Equipment Manager jobs in Richland, 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

Under the supervision of the Director of Microbiology, the Manager, Sanitation Technology and Hygienic Design provides leadership and technical expertise for sanitary and hygienic design throughout Lamb Weston. This position has responsibility for the evaluation and validation of hygienic aspects of equipment and process lines, hygienic design of production building, process equipment and process lines, drafting hygienic and sanitary design guidelines and working closely with engineering during all projects, from feasibility to commissioning. The individual will be required to work closely with operations, innovation, microbiology engineering, and quality teams.

Job Description

• Work closely with Lamb Weston Engineering and Corporate Sanitation partners on appropriate design for cleaning systems (including CIP, COP, etc) to facilitate effective and efficient systems.
• Develop hygienic design guidelines of freezer tunnels and other equipment within the plant.
• Subject matter expert on sanitary and hygienic design of all production equipment and collaborate with Lamb Weston engineering on all new and existing projects to include all Factory Acceptance Test.
• Work collaboratively with engineering, operations, quality, to establish and maintain hygienic zones in facilities.
• Assist hygiene assessments as part of Lamb Weston’s Sanitary Program Assessment. Assist in developing corrective action plans and assign corporate team as necessary for gap improvement.
• Point of contact for all plants, new and/or existing equipment and infrastructure design and installation projects as part of new equipment installation policy.
• Subject matter expert for review of all process flow, block flow, schematics, and equipment layout to ensure compliance to sanitary design expectations in collaboration with corporate and plant engineering.
• Review all infrastructure materials used in manufacturing, process, packaging, and PPCA areas to ensure compatibility.
• Own the food safety part of Capital Investment Request (Pre-CIR) process.
• Develops and manages certain global food Safety/Sanitation policies and procedures.
• Supports innovation on special projects.
• Assist in water saving initiatives through hygienic and sanitary design optimization.
• Assist in developing sanitation training programs and coaching.
• Support and ensure compliance with BRC, FSMA, FDA, OSHA, State and Local regulations in hygienic design programs.
• Recommend design or environmental infrastructural improvements to drive improvements to Sanitation Effectiveness and EMP findings.
• Work with corporate sanitation team to troubleshoot sanitation, food safety, and quality issues due to hygienic design issues at the plant level as need.
• Performs other related responsibilities, as needed, to support Lamb Weston’s organizational and business needs.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Prefer B.S. in Microbiology, Food Science, engineering or related field or progressive supervisory responsibility in a food manufacturing setting.
• A minimum of 10 years of progressive food safety experience required; at least 5 years with direct oversight of sanitary design in a food manufacturing environment.
• Sanitary Design Certification is required.
• Must be able to work independently and have strong demonstrated leadership, interpersonal and self-initiative skills.
• Excellent organizational and project management skills a must
• Computer Skills: MS Office – Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access
• Outstanding interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal). Proficient command of English - must be an effective communicator (oral and written) with training, facilitation and project management skills. Must have the ability to communicate effectively at all levels.
• Bilingual in Spanish a plus
• Ability to travel up to 40% of the time.

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-233856

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 02/12/2024

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: $95,890.00 - $143,840.00

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

Job Type: Full-time

Pay: $95,890.00 - $143,840.00 per year

Benefits:

• Dental insurance
• Employee assistance program
• Flexible spending account
• Health insurance
• Paid time off
• Vision insurance

Schedule:

• 8 hour shift

Work Location: In person