What are the responsibilities and job description for the Sr Product Lead - Manufacturing position at Lamb Weston?
Title : Sr Product Lead - Manufacturing Location : Kennewick, WA 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 The Sr Product Lead for Manufacturing is responsible for the strategy and direction of a product, and oversees the execution of the product development process. Job Description Operational :
- Support of the Global Plant Floor Solutions and Manufacturing Processes : Manufacturing Execution Systems, Quality Management Systems, SCADA, Industrial Data Platforms and Integration of Data from various sources from the manufacturing processes
- Responsible for significant enterprise, global applications and may have other medium sized applications with smaller application oversight
- Responsible for full application management which includes enhancements, upgrades, vendor coordination, and integration coordination
- Manages all contracts (existing and new) related to assigned applications
- Holding vendors accountable for SLAs in coordination with procurement
- Responsible for oversight of assigned team members duties for each application / active project assigned
- Incorporates ITIL best practices in delivering exceptional customer support
- Drives user adoption of assigned applications and educates existing users on new features
- Identify and execute on opportunities within our application portfolio Enterprise Coordination :
- Coordinates Quarterly Business Reviews for their assigned applications with Business Leadership and Vendors
- Works with all necessary teams to proactively ensure the overall health of the application and underlying infrastructure including upgrades, monitoring, and maintenance
- Collaborate cross-functionally with key stakeholders across the organization to drive results.
- Champions expansion (breadth of business capabilities) of key applications by working with Business Relationship Managers and Architecture
- Oversight of active projects related to manufacturing applications : Includes, but not limited to : Rockwell Automation FactoryTalk Suite of Applications, Colos, and Quality Management Systems Innovation :
- Plan the technology roadmap for each application including Global expansion of applications
- Work with Big Data and AI / ML solutions such as vision AI for improving manufacturing quality
- Work to manage, enhance and drive common plant floor solutions globally
- Expertise in transforming manufacturing operations
- Partner with Strategic Vendors to introduce innovative technology to plants Basic & Preferred Qualifications Position Qualifications :
- Degree in Computer Science or related field preferred
- 10 years of experience in an applications development environment
- 4 years of project / product lead experience
- Experience with Rockwell Automation Factory Talk Appli To view the full job description,
