Lead Continuous Improvement Facilitator
Lamb Weston

Title: Lead Continuous Improvement Facilitator

Location: Connell, 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 9,000+ 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

The position facilitates, to successful outcomes, the continuous improvement activities within the plants operational groups. The position utilizes continuous improvement methods and tools that link to on the floor activities across all shifts connecting through the plant Line Team(s) to specific work groups and positions.

Job Description

• Gather information to evaluate current work processes in order to determine the flow of work, time requirements, costs, and duration.
• Support plant CPS pillars and projects
• Develop and coordinate programs to recognize groups or individuals for actions related to process improvement.

• Assist in developing continuous improvement materials for multiple job groups, teams, and departments.

• Develop tactics and programs that improve the productivity and efficiency of the various work processes of the plant.
• Instruct others in continuous process improvements; including the use of various problem solving and productivity techniques such as process mapping.
• Coordinate and track individual and team training.
• Setup, organize and conduct meetings.

• Have the ability to work overtime and rotating shifts as necessary to support the needs of the Continuous Improvement process.

• Follow all plant safety policies and procedures. Be actively involved in safety, participate in safety programs, engaged in safety activities, perform risk assessments and demonstrate ownership as well as leadership in personal safety and the safety of other team members.
• Perform any other duties as assigned.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Must be able to work as a team player, be organized, and plan ahead.
• Have the ability to take and provide direction.
• Demonstrate initiative in currently held position.
• Advanced knowledge of continuous improvement procedures.
• Ability to read, analyze, and interpret information and data.
• Ability to effectively present information and respond to questions from groups of managers, clients, customers, and the general public.
• Ability to problem solve and be resourceful.
• An elevated knowledge of Internet systems and the Microsoft office suite.
• Bilingual preferred.
• Must be Lock-out/Tag-out qualification is required. If you are not qualified, you will be trained.

Education

• High school diploma or general education degree (GED) preferred.

Language Skills

• Effectively communicate in English verbally and in writing. Ability to understand and follow instructions in English.

Physical Demands

• Sit, stand, walk, climb stairs, climb ladders, crawl, kneel, squat, bend, work from Ladder, lift and/or move 50 lbs or more depending on specific job, fine motor skills with hands, gross motor skills with hands.
• Reach above shoulders, work above shoulders, Pull, Push, Carry, work from elevated area. Must be able to work 8 hours or more per shift including overtime as needed to complete the job.
• Must have safe work practices to maintain Safety in the Work Place.
• While performing the job duties the employee may work near moving mechanical parts and equipment, varied weather conditions that may include, outside, wet, warm, cold, humid and at times works in high precarious positions.
• May work with electrical, vibrating equipment, and chemicals.

Work Environment

• The employee works primarily in an outdoor environment and in an office setting, where the noise level is usually quiet.
• However, while performing the duties of this job, the employee will be required to work in the plant where he/she may occasionally be exposed to wet and/or humid conditions, moving mechanical parts, toxic or caustic chemicals, and outside weather conditions.
• The noise level in the plant is usually loud. Hearing protection is required and provided by the company.

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-234735

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 05/29/2024

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 based on various factors, including, but not limited to a candidate's work location, job duties, experience and expertise. A reasonable hourly estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $23.69

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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