipe systems and related steam and refrigeration, hydraulic and pneumatic equipment, and repairs and replaces gauges, valves, pressure regulators, and related equipment.
• Operates cutting torch or welding equipment to cut or join metal parts.
• Sets up and operates machine tools such as lathe, mill, grinder, and drills, to repair or fabricate machine parts, jigs, fixtures and tools.
• Must have worked as Maintenance I for a specific period of time as outlined in the Maintenance II requirements outline before having the ability to test.
• Performs others as assigned.

Qualifications

• Education and/or Experience: One year certificate from college or technical school; or three to six months related experience and/or training; or equivalent combination of education and experience.
• Minimum of one year experience in a maintenance position.
• Own set of hand tools (good quality, list available upon request).
• Ability to work with minimum supervision.
• Demonstrates the ability to maintain performance.
• Language Skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, procedure manuals; ability to communicate effectively with supervisors and peers.
• Mathematical Skills: Ability to add, subtract, multiply, and divide in all units of measure using whole numbers.
• Reasoning Ability: Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists; ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Certifications: Maintenance II: Must study a total of 19 TPC Training Systems manuals and successfully pass a multiple-choice written test scoring at least 70% or better to upgrade into Maintenance II.

Physical Demands

The employee is regularly required to stand, walk, use hand to finger, handle, or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; talk and hear. The employee frequently must climb or balance, stoop, kneel, crouch or crawl. The employee frequently must lift and/or move up to 50 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move 100 pounds. Specific vision abilities required include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The employee works near moving mechanical parts and is exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, fumes or airborne particles, toxic or caustic chemicals, extreme heat, risk of electrical shock, and vibration. The employee works in high, precarious places. Noise level is usually loud.

Benefits

• Health Insurance Benefits: Medical, Dental, Vision
• Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
• Well-being programs including company-wide events and a wellness incentive program
• Paid Time Off
• 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

Equal Opportunity Employer

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.