Electrical Leader

Title: Electrical Leader

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 the Electrical Leader, you work under the direction of the Electrical Supervisor, accomplishing the assigned repair and maintenance functions in an orderly and timely manner through various subordinate personnel. You also work under the direction of the Shift Manager during non-business hours or when the appropriate Department Personnel are not present.

You have leadership skills and are able to accomplish assigned functions and tasks through subordinates. You are able to maintain a working relationship with the plant leadership team and be prepared to fill-in with the responsibilities of the Electrical Supervisor in their absence. You set the example of quality and workmanship that is expected by Lamb Weston.

You support operations by maintaining electrical systems, installing and setting up equipment, read, update and understand prints and schematics. You repair and maintain machinery and equipment such as, but not limited to, electrical motors, motor control centers, metal detectors, automatic defect removal equipment, optical sorting equipment, and production machines and equipment by performing all required duties.

You will be required to work any shift and/or any day of the week in accordance with production schedules.

Job Description

**Job Description**:

- Location: Taber, Alberta
- Full-time, Hourly
- Schedule: 8-hour shift schedule rotation (07:00-15:00), Monday-Friday. Must be available to work weekends, and statutory holidays.
- Reports to: Electrical Team Leader

As the Electrical Leader, you’ll

Operate process equipment and perform duties as follows:

- Assist the electrical supervisor to coordinate tasks, critiquing on-going and finished work, sets priorities and other responsibilities as authorized.
- Assist the electrical supervisor in repair and maintenance programs.
- Assist the engineering department in research and implementation of capital projects.
- Work with Lamb Weston's veLOCity team to come up with and implement logical solutions to electrical inefficiencies.
- Oversee installations and completion of electrical projects done by contractors and Lamb Weston electricians.
- Ensure quality of work and commissioning plant readiness upon project completion.
- Support management and employees' efforts to maximize plant TOEE and promote continuous improvement.
- Work with supervisory staff and safety committees to develop and implement safety improvements.
- Assist in ordering and researching electrical materials and supplies for R & M.
- Assist the supervisor in monitoring the lifecycle of equipment to ensure adequate replacements are available for repairs.
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of the Canadian Electrical Code.
- Demonstrate a thorough knowledge and understanding of processing equipment as well as the ability to operate, overhaul, and repair said equipment.
- Perform maintenance work, repair, and adjustments of processing equipment.
- Change and replace electrical motors, motor control centers, metal detectors, automatic defect removal equipment, optical sorting equipment, etc.
- Maintain a clean work area.
- Maintain/Promote safe work practices at all times.
- Have complete knowledge and understanding of the plant safety rules including lockout-tag-out procedures.
- Understand and follow all plant Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs).
- Demonstrate within 90 days of job assignment, ownership of proper tools for the job.
- Assist supervisors in the training of new electricians.
- Fill out, maintain, and sign all applicable documentation and administration forms for verification purposes.
- Satisfactorily complete the job criteria list and training program as outlined by the Electrical Supervisor.
- Support your immediate supervisor by following directions
- Support company policies and procedures
- Maintaining a positive work environment
- Assist in coordinating training of subordinates as