Job Description

Title: Manager Foreign Material Preventative Controls

Location: 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 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

Food Safety and Quality professional focused on foreign material (FM) analysis and risk mitigation processes and programs. Responsible to assist plants in determination of root cause and corrective actions for FM incidents. Identifies appropriate FM reduction technology for intended use. Aligns with Engineering, FSQ and Operations in determining operational validation and functional installation of FM removal equipment. Partners with all LW cross-functional departments to assess, manage and eliminate FM findings/introductions across the entire Enterprise.

Job Description

• Leads cross-functional groups on FM reduction/removal strategy aimed at determining best practices in FM detection and prevention.
• Determines validation requirements for x-rays, metal detectors, and partners with engineering and operations on the installation and operational validation of this equipment.
• Responsible for managing and updating the LW Enterprise FM procedures.
• Identifies new FM detection and reduction technology and partners with engineering, operations and FSQ on implementation strategy.
• Partners with plants on root cause analysis and corrective actions for FM incidents. Develops appropriate training for all pillars to conduct their own root cause analysis and corrective actions.
• Determines requirements for Critical Control Points (CCPs).
• Develops relationships and partners cross-functionally with Legal, Engineering, Quality, Product Development, and other departments as-needed.
• Monitors Global customer requirements for foreign material detection practices, sensitivity (detection limits) and equipment required.
• Analyze and trends foreign material detections, through monitoring consumer and customer complaints.
• Visits manufacturing locations on a regular basis to assess programs and provide training and education on FMPC programs, including assisting with special events/investigations.
• Leads monthly FMPC best practices sharing call, including maintaining agenda, schedule and assigning speakers and topics

Scope:

• This position has research as well as plant support responsibilities to support the compliance of Lamb Weston products globally with relevant foreign material regulations pertinent to food safety.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Education/ Certifications: (Required & Preferred)

• Minimum of bachelor’s degree in food science, food processing, manufacturing, project management, engineering, chemistry, or another associated discipline.

Skills and Experience:

• A minimum of five years of experience supporting food production and food safety.
• Preferred experience in foreign material management in food production.
• Experience in project management, RCA’s and CA’s and critical thinking.
• HACCP and/or PCQI trained or willing to become trained.
• The candidate should have a strong interest in problem-solving and scientific research in an industry-setting, with a high-level of integrity and desire to mentor others.
• Excellent oral and written communication, problem solving and organizational skills.

Physical Environment/Demands:

• Some travel may be required with overnight travel (10-20% of time)
• Work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment, and also in a factory environment.
• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at a desk or computer terminal.
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit, use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workday.
• Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties
• Position will require periodic lifting of 50lbs.

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-255666

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 11/11/2024

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: $98,770.00 - $148,160.00

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