Project Engineer

Title: Project Engineer

Location: Boardman, 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

This position is responsible for all aspects of project work including design, CER write-ups, developing contractor bid packages, overseeing project installation, cost tracking, training, and startup assistance as well as post project support.

Job Description

• Performs analyses to develop design options and cost impacts.
• Working with maintenance supervisors on plant issues.
• Assists in Maintaining contractor safety program.
• Support the Process Safety Management program.
• Develop and maintain the long-term capital plan.
• Originates formal project requests, investigates problems, develops solutions in line with economic, personnel, and environmental considerations.
• Work closely with the plant engineering manager, the corporate engineering group, plant staff and production people.
• Work with Accounts Payable to make changes to purchase orders with incorrect information.
• Assist in preparation of yearly budget for maintenance.
• Responsible for the purchase of materials for capital projects as assigned by the Plant Engineering Manager.
• Responsible for administrative reports, system security, and security checks, interdepartmental coordination (scheduled work to and from appropriate work center), documentation, and confirmation.
• Assist in acquiring, cataloging, and distributing SDS files to the proper people and locations in the plant.
• Contribute to the organization's team effort by accomplishing all responsibilities with favorable effect on the performance of others in the organization.
• Cooperation, attendance, dependability, and initiative shall be considered in the overall evaluation of the individual, but no one item shall be used to deny a promotion unless the item in question is consistently unsatisfactory.
• Cooperation is a willingness to assist and cooperate with all departments and all personnel when called upon at all times. It includes always being open to assist anyone who needs help.
• Dependability is willingness and a work habit to make sure those jobs are thoroughly completed.
• Initiative shall be defined as one who is a self-starter and does not require constant supervision to practice good work habits.
  
  

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• 2 plus years of Project Management experience, leading projects from beginning to end.
• Technical knowledge and understanding of manufacturing systems and equipment.
• BS in an Engineering discipline or equivalent relevant experience.
• Project Management from a manufacturing environment required. Food Processing and Pharmaceutical manufacturing environments will be considered.
• Demonstrated leadership, organizational and effective communication skills.
  
  

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-257351

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 06/06/2025

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: $67,480.00 - $101,200.00

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