High Bay Freezer EI Technician - Caldwell, ID (Caldwell, ID, US, 83607-9221) - Full-time

pThe J.R. Simplot Company is a diverse, privately held global food and agriculture company headquartered in Boise, Idaho. We are a true farm-to-table company with an integrated portfolio including food processing and food brands, phosphate mining, fertilizer manufacturing, farming, ranching and cattle production, and other enterprises related to agriculture./p divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"bSummary/b/H2 /divdivp style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0.0;margin-right:0.0;margin-top:0.0"span style="color:#000000"span style="font-size:11.0pt"span style="font-family:#39;Arial#39;, sans-serif"The High-Bay Freezer (HBF) Eamp;I Technician is responsible to ensure efficient operation of all electrical and process control instrumentation within the high-bay freezer and warehouse area. This includes mechanical and general facility maintenance, lubrication, sanitation, troubleshooting and repair of all equipment. This position will be required to fully understand the purpose and operation of the mechanical equipment and can make decisions based on sound judgement when a situation dictates./span/span/span/p p style="margin-bottom:8.0pt;margin-left:0.0;margin-right:0.0;margin-top:0.0"span style="color:#000000;font-family:Arial, sans-serif"span style="font-size:14.6667px"bPay:/b $44.57/span/span/p /div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"bKey Responsibilities/b/H2 /divdivul lispan style="color:#000000"Safety of our employees, visitors, and contractors in the number one priority for all workers. This position is responsible to help ensure the safe condition of equipment and our facility in accordance with SOPs and Company policies./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Installs, operates, and maintains to a high level of reliability, central process control equipment and instrumentation including but not limited to programmable controllers, motor controllers and wiring./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Troubleshoots and makes minor and major repairs of equipment to prevent or minimize equipment downtime./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Responsible for performing a variety of skilled duties to include but not limited to the following: painting, carpentry, cement masonry, plumbing, dry wall and/or other recognized crafts for the purpose of maintaining and repairing Simplot owned and operated building facilities. /span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Ensures that equipment including, but not limited to batteries, forklifts, chargers, pumps, motors, doors, dock levelers, hydraulic systems and product transport systems are properly maintained following the specifications of the Company or the manufacturer. /span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Disassembles and reassembles equipment throughout the warehouse area including, but not limited to motors, gearboxes, vales, hydraulic systems, coupler, alignment systems, and weighing systems./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Perform preventative maintenance on equipment, machinery, and facilities as required by the Company and manufacture standards./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Maintains all shop inventories, tools, and equipment. Creates, performs, and completes work orders in the system as assigned or as needed./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Identifies parts needed for work to be done, conducts inventory searches and locates parts./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Documents, monitors, maintains, and assists with reporting of shift events, logging predictive maintenance data and assists with work planning utilizing information systems and productivity software. /span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Maintains necessary level of communication with team members and other support groups and does so in a participative management style conducive with operations goals./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"May assist with training other plant personnel./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Coordinates or schedule work as required./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Ensures that additional accountabilities require by management are handled in a manner necessary to meet operations standards. /span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Must supply own tools of the trade./span/li /ul /div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"bOther Information/b/H2 /divdivpbspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:#39;Arial#39;, sans-serif"Physical Demands: /span/span/span/span/bspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:#39;Arial#39;, sans-serif"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. /span/span/span/span/p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:#39;Arial#39;, sans-serif"•    While performing the duties of this job, the employee is frequently required to lift, stand, walk, twist, bend over or stoop, and crawl on hard surface. br •    The employee is occasionally required to sit while operating a forklift. br •    The employee frequently is required to use hands to finger, handle or feel objects, tools, or controls and reach with hands and arms.br •    This position will involve working from heights and the use of fall protection equipment. Such equipment is designed for a worker to weigh (including gear) more than 120 lbs., but no more than 350 lbs.br •    Must be able to climb up to12 flights of stairs within the High-Bay Freezerbr •    Must be able to lift up to 70 lbs./span/span/span/span/p p /p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:#39;Arial#39;, sans-serif"bWork Environment: /bThe 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. br •    While performing the duties of this job, the employee frequently works near moving mechanical parts.br •    The employee frequently works in high, precarious places and is frequently exposed to freezing temperatures.br •    Ability to work in refrigerated and frozen environments. br •    The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate to loud.br •    Ability to work in enclosed, tight spaces./span/span/span/span/p p /p p /p pspan style="color:#000000"span style="font-size:14.0px"span style="font-family:Calibri, sans-serif"span style="font-family:#39;Arial#39;, sans-serif"bLanguage Skills: /b br •    Must have the ability to read and understand schematics, technical drawings, and manuals.br •    Ability to read and comprehend instructions, correspondence, and memos.  br •    Ability to write correspondences and to effectively communicate information in one-on-one settings and small group situations to customers, clients,/span/span/span/span/p /div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"bRelevant Experience/b/H2 /divdivpspan style="color:#000000"•    Two years of industrial mechanical experience required.br •    Six months of forklift operating experience required.br •    Good knowledge of computer systems and other technologybr •    MS Office skills (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Outlook)/spanbr  /p /div/divdiv style="padding:10.0px 0.0px;border:1.0px solid transparent"div style="font-size:16.0px;word-wrap:break-word"H2 style="font-size:1.0em;margin:0.0px"bRequired Certifications/b/H2 /divdivul lispan style="color:#000000"bJourneyman Electrician License /b/span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Must obtain and maintain annual Self-Contained Breathing Apparatus (SCBA) certification for entry into low oxygen freezer environment, which involves wearing a tight-fitting mask./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Must obtain and maintain annual Authorized Fall Protection Certification./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Must obtain and maintain First Aid and CPR Certification./span/li lispan style="color:#000000"Must obtain and maintain a Forklift Certification/span/li /ul /div/div/divpspan style="font-size:12.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"bJob Requisition ID/b: 21326/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"bTravel Required/b: None/span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"bLocation(s)/b: GF Idaho Warehouse - Caldwell /span/span/p pspan style="font-size:12.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"bCountry:/b United States/span/span/p pbr span style="font-size:12.0px"span style="font-family:Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif"b**The J.R. Simplot Company is proud to be an Equal Opportunity Employer and will consider all qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, religion, national origin, ancestry, age, sex, gender, gender identity, gender expression, genetic information, physical or mental disability, medical condition, sexual orientation, military or veteran status, marital status, or any other protected status. **/b/span/span/p