Team Lead Pilot Plant

Title: Team Lead Pilot Plant                 Location: Richland, WA                 Job Requisition ID: Req-271357                 Time Type: Full time                 About Lamb Weston You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, 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 Summary The Pilot Plant Team Leader will be responsible for conducting tests in the laboratory and pilot plant typical of Process Technicians in addition to various tracking, ordering and organizational responsibilities as outlined below. The Pilot Plant Team Leader will conduct safety training for employees as well as temporary employees. Pilot Plant Team Leader directs technicians and ensures adherence to food safety programs. Team Leaders may also be responsible for warehouse and ingredient management. Job Description Accountable for providing effective direction and coordination of all activities in the pilot plant, including daily processing, packaging, clean up, and large-scale productions.    Interfaces directly with product development scientists.    Construct weekly schedule and assign work as needed to the technicians in the absence of the manager.   Ensures on-time delivery of work, equipment ready when needed   Attend Equipment acceptance tests and develop documentation as needed   Maintain a safe and orderly work environment   Maintain the pilot plant in a condition that meets GMP regulations and provides a sanitary environment for producing food products   Construct processes in food preparation and processing, assuming lead on projects as needed   Aid in training all incoming personnel, focusing on safety aspects   Assist the Quality Specialist with the food safety programs, focusing on ingredients and allergens but other   programs   as necessary.    Order parts and ingredients as needed including all cutting equipment parts.    Track incoming ingredients,   packages   and products   Metrics measurement and tracking   Coordinate cuttings for internal and external customers as needed    Assist   in equipment modification and acquisitions    Communicate problems and any pertinent information to the pilot plant manager   Lead the way in mentoring and training other departments to improve company training overall   Basic & Preferred Qualifications Bachelor’s degree preferred.   Process Quality Certification preferred  Skills and Experience:   5+ years of potato processing experiencing required.   Must have a good understanding of our current plant processing capabilities   Clear ability to relate to and motivate people  Can effectively train personnel   Demonstrated sense of urgency and bias for action  Problem solving ability  Requires effective oral and written communication skills and excellent interpersonal skills.  Adhere to Lamb Weston core values and beliefs and act in accordance  Proactive, self-starter; willing to accept responsibility for business tasks  Ability to plan, prioritize and execute tasks effectively and efficiently  Clear concise written and verbal communication skills  Capable of independent development work design and execution  Demonstrated basic knowledge of food process technologies  Functional Capabilities:  Financial & Business Acumen - Ability to understand and leverage business opportunities, company strategies and key metrics in making decisions that deliver expectations.  Foundation - Understands basic company financial concepts used to produce desired results.  Innovative and Strategic Thinking - Proactively frames & evaluates ideas, concepts and opportunities in creative ways (even with imperfect information) to deliver enterprise level thinking, vision & direction.  Advanced - Easily produces innovative ideas or links a group of ideas together.  Product & Manufacturing Knowledge - Leverages knowledge of product, packaging, supply chain, market and customer to influence decisions and drive a competitive advantage.  Advanced - Applies knowledge of portfolio to develop new products and innovate processes.  Concept Creation & Development - Translates diverse insights to build and scale innovative packages and products to meet the needs of consumers and customers.  Foundation - Builds ideas.  Project Planning and Execution - Develops, implements, facilitates and manages comprehensive cross-functional project plans that deliver objectives.  Advanced - Develops and implements plans to deliver project objectives using standard project management methodologies.  Value Chain Optimization - Understands and considers the entire value chain (product, packaging and process), key strategies and potential risks to optimize Lamb Weston returns.  Foundation - Applies knowledge of adjacent functional areas to successfully collaborate.  Work Process Discipline and Execution - Develops, documents, implements and maintains standardized processes, procedures and programs. Advanced - Integrates and optimizes work processes to drive compliance and efficiencies  Food Science - Knowledge of food science principles (including chemistry, engineering, microbiology & sensory) to design, develop and enhance products from ideation to commercialization.  Foundation - Un