Analysis Skills, Collective Bargaining, Communication Skills, Detail Oriented, Employee Assistance Plan, Engineering Management, Food Services, Fortune 500 Customers, Interpersonal Skills, Leadership, Mentoring, Microsoft Office, Organizational Skills, People Management, Performance Management, Problem Solving Skills, Process Quality, Production Control, Production Management, Project Engineering, Psychiatry and Mental Health, Reporting Skills, Restaurant, Safety/Work Safety, Startup, Training Program
Associate Engineer
Location: Kennewick, WA
You've probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, we inspire and bring people together with foods they love and trust. Our customer base includes international food service providers, restaurants, and households in over 100 countries around the world.
A highly innovative global corporation with a start-up mindset, we empower every individual to make a genuine difference. You'll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success, explore opportunities for new solutions, and you'll join a winning team of 10,000+ people all dedicated to raising the bar – together.
If you have a strong drive for results, a desire to help us bring the world together through our fries, and are ready for a fresh challenge, we want to hear from you.
Job Description
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.
- 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
Compensation
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.