Team Leader Production

Lamb Weston • Boardman, OR

21h • Onsite

About The Position

Lamb Weston is a leading manufacturer in the food industry, a public Fortune 500 company that inspires and brings people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries. We are an innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, empowering individuals to make a difference. We offer hands-on training for growth and success, opportunities for new solutions, and a team of over 10,000 dedicated people. We are looking for individuals with a strong drive for results, a desire to help bring the world together through our products, and who are ready for a fresh challenge.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required.
• 1 year related experience.
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem solving and organizational skills.
• Ability to work weekends and/or shift work with a strong work ethic and employment history.
• Must be available for an 2nd shift position.
• A self-motivated individual that is able to multi-task and lead others.
• Understanding of manufacturing processes and loss
• Knowledge of GMP’s
• Working knowledge of plant equipment and safety
• Ability to distinguish normal/abnormal

Nice To Haves

• Bachelors' degree in Business Administration, Supply Chain, Engineering, Food Science, Agricultural Sciences, or other Natural Science degrees preferred. Other degrees will be considered.
• 1-3 years supervisory experience preferred.
• Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• SAP experience preferred.
• Previous experience in a food-processing or manufacturing environment is a plus.

Responsibilities

• Leads team members to identify, manage, and execute the plant’s process improvement opportunities.
• Manages production staff to attain production and quality goals.
• Identifies problems or bottlenecks in production processes and resolves issues.
• Ensures production resources including materials, equipment and human resources are available as needed to maintain production schedules.
• Supports continuous improvement goals in safety, quality, cost and customer service.
• Responsible for managing and owning various functions of the business and creating an engaged and team-oriented work force in order to improve business results.
• Monitors production to ensure that quality, productivity, and cost standards are maintained.
• Provides employee training to ensure that employees are performing job responsibilities effectively.
• Assists with the supervision of sanitation operations as necessary to promote and maintain a clean and food-safe environment.
• Enforces plant rules, regulations and procedures.
• Evaluates subordinate performance, communicates with employees, and provides information for work performance improvement.
• Participates in the support of plant and company safety programs, promoting and maintaining a high level of awareness and adherence to defined employee safety requirements such as lock-out/tag-out, personal protective equipment, confined space entry, etc.

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: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED