Title: Engineering Technician I Location: Connell, 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 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 part of the plant engineering team, the engineering technician will aide in creating and maintaining technical drawings and plans for engineers and other plant teams involved in the design and construction process. Job Description * Plan, develop, and design layouts of processing lines and other plant modifications. Works from design specifications, engineer's directions or sketches, or other limited information where designs are not established. * Make the necessary calculations to establish electrical and mechanical clearances. * Calculate loads, on beams, columns, balcony loads, and similar items. * Modify designs of existing lines to achieve simplicity and efficiency in manufacturing processes. * Assume responsibility for complete and accurate drawings and present recommendations to Engineering Manager. * Prepare bills of materials, material cost estimates, and equipment specifications. Assist Engineering Manager or Project Engineer with capital projects by monitoring their progress, compliance with standards, and recommending corrective actions. * Assist with implementation and control of capital budget as directed. * Assist with 5-year capital plan: preparation, organization and presentation * Maintains all drawings * Initiate building permit requests with city and county officials to obtain application approval. * Keep abreast of state-of-the-art technology and equipment and make recommendations for the purchase when justified. Requires working knowledge of company safety policies, fire protection policies, building codes, regulations, and corporate requirements to ensure conformance with these regulations. * Basic and Preferred Qualifications * Two years of technical training in drafting, strength of materials. Three to five years' experience including three years as detail draftsman and one year using computer aided drafting * Plan, develop, and design layouts of processing lines and other plant modifications. Works from design specifications, engineer's directions or sketches, or other limited information where designs are not established. * Develop FEL (Front End Loading) documents such as Block Flow Diagrams, P&IDs, Gantt Charts, and other deliverables. * Create Purchase Requests and perform basic accounting tasks related to project execution. * Support Project Engineer by scheduling resources for project execution such as contract labor and firewatch. * Create, review, and approve proper safety documentation such as Hot Work permits, Pre-Task Plans, and Confined Space permits. * Assist Engine