Refrigeration Maintenance Mechanic – $26.44- $29.07

Title: Refrigeration Maintenance Mechanic – $26.44- $29.07 Location: Park Rapids, MN About Lamb Weston We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them! Since the 1950’s, Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love, trust, and share with families and friends. As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 9,000 team members around the world, it’s our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people. We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge! People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world. When you join Lamb Weston, you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture, inspire, and help you grow. We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of: Integrity, Teamwork, Inclusion, Drive for Results, and Empowerment. Exactly what you’d expect from the most inventive potato company in the world! Join Lamb Weston! We bring the world together with our fries. Job Description Summary Installs, maintains, and repairs machinery, equipment, and physical structures in a food processing plant designed to produce frozen potato products. Job Description Maintain and perform preventative maintenance activities on ammonia refrigeration systems. Understand and follow all PSM and other regulatory requirements as assigned. Complete accurate and timely documentation of maintenance records. Observe and test system operation, using gauges and instruments. Maintain communication with other departments, management and employees and notify them of any problems and/or concerns that may restrict the efficiency of production. Ensure all paperwork is filled out in a clear, legible, and accurate format, and completed with required information. Ensure all required information is documented in accordance with SOP’s. Utilizing continuous improvement mindset, assist in identifying opportunities to improve processes. Understand and follow Good Manufacturing Practices. Understand and follow HACCP and other food safety and security programs. Maintain a clean, sanitary, and safe work area. Follow all required work safe practices. This would include lockout-tag out requirements and wearing of all required PPE in designated areas, confined space safety, safe chemical handling, fall restraints, etc. Perform other duties as assigned Physical demands: The physical demand described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to success fully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to stand; walk; use hand to finger, handle , or feel objects, tools, or controls; reach with hands and arms; and talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to 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 by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, depth perception, and the ability to adjust focus. Work environment The work environment characteristic described here are representative of those an employee encounters while encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions. While performing this job, the employee regularly works near moving mechanical parts and is regular 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. The noise level in the work environment is usually loud. Basic & Preferred Qualifications 1) All members of the Refrigeration department shall be certified in the operation of a Refrigeration machinery for operators with more than two years of experience this will be RETA CIRO, Certified Industrial Refrigeration Operator, 24-hour hazardous response, confined space entry, and confined space rescue, unless medically unable. NOTE: (Operators that were in the Refrigeration Department prior to January 1, 2022, will have until January 2023 to complete their RETA CIRO.) 2) For new in house hires and those with under two years of experience this will be RETA CARO, Certified Assistant Refrigeration Operator. New hires will have six months to schedule exam and upon two years of experience level the operator will have six months to schedule test for CIRO. New hires will receive training in hazardous response and confined space. 3) For new hires from outside the company should have one or more of the following criteria. Current CIRO or CARO RETA Certification Graduation from GCAP, or equivalent, Ammonia Refrigeration Operator 1 or greater. AAS in Refrigeration Technologies or Industrial Utilities from an accredited institution. Minimum of one-year previous ammonia industrial refrigeration experience as well as one of the above requirements. Troubleshoot, repair, and perform preventative maintenance on all ammonia refrigeration and HVAC equipment throughout the plant. room. Ability to interpret piping diagrams, P&ID’s, and electrical schematics. Knowledge of mechanical repair work principles and techniques including PLC’s. Diagnose and determine root cause of mechanical / electrical issues. Working knowledge of CMMS (Computerized Maintenance Management System) Ability to self-motivate and work independently. Education and / or experience: This position requires advance knowledge of the factory equipment. This individual must have a minimum of one year experience in a maintenance position. Must have their own set of hand tools (on good quality, list avail upon request), and Must be able to work with a minimum of supervision. Must also demonstrate the ability to maintain the level of performance. Language skills: Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and 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. Industry-Competitive Benefits Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include: Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program Paid Time Off Financial Wellness – 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 Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements. Job Requisition ID: Req-233867 Time Type: Full time Anticipated Close Date: 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 Current Lamb Weston employees, please click here and apply via the Career worklet. Started in 1950 on a small farm in the Northwest region of the U.S., Lamb Weston has grown to be one of the world’s largest frozen potato companies, happily delivering the delicious goodness of fries to more than 100 countries. Lamb Weston has created inventive products and processes that are standards in the industry. When we look at a potato, we see possibilities. Our people are a valuable and integral part of our business and play a vital role in our success as an organization. At Lamb Weston we offer the financial stability and career potential of a true industry leader. Lamb Weston will offer you the opportunity to put your education and skills to work as part of a great team, contributing to the achievement of the organization’s goals and objectives. You will be challenged to take responsibility, drive results, show creativity, and display initiative - and you will be rewarded for your contributions and impact. Let’s explore the possibilities together.