Title: Environmental Manager II

Location: Hermiston, OR

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

Provides program oversight and strategic direction for the environmental management system at a highly complex production facility or at multiple production facilities. Drives technical solutions and provides leadership and direction for environmental aspects of plant operations, including engineering and maintenance projects. Oversees and drives results to meet sustainable development program goals and objectives. Oversee and supervise Environmental Manager I and/or junior level environmental professionals. Participate in development of corporate environmental management system program and roll out implementation plans to establish an effective environmental management program at each facility within region.

Job Description

People Development Responsibilities

Professional coaching/mentoring
Alignment/standardization to corporate standards
Mentor and train junior environmental staff
Ensure all facility staff receive appropriate environmental training

Program Responsibilities

Represents LW internally & externally as environmental subject matter expert (SME)
Oversees environmental activity at high-complexity or multiple production facilities
Consistent implementation of LW corporate policies/standards
Monitors & communicates impending regulatory changes in conjunction with corp. ENV leadership
Provides overall direction for environmental performance consistent with corporate policies & standards
Co-owner of the Environmental, Health, and Safety (EHS) pillar with onsite Safety Manager
Targets objectives at each site and drives to sites Compelling Business Need (CBN)
Develop environmental risk register at each site
Communicate potential risks to facility operations leadership and corporate environmental leadership based on evaluation of environmental data
Owner of environmental KPIs and strategic plans
Guide process of environmental audit/regulatory inspection preparedness
Ensures environmental data are collected and evaluated to identify trends & potential areas for risk reduction
Retains/project manages environmental consultants
Environmental engineering/capital planning:
Work with corp. and plant environmental/engineering resources to develop environmental capital plan
Work with corp. and plant environmental /engineering resources to identify potential environmental impacts from capital investment projects as well as R&M projects
Work with corp. and plant environmental/engineering resources on ongoing environmental and water treatment capitals
Process safety management
Ensure corporate and regulatory required programs are being managed, supported and fulfilled in coordination with facility engineering and safety management
Support sustainable development initiatives and goals
Support permitting processes and dealings with regulators
Participate in environmental audit process at other facilities

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Bachelor's Degree in Sciences (Engineering, Biology or Chemistry)
Masters in Engineering or Science preferred
Licensed Professional Engineer preferred
6 - 12 years progressive experience in the environmental/engineering field
Expert knowledge of all environmental regulations and their impact on the food industry
Excellent leadership skills
Excellent presentation skills
Experience with acquisitions/divestitures
Experience with developing engineering scope for new equipment to fulfill compliance needs
Position will require ability to travel as needed to fulfill responsibilities. Annual travel may range up to 25%.

Equipment Operation:

Expert knowledgeable of operational practices for environmental control systems on water supply, wastewater, air pollution and solid waste. Provide expertise to plant operators to successfully manage and operate equipment to meet permit requirements. Understanding of food processing sanitation and quality control needs in manufacturing consumer food products.

Physical Demands:

Ability to work in office environment, manufacturing operations and environmental control systems.

Ability to represent Lamb Weston on environmental matters to outside stakeholders.

Position will require ability to travel as needed to fulfill responsibilities. Annual travel may range up to 25%.

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-255692

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 11/17/2024

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 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: $98,770.00 - $148,160.00

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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