Associate Engineer (Full Time | Multiple Location Options)
Lamb Weston

Job Info

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Title: Associate Engineer (Full Time | Multiple Location Options)

Location: Kennewick, 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

Follows prescribed procedures and, under direct supervision, conducts analyses to develop design options or recommendations for structures, systems and components. Collaborates with more experienced engineers to provide follow-up and engineering assistance on defined problems. Prepares or assists in preparing reports, graphs, planning layouts, and summaries designed to communicate project progress or results.

Job Description

• Assigned to a training program that would last one to two years, depending on when the employee completes the Process Quality (PQ) Certification Program;
• Will be required to complete Foundations of Leadership and the PQ Training Programs and would be required to complete the PQ Certification;
• Will be assigned Engineering and/or Maintenance projects;
• Will be mentored by the Plant Engineering Manager, Project Engineer and Production Manager;
• Will be tasked with monitoring production to insure that safety, quality and cost standards are maintained;
• Responsible for evaluating subordinate performance, communicating with employees and providing information for work performance improvement.
  

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree in Engineering or a closely related field with 1-3 years' experience or a Master's degree with 0-1 year's experience.
  
• Excellent communication, interpersonal, problem solving and organizational skills.
  
• Proficient in MS Office, with a high emphasis in Excel.
  
• Must be detail orientated.
  
• Excellent technical and analytical skills.
  
• Ability to work weekends and/or shift work with a strong work ethic and employment history
  
• 1-2 years production processing or supervisory experience preferred
  
• Previous experience in a food processing environment preferred
  

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 hourly estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $32.44 - $48.65

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-222494

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 05/27/2022

$67,480.00 - $101,200.00

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

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