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Lamb Weston Boiler & Refrigeration Operator I in Pasco, Washington
Title: Boiler & Refrigeration Operator I Location: Pasco, WA 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 10,000+ 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 Operates and maintains equipment and systems including but not limited to: plant water supply systems, water softener systems, compressed air systems, steam and condensate systems, raw storage environmental control systems, freezing and cold storage systems, glycol chilling systems, fire protection systems and waste treatment systems to assure proper operation. Advises supervisory personnel on maintenance requirements, repairs equipment, and performs maintenance activities that sustains equipment reliability to maximize plant production and uptime. Job Description ESSENTIAL DUTIES AND RESPONSIBILITIES include the following, other duties may be assigned. 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. Required to pass a pulmonary/fit test yearly (due to the use of SCBA). Includes but is not limited to the following: start up, operation and shut down of boiler, refrigeration and auxiliary systems. Reads meters and gages or automatic recording devices at specified intervals to verify operating conditions. Records data such as temperature of equipment, hours of operation, fuel consumed, temperature or pressure, water levels, analysis of flue gases. Records tank levels, chemical and lubricant supplies. Records other readings in daily logs and sheets as assigned. Adjusts manual controls or overrides automatic controls to bring equipment into recommended or prescribed operating ranges, switch to backup equipment or systems, or to shut down equipment. Visually inspects equipment at periodic intervals to detect malfunctions or need for repair, adjustment, or lubrication. Maintains equipment by tightening fittings, repacking bearings, replacing packing glands, seals, gaskets, valves, recorders, gages, and cleaning or replacing burners or other components. Troubleshoots, repairs and welds equipment as needed to sustain reliable and optimal operations. Performs water titration tests and adds chemical additives, such as salt and chemicals into tanks to prevent scale buildup and to clean boiler lines. Records operation and maintenance actions taken during shift in operators logs as assigned. Performs and documents line checks, corrective maintenance and preventative maintenance, including the lubrication and inspection of equipment to sustain equipment reliability. Examines parts to detect imperfections, identify reason for failure, and to take corrective action. Performs and documents troubleshooting of electrical, pneumatic and mechanical systems and controls. Performs and documents removal, instal To view the full job description,