Title: Line Mechanic

               

Location: Taber, AB

               

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

               

As a Line Mechanic, you will be responsible for supporting plant operations by repairing and maintaining all equipment plant-wide and performing maintenance functions throughout the plant as assigned or directed by supervisory personnel while working under limited supervision. In this position you will work a full-time rotating (nights/days) shift on a 12-hour shift schedule. Job tasks occur in any area of the plant, require good physical stamina, and are labor intensive in an often fast-paced work environment. Journeyman Millwright qualifications are preferred; however, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year apprentices may be considered. Heavy duty mechanics may also be considered.

Job Description

About The Role:

• Location: Taber, Alberta
• Type: Full-time, Hourly
• Schedule: 12-hour shift rotation (7:00-7:00) with an average of 42 hours per week. Must be available to work nights, weekends, and statutory holidays.
• Reports to: Maintenance Team Leader

As a Line Mechanic, you'll...

• Assist maintenance supervisor to coordinate tasks, critiquing on-going and finished work, sets priorities and other responsibilities as authorized.
• Ensure effective leadership aptitude, communication and reasoning skills are being applied to Company policies, practices and procedures.
• Support Management and employees efforts to optimize manufacturing efficiency’s and promote continues improvement.
• Work with Supervisory staff and safety committees to develop and implement safety improvements.
• Assist maintenance supervisor in repair and maintenance programs.
• Assist in ordering materials and supplies for R & M.
• Demonstrates a thorough knowledge and understanding of processing equipment as well as the ability to operate, overhaul, and repair of said equipment.
• Performs maintenance work, repair and adjustments of processing equipment.
• Changes and replaces belts, sprockets, bearings, chains, motors, pumps, etc.
• Performs building repairs.
• Performs welds and acceptable cutting using appropriate welding equipment.
• Maintain a clean work area.
• Maintains/Promotes safe work practices at all times. 
• Must have a complete knowledge and understanding of the plant safety rules including lockout-tag out procedure.
• Understands and follows all plant Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
• Demonstrate within 30 days of job assignment, ownership of proper tools for the job.
• Assist supervisors in the training of new line mechanics.
• Fill out, maintain and sign all applicable documentation and administration forms for verification purposes.
• Other duties as assigned by supervisors.
• Communicates with operators, sanitation leaders and supervisors as follows: To keep abreast of downtime maintenance activities. To keep abreast of production activities.
• Removes any foreign material found during transfers and inspections, then notifies supervisor immediately if glass, metal and/or any other foreign material is found.
• Maintain sanitation in the work area as needed
• Clean shop area as determined necessary (using the designated cleaning equipment and supplies as well as a high pressure water hose).
• Notify supervisors and sanitation leaders when repair work in the production area is completed.
• Other duties as assigned by your supervisor.

You'll thrive as a Line Mechanic if you...

• Ground your work in best practices for safety & product quality
• Possess knowledge and experience with food safety programs & standards
• Enjoy partnering with team members across an organization to collaborate together towards a common goal
• Possess excellent, inclusive communication skills across diverse types of people and needs
• You maintain a people-centric and "roll up your sleeves” and solutions-oriented mindset and work style
• Have experience working in a manufacturing industry, supporting both customer and business-focused needs
• Take a positive and humble approach to building relationships with your team members
• Have a passion for learning, and are determined to give every task your best effort

Why Lamb Weston is for you:

Lamb Weston has revolutionized how fries are made and how they bring the world together. The Taber, Alberta facility hosts an award-winning, top-performing team that has been in the community for over 25 years. Our culture and unique perks empower you with:

• A caring culture. We offer programs for financial hardship relief, incentives for volunteerism, and annual scholarships for children of employees.
• A healthier you. Access to local gym, pool, and golf facilities. Access to extensive life balance solutions, and wellness resources. We also provide excellent health care benefits.
• Community and fun. We are potluck meal enthusiasts, avid ‘French Fry Day’ consumers, holiday dinner partygoers, and Safety Week celebrators.
• Enviable compensation benefits. We offer annual & quarterly bonus programs, evening shift differential pay, and weekend shift differential pay.
• Freedom to grow. We offer opportunities to cross-train in other job areas, an avenue for professional development through a broad micro-learning platform, and a plethora of in-house training programs to build your skills and leadership capabilities.

Our Core Behaviors:

• Obsess over safety. We deeply understand the products we make and are committed to delivering high-quality goods for our customers in a safe working environment. Regardless of the circumstances or pressures we face, we do right by our people, our communities, our customers, and act with integrity.
• Putting our heads together. Great teamwork happens when we encourage perspectives from all corners of our community. We see the bigger picture to become stronger and smarter together.
• Act with confidence. We make smart, informed decisions as we work towards our goals. Each of us is encouraged and empowered to think like a leader, be a self-starter, and ask for help when it’s needed.
• Raise the bar. We constantly challenge ourselves and each other to seek out new ideas and better ways of doing things to define the leading edge of what’s possible in our industry. We learn from our mistakes, celebrate our successes, and drive for results.
• Be you, with us. In an atmosphere of inclusion, we embrace each other’s differences. We make it safe to be ourselves and speak our minds. Through thick and thin, each of us is committed to one another’s well-being and personal growth.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

To perform this job successfully, an individual must possess effective leadership aptitude; communication skills, reasoning ability, acceptable work performance; an understanding of plant safety rules, policies and procedures, the ability to effectively lead and correspond with work groups in regards to: safe work practices, policies and procedures, have demonstrated safe work practices and have a safe work record; satisfactory attendance, and be able to safely perform each essential duty satisfactorily. The requirements listed below are representative of the knowledge, skill, and/or ability required. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

EDUCATION and/or EXPERIENCE

• Journeyman Millwright Certificate (preferred). Individuals in a 2nd, 3rd, or 4th year apprenticeship may also be considered.
• Ability to perform structurally sound welds and acceptable cutting using equipment as follow: Acetylene Cutting Torch – mild steel, Arc Weld – mild steel and stainless steel, Tig Weld – stainless steel, Plasma Cutter – stainless steel

LANGUAGE SKILLS

Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.  Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.  Ability to speak effectively before groups, management, supervisor and fellow co-workers in organization.

MATHEMATICAL SKILLS

Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra, geometry and mathematics required to calculate interest, proportions, percentages, area, circumference and volume.

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.

CLASSIFICATIONS, CERTIFICATES, LICENSES, REGISTRATIONS

• Must obtain and maintain company certification as a lift truck operator. (company provided)
• Must obtain and maintain company certification as a man lift operator. (company provided)
• Must obtain and maintain company certification for confined space. (company provided)
• Must obtain and maintain certification for propane filling. (company provided)
• Must obtain and maintain First Aid Certificate. (company provided)
• Must obtain and maintain Fleet Safe Certification. (company provided)
• Must obtain and maintain WHMIS Certification. (company provided)

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully 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 hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; talk or hear; and taste or smell.  The employee is occasionally required to sit; climb or balance; and stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl.  The employee must regularly lift and/or move up to 10 pounds, frequently lift and/or move up to 50 pounds, and occasionally lift and/or move up to 100 pounds.  Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, colour vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

WORK ENVIRONMENT 

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee 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 the duties of this job, the employee is regularly exposed to moving mechanical parts.  The employee is frequently exposed to outside weather conditions and risk of electrical shock.  The employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; extreme cold; extreme heat; and vibration.  The noise level in the work environment is usually loud.

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

• Matching RRSP program

• Competitive compensation package including off-shift premiums and quarterly performance bonuses

• Opportunities for growth and advancement

• Comprehensive on-the-job training & development

• 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-255972

               

Time Type: Full time

               

Anticipated Close Date: 11/21/2024

               

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