Food Security & Safety Lead

Title: Food Security & Safety Lead
Location: American Falls, ID
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 9,000+ 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
Job Description Summary
As a Food Safety professional, is involved in all aspects of food safety and security including but not limited to audits, HACCP program evaluation, GMP training, sanitation evaluation, pest control, purchasing supplies, working with operations personnel on safety and security issues, inspecting returned and incoming products, customer complaints, implementing policies and procedures and evaluating new equipment installation or repair, performs daily environmental inspections in critical warehouse areas as needed. Solve and prevent problems affecting food safety and security; supervises special inspections for incoming materials, codes, and product/package integrity. 3 years related experience.
Job Description
Position Responsibilities

• Coordinates quality assurance activities (e.g., audits, training, purchasing, etc.)
  
• Provides technical assistance and training to QA personnel
  
• Monitors and verifies the HACCP plan's CCPs adhering to policy and procedure
  
• Conduct GMP and sanitation audits of operations and warehouse areas
  
• Works with operations personnel on quality and safety issues
  
• Verifies operations control systems are functional and being followed
  
• Places product on hold, or disposition as necessary while adhering to policy and procedure
  
• Evaluates damaged products
  
• Coordinates resolution of customer complaints, as necessary
  
• Ensures SPC Management practices are followed
  
• Other duties as assigned
  

Basic & Preferred Qualifications
Position Qualifications

• 3-5 years related experience required, preferably in the food industry
  
• Complete understanding of Food Safety Guidelines/Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and safe practices and procedures
  
• Complete understanding of HACCP Plans
  
• Understanding of government regulations (FDA, USDA)
  
• Excellent interpersonal and communication skills
  
• Ability to read, write and speak fluent English
  
• Large organization/corporate experience
  

• Ability to prioritize and manage tasks
  
• Proficient computer skills
  
• Ability to read measurements
  

Physical Requirements
While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and listen. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot - cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.
Job Qualifications

• 4-year degree in Food Science, Engineering, or Business (other degrees will be considered)
  
• 2 - 4 years production processing experience
  
• Knowledge of GMP's, statistical process control techniques, and USDA/FDS food regulations
  
• Process Quality Certification completed
  
• Strong work ethic and employment history
  
• Strong PC skills, to include Windows, Word and Excel
  
• Excellent verbal and written communication skills
  
• Excellent problem solving and organizational skills
  
• Excellent interpersonal 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-233896
Time Type: Full time
Anticipated Close Date: 02/26/2024
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: $65,510.00 - $98,250.00
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