Title : Sr Manager Engineering - Reliability
Location : Kennewick, WA
About Lamb Weston
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Job Description Summary
The Senior Manager Reliability is responsible for setting the direction for life cycle Asset Management, Asset Reliability and Asset Maintenance for the LW NA group. The objective is to execute on a strategic roadmap to move the LW NA asset reliability maturity towards world class.
The Senior Manager Reliability develops, implements and owns a robust program for preventive, predictive and prescriptive maintenance. This will be supported by a monitoring program on the performance to increase equipment reliability and improve factory performance.
The Senior Manager Reliability supports and drives the LW NA Environmental and Sustainability objectives in the Asset Management, Asset Reliability, Asset Maintenance plans.
The Senior Manager Reliability is the program manager for LW NA to drive maintenance costs optimization, maintenance budget benchmarking and improvements in the service levels of our maintenance service suppliers.
The Senior Manager Reliability functionally leads the LW NA maintenance community and represents the LW NA maintenance function in CI programs, the LW Global organization and externally.
The Senior Manager Reliability is the LW NA process owner of the SAP Planned Maintenance Module and drives the fit for purpose set-up and use of this system supporting the LW NA Reliability strategy and programs.
Job Description
Setting Directions and goals
- Responsible to develop, embed and maintain the LW NA Asset Management, Asset Reliability and Maintenance Strategy.
- Accountable to establish and ensure a one "lived" approach on Reliability within LW NA, based upon the set strategy
- Responsible to develop, roll out and embed programs and roadmaps on tactical level to drive world-class Reliability Excellence to optimize equipment reliability while optimizing costs.
- KPI's -
- Reliability Strategy in place in line with and supporting the LW NA and LW strategy.
- Programs and roadmaps in place to drive one Reliability approach within LW NA.
- Reliability roadmap in place with as a minimum a yearly update
Leadership and people development
Give functional leadership to the plant maintenance managers and teams on maintenance and Reliability managementAccountable to guide and support the operational plant maintenance teams with the operational Reliability plans based upon the set Reliability programs and roadmaps.Responsible to build and maintain a Reliability community within LW NAAttract, build and develop talent for the Maintenance / Reliability organization in LW NASupport the plant teams on major breakdowns, supplier escalations and RCA's of major breakdowns.KPI's -360 degree feedback from the plant maintenance teams on performanceProgress in Reliability programs / roadmap vs. the planof meetings, 1 on 1's with plant maintenance teamsContribution to succession plansof supporting events and RCA supportReliability Management
Responsible to develop, roll out and maintain an Asset Management framework, systems, structures and processes for LW NA.Responsible to develop and roll out programs to move from reactive to pro-active (planned / preventive maintenance) to achieve higher OEE, reliability and lifetime extension.Responsible to determine the Maintenance and or Operations / Reliability strategy with the support of MRO procurement and alignment with the plant(s) on execution with own organization or outsourcing.Process Owner and lead of the maintenance module of the ERP system (SAP PM) and work with the IT partners to ensure it supports the LW NA Reliability strategyKPI's -Up-to-date Reliability system in place and functioning within the LW NA groupunplanned downtimesPer asset (group) a maintenance strategy in placeCorrect usage of SAP PM system within LW NA Group (audit driven)Reliability Finance & Compliance
Guide and support the annual supply chain maintenance budgeting process (OPEX) of LW NALead and support the annual and strategic capital budgeting process (CAPEX) on asset replacements and asset improvement investments for LW NA.Responsible to develop, roll out and maintain a zero-based maintenance budgeting process that supports cost effective maintenance on the LW NA assets.Responsible to benchmark the maintenance budgets within the LW NA group, the LW global organization and similar business outside LW NA and use this to optimize the maintenance budgetsResponsible to drive with the support of the MRO procurement organization a spare parts stock that has the optimum balance between value and availability of critical spares to achieve the best working capital position on spare parts.Ensure the Reliability system meets the company compliance requirements of our financial and management systems and support and guide the maintenance plant teams with this.KPI's -Annual group maintenance budget delivered OTIF for AOPAnnual and 5-year capital plan delivered OTIF for AOPZero based maintenance budget process in place and adopted by the sites.of (improvement) actions derived from benchmark on maintenance budgeting processactions and results to optimize / reduce the working capital position on the spare stock.no compliance issues on Reliability system during internal & external audits.Communication & reporting
Responsible for the reporting and KPI dashboards on the financial status incl. outlook and the asset performance of the LW NA Group. Input for the Supply Chain MBR's (Monthly Business Review)Accountable to drive the use of the reports and KPI dashboards within the maintenance community to drive improvements on performance.KPI's -Reports OTIF (numbers, explanation, trend and looking forward actions)Reliability KPI dashboard used and "housed" within LW NA groupNetwork & relationships
Accountable to build and maintain an excellent relationship with the manufacturing and manufacturing supporting organizationResponsible for the LW NA Supplier Review Management with the support of MRO & Capital procurement to maintain and improve effective and efficient service levels.Represent LW NA within the LW Global organization on Reliability / MaintenanceRepresent LW NA in external meetings, forums, etc. wit respect to Maintenance and Reliability.KPI's -360 degree feedback from the plant management teams and supporting organizationof meetings with suppliers and improvements realized in service (scorecard proven)Presence in meetings LW Global and externalContinuous Improvement & Innovation
Leader of the maintenance / Reliability in the LW NA CI programs.Accountable to drive best practice sharing with the LW NA (and LW Global) on Maintenance and Reliability including the systems to support this.Leading and directing LW NA with a robust program from Preventive Maintenance to Conditioned Based Monitoring to Predictive Maintenance (automation / digitalization of maintenance)Responsible to build and create a network with suppliers, knowledge and trends to move LW NA Maintenance and Reliability to the next level.KPI's -Progress maintenance in CI program vs planBest practices sharing system in place including the # of best practice uploaded per year.of initiatives to automate / digitize maintenance versus the plan / programof knowledge suppliers base around LW NAQuantitative information / Scope of the job / Degree of supervision / Authorization levels
The job is self-managing and needs to deliver the LW NA Reliability strategy and programs to achieve a "one"- approach of effective and efficient Reliability across the LW NA factories.Is the business partner within the Supply Chain and Manufacturing Leadership Team for all Reliability related topics.Sets the direction for the LW NA Reliability / Maintenance way of workingSupports and guides the AOP maintenance budgeting process and Capital Strategic Plan (5-year plan) on asset replacement or improvement investmentsLeads the optimization of the LW NA working capital spare parts stockDirect reports : 1; Indirect functional reports : 14 (Technical / Innovation Managers, Sr Engineering Managers, Global CI Managers Maintenance Managers, Facility Managers of LW NA plants)Basic & Preferred Qualifications
Master Degree or academic working and thinking level in a relevant engineering discipline (Mechanical, Electrical, Process, etc.)10 - 15 years' experience in industrial production / processing environment.Experienced with developing and embedding strategies, programs and roadmaps to drive organizational change and improvements.Advanced knowledge of and experience with Life Cycle Asset Management, Reliability, MaintenanceInspirational leader, highly collaborative and people orientated with experience in matrix organization.Strong cross functional leadership and ability to influence across and upwards in the organization.Able to act on operational, tactical and strategic levelAbility to form and maintain strong and trusting internal and external relationshipsExecute presence with strong communication and diplomacy skillsAbility to analyze complex information to make agile yet fact-based judgements and decisions.Flexible, willing to travel within the LW NA frequently (30%) and occasionally to the LW EMEAIndustry-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, VisionFlexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement AccountsWell-being programs including companywide events and a wellness incentive programPaid Time OffFinancial Wellness - Industry leading 401(k) plan with generous company contributions, Financial Planning Services, Employee Stock purchase program, and Health Savings Accounts, Life and Accident insuranceFamily-Friendly Employee eventsEmployee Assistance Program services - mental health and other concierge type servicesBenefits may vary based on location, job role / level, job status, and / or the terms of any applicable collective bargaining agreements.
Job Requisition ID : Req-256978
Time Type : Full time
Anticipated Close Date : 04 / 20 / 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 : $138,750.00 - $208,120.00
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
Salary : $138,750 - $208,120
