Mechanic III Packaging

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.

Mechanic III Packaging

Pasco, WA

Req-259826

Full time

A highly innovative global corporation with a start‑up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You’ll gain access to hands‑on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you’ll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.

If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.

Is responsible for the routine and non‑routine repair and maintenance of packaging equipment and systems.

Has some basic mechanical aptitude to build on and an eagerness to expand their knowledge and to build skills in the repair and maintenance of packaging equipment and department systems in compliance with established Company and PSM standards. Prior experience with packaging equipment is a definite advantage. Packaging equipment and systems include but is not limited to graders, shakers, conveyors, scales, baggers, coders, metal detectors, robotics, casing and case sealing equipment, palletizing and auto truck loading equipment.

Prior experience with packaging equipment, electrical troubleshooting, and welding is a definite advantage.

Will develop the skills necessary to repair packaging equipment and perform maintenance activities that improves and sustains equipment reliability to maximize plant packaging and uptime.

Must be able to work the scheduled days, shifts, times and overtime required for this position.

• Maintains and promotes safe work practices at all times, assures that safe work practices are being followed in all work groups, and actively participates in safety programs.
• To the best of their ability performs assigned duties and responsibilities in a safe and satisfactory manner.
• Must understand and comply with all known posted or generally accepted instructions, procedures, rules, policies or other items covered in the Employee Handbook.
• To the best of their ability performs corrective and preventive maintenance including the lubrication and inspection of equipment within scope of responsibility to sustain and improve equipment reliability.
• To the best of their ability performs the safe isolation, shut down, inspection, adjustment, repair/overhaul or startup of equipment and systems within scope of responsibility with the mindset of learning to identify defects, learning to identify the reason for the failure, and then take corrective action to eliminate a recurring failure.
• To the best of their ability performs the troubleshooting of mechanical, electrical and pneumatic issues to identify defects and to take corrective action to correct the failure.
• To the best of their ability performs and documents the removal, installation, disassembly, repair, and re‑assembly of plant components and equipment as needed to obtain optimal, reliable and sustainable operation.
• Documents corrective maintenance and preventive maintenance including the lubrication and inspection of equipment to improve and sustain equipment reliability. Documentation may include but is not limited to SAP, Belt Tracking form, FM form, BDE card, etc...
• To the best of their ability evaluates equipment for performance. Per training and following established procedures, perform adjustments to bring equipment into recommended or prescribed operating ranges. Switch to backup equipment or systems, or shut down equipment as needed to assure optimal equipment performance and the production of quality potato products.
• To the best of their ability performs non‑routine maintenance jobs assigned and monitored by the Packaging…