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
This position is responsible for promoting maintenance safety and overseeing maintenance activities under the direction of the Engineering Manager and Maintenance Manager.
Job Description
Partner with plant maintenance and production leadership to develop preventative maintenance plans to reduce equipment downtime and optimize labor utilization.
Work with team members to create emergency maintenance solutions for the facility.
Provide technical and problem solving support for the plant operations and maintenance crews.
Support and execute plant specific maintenance strategies to achieve the plant's key performance goals for overall maintenance performance.
Review production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities. Responsible for setting up and training of mechanics.
Responsible for the elimination of all causes of failure and ensure full useful life of equipment in coordination with daily maintenance completed by operating personnel.
Schedules repair, maintenance, and installation to ensure continuous production operations.
Operates within prescribed maintenance and stores budgets.
Reviews production, quality control, and maintenance reports and statistics to plan and modify maintenance activities.
Supervise hourly maintenance associates in their roles and responsibilities to meet plant objectives in safety, quality, cost, and customer service.
Provide technical support for efficient troubleshooting/problem solving activities and maintenance repair to maximize efficiencies and limit downtime.
Provide leadership in implementing / maintaining preventive and predictive maintenance programs.
Perform follow-up analysis to identify and resolve recurring downtime / inefficient operational issues. Ensure environmental compliance.
Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goal attainment. Effectively communicate results and action plans to appropriate employees and managers.
Collaborate directly with human resources to insure employee issues or concerns are correctly addressed and resolved.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
5-7 years maintenance experience in a manufacturing environment required
3-5 years supervisory and/or management experience preferred
Bachelor's Degree in Engineering, Industrial Management, Manufacturing, Production Operations Management or equivalent field of study
Industry-Competitive Benefits
Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Some of the most attractive elements of our benefit programs include:
Health Insurance Benefits - Medical, Dental, Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
Well-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive program
Paid Time Off
Financial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insurance
Family-Friendly Employee events
Employee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type services
Benefits may vary based on location, job role/level, job status, and/or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Job Requisition ID: Req-256383
Time Type: Full time
Anticipated Close Date: 02/10/2025
In compliance with applicable state and local laws, Lamb Weston has opted to include a reasonable estimate of the compensation for this role. This compensation is specific to this position and takes into account a number of variables. Actual compensation may be higher or lower in the range posted based on various factors, including, but not limited to, job duties, experience and expertise. A candidate's work location could also impact the actual compensation being outside of the range to reflect local cost of labor. A reasonable annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $74,190.00 - $111,300.00
Lamb Weston is an Equal Opportunity Employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to race, color, creed, religion, national origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity and expression, age, disability, veteran status or any other protected factor under federal, state or local law
