Manager-Foreign Material

Title: Manager-Foreign Material Location: Richland, WA About Lamb Weston Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.
For more than 60 years, we’ve produced innovative, inventive products that make life better for our customers and their customers.
Job Description Summary Food safety professional focused on foreign material (FM) analysis and mitigation, works with FM lab personnel and plants to determine root cause and corrective actions for FM incidents, and identifies new FM technology, works with engineering to determine installation and operational validation of FM technology.
Partners with Quality, Engineering, and other cross-functional departments to assess and manage FM findings across production facilities.
Seeks out new technologies and works with plants to implement and standardize current FM detection technologies.
Job Description Partners with cross-functional groups on FM task forces aimed at determining best practices in FM detection and prevention.
Succession management - responsible for training lab personnel on Foreign Material analysis and processes.
Determines validation requirements for x-rays, metal detectors, and partners with engineering on the installation and operational validation of this equipment.
Responsible for managing and updating the FM corporate procedures.
Identifies new FM detection and reduction technology and partners with engineering to implement it in the plant.
Partners with plants on root cause analysis and corrective actions for FM incidents.
Develops training for the plants to conduct their own root cause analysis and corrective actions.
Develops and implements verification requirements for metal detectors and x-rays; determines requirements for Critical Control Points (CCPs).
Supports additional areas of food safety as required, branches out to develop a general understanding of toxicology, microbiology, auditing, regulatory affairs, and supplier compliance.
Develops relationships and partners cross-functionally with Legal, Engineering, Quality, Product Development, and other departments as-needed.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications Education/ Certifications: (Required & Preferred) Minimum of bachelor’s degree in food science, toxicology, biology, chemistry, or another scientific discipline.
Skills and Experience: A minimum of five years of lab experience supporting food production.
Experience conducting FM analysis and toxicological, chemical, or biological research, preferably in the food or consumer products industry.
HACCP and/or PCQI trained or willing to become trained.
The candidate should have a strong interest in problem-solving and scientific research in an industry-setting, with a high-level of integrity and desire to mentor others.
Excellent oral and written communication, interpersonal, problem solving and organizational skills.
Physical Environment/Demands: Some travel may be required (10-20% of time) Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workday Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties 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-233764 Time Type: Full time 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 annual estimate of the range for this role based on the variables previously mentioned is: $95,890.
00 - $143,840.
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