Sr Director Global Manufacturing Excellence

Lamb Weston • Kennewick, WA

1d • Onsite

About The Position

The Senior Director, Manufacturing Excellence is a critical enterprise leader responsible for defining and driving Lamb Weston’s global operational excellence strategy across all manufacturing facilities. As a senior member of the Global Manufacturing leadership team, this role will accelerate the transformation to world-class manufacturing by embedding a high-performance operating system, strengthening organizational capability, and delivering sustained value across safety, quality, service, cost, and productivity. This leader owns the enterprise-wide strategy, governance, and execution of the LW Excellence (operating culture) system, ensuring consistency, scalability, and measurable business impact. The role requires strong cross-functional influence, deep operational expertise, and the ability to lead transformation through others in a global, matrixed environment.

Requirements

• Bachelor’s Degree required
• 12+ years of progressive leadership in manufacturing, operations, or operational excellence
• Proven success leading large-scale, multi-site transformation initiatives in complex environments and embed lasting behavioral change
• Deep expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, TPM with practical application experience.
• Strong track record of delivering measurable business results (productivity, cost, service, quality, safety)
• Experience building organizational capability and leading cultural transformation
• Experience building team capability and developing high performing teams
• Demonstrated ability to influence senior executives and drive alignment across a matrixed organization
• Experience managing external partners/consultants to deliver large-scale initiatives
• Deep understanding of manufacturing systems, supply chain, and business drivers
• Strong executive presence with the ability to challenge and align senior leaders
• Valid Driver’s License and driving record that meets Lamb Weston Driving Standards

Nice To Haves

• a degree in Engineering or related field preferred

Responsibilities

• Define and execute a multi-year global Manufacturing Excellence strategy aligned to enterprise priorities and financial objectives.
• Lead the evolution, deployment, and sustainment of LW Excellence as the company’s integrated operating system.
• Drive enterprise-wide transformation initiatives that improve operational performance, capability, and culture across manufacturing and supply chain.
• Establish and govern standardized processes, metrics, and management systems to ensure consistent performance across all sites.
• Lead the identification, prioritization, and execution of high-impact improvement initiatives across safety, quality, delivery, cost, and asset utilization.
• Embed continuous improvement into daily operations through Lean, TPM, Six Sigma, and integrated work systems.
• Build and lead a high-performing Manufacturing Excellence team with global reach.
• Coach and develop plant leadership teams to drive ownership, accountability, and engagement at all levels.
• Strengthen enterprise capability through training, talent development, and implementation of high-performance work systems.
• Lead large-scale change efforts, ensuring adoption, sustainment, and cultural alignment.
• Establish governance frameworks to track progress, measure value realization, and ensure accountability.
• Influence senior stakeholders to align priorities, remove barriers, and accelerate execution.
• Partner with Manufacturing, Supply Chain, Engineering, Quality, Finance, and HR to align strategies and drive business outcomes and deliver results at scale.
• Ensure operational excellence initiatives are fully integrated with business planning, capital allocation, and P&L performance.
• Leverage data and advanced analytics to identify performance gaps and drive decision-making.
• Benchmark internally and externally to establish best-in-class standards and practices.
• Continuously refine the operating model to improve effectiveness, scalability, and impact.

Benefits

• 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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Director