Fab Mechanic III

Title: Fab Mechanic III                 Location: Twin Falls, ID                 Job Requisition ID: Req-271775                 Time Type: Full time                 About Lamb Weston You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, 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.  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.

Summary                 This position provides assistance with fabrication, assembling, and installation needs for the maintenance department in order to maintain equipment and create efficiencies.

Assists in fabricating metal structures and process piping; adjusts and assembles equipment from raw materials.   Makes modifications and performs upkeep on existing equipment.   Assists with line designs and comments on proposed changes and equipment.   Performs a full range of basic welding and fabricating duties, fabricates and repairs industrial equipment and performs other technical maintenance duties. Works with various types of materials – mild steel, aluminum , stainless steel.   Operates and maintains metal fabrication equipment and tools.   Reviews plant equipment needs with maintenance crew and management.   Repairs, overhauls, fabricates, disassembles, re-assembles, and moves equipment in and out of the plant.   Assists maintenance and production personnel in problem-solving activities.   Aligns and fits parts according to specifications, locates and marks workpiece bending and cutting lines allowing for thickness, machine and welding shrinkage and other part specifications.   Cleans and prepares surfaces to be welded, ensuring that there are no loose or thick scale, slag, rust, moisture, grease, or other foreign matter.   Clamps, holds, tack-welds, heat-bends, grinds, or bolts parts to obtain required configurations to weld parts in flat and vertical positions.   Completes assignments in a timely manner , keeping legible, detailed, and accurate records and logs of work.   Minimizes downtime by utilizing skills to create operational efficiencies.    Additional duties as assigned.   Basic & Preferred Qualifications Education/ Certifications: (Required & Preferred)   High School Diploma or General Education Degree (GED) required .    Associate’s Degree or equivalent certification preferred.    Lock-out/Tag-out certification is required . If you are not qualified, you will be trained and must meet certification requirements       Skills and Experience:    1-year related experience in fabrication and welding required .   Effectively communicate in English verbally and in writing. Ability to understand instructions and follow directions in English, both written and oral. ( Requirement may vary by location).    Must be able to be qualified within time frames established by facility .    Ability to perform basic math functions, required .    To perform this job successfully, an individual should have basic computer operation knowledge, data entry skills, and be proficient in Microsoft Office programs   Applicability of job levels varies by location and is determined by the plant skills matrix.       Physical Environment/Demands:     Ability to lift up to 50 pounds and to stand, walk, bend, stoop,