Production Superintendent

Lamb Weston; Hermiston (OR); On-site; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health Insurance Benefits

401(k) plan with company contributions

Paid Time Off

Employee Assistance Program

Well-being programs

Job summary

Lamb Weston Hermiston, OR is seeking a Production Superintendent to lead plant production across multiple shifts, ensuring safety, quality, and cost targets are met. The role focuses on implementing standard work, LOC pillars, and continuous improvement to maximize efficiency and profitability.

The ideal candidate will have 5–10 years in manufacturing with supervisory experience, strong leadership and communication skills, and familiarity with sanitation and chemical handling.

Qualifications

• Bachelor's degree preferred.
• 5-10 years manufacturing experience.
• 5 years supervisory experience.
• CPR and First Aid certifications are preferred.
• Understanding of chemicals and sanitation procedures.
• Drive APQC performance to optimize systems.
• Good verbal, written, and technical skills.

Responsibilities

• Oversee plant production activities across shifts to meet quality, service, safety, and cost metrics.
• Implement standard work and LOC program practices to sustain improvement.
• Lead safety initiatives including huddles and audits.
• Provide coaching on LOC principles to supervisory staff and hourly employees.
• Identify cost-saving work streams and optimize production scheduling.

Skills

Leadership

Safety awareness

Technical skills

Communication

Education

Bachelor's degree

Job description

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.

Title: Production Superintendent

Location: Hermiston, OR

Job Requisition ID: Req-271553

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

Accountable for managing plant production activities across multiple shifts and/or departments to produce products that meet established quality, customer service, safety, innovation and cost metrics consistent with schedules and policies. Implements standard work and maintains improvement through sustaining behaviors, operating with discipline and rigor, implementing autonomous maintenance. Oversees the production of quality products to fulfill customer requirements. Controls and effectively utilizes the production capacity, manpower and equipment and outside resources through planning, organizing and scheduling to minimize losses; works within the framework of the budget to optimize company profitability.

Job Description

This role will be dedicated for managing plant production activities across multiple shifts and/or departments to produce products that safely meet established quality, customer service, innovation and cost metrics consistent with schedules and policies. Implements systems and standards of work and maintains improvement through utilization of LOC program and sustaining behaviors, operating with discipline and rigor. Oversees the production of quality products to fulfill customer requirements. Controls and effectively utilizes the LOC methodology and all pillars to lead improvements in production capacity, manpower utilization, production scheduling and loss elimination to achieve plant CBN and optimize company profitability.

Essential Duties And Responsibilities

• Oversee all shift activities, with area ownership focus to line’s assigned.
• Responsible/ accountable in identifying/correcting potential safety risks.
• Promote safe work practices at all times, participating in safety programs.
• Directs employees for holding safety huddles, safety audits, and participation in safety programs.
• Provide leadership and expertise for efficient troubleshooting/problem solving to maximize reliability / efficiency and minimize loss in all areas
• Demonstrate ownership of the LOC program; provide leadership to various Pillar teams as assigned.
• Provide coaching on LOC principles and behaviors to supervisory staff and hourly employees.
• Identify and implement cost effectiveness work streams.
• Understand Site Loss Analysis (SLA) and Master Production Scheduling (MPS) systems.
• Work with Food Safety Quality to deliver safe and effective clean-ups and efficient start-ups.
• Work with Warehouse Manager and Demand Planning to create cycle run orders to optimize plant efficiencies.
• Work with FSQ to maintain food safety standards and deliver on QIP initiatives.
• Enforce departmental and plant rules and regulations.
• Other duties may be assigned.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Qualifications & Experience

• Bachelor's degree is preferred.
• Five (5) to ten (10) years manufacturing experience
• Five (5) years supervisory experience.
• 5-10 years related experience or training
• Knowledge of Microbiology, Food Science or Chemistry
• 3-5 years’ experience in sanitation supervisory and/or production
• CPR and First Aid certifications are preferred
• Understanding of various chemicals and sanitation procedures
• Drive plant APQC performance – understand and work with Corporate APQC Leader to drive changes and optimize system.
• Good verbal, written, and technical skills.

Language Skills

Ability to read, analyze, and interpret common scientific and technical journals, financial reports, and legal documents. Ability to respond to common inquiries or complaints from customers, regulatory agencies, or members of the business community. Ability to write speeches and articles for publication that conform to prescribed style and format. Ability to effectively present information to top management, public groups, and/or boards of directors.

Mathematical Skills

Ability to work with mathematical concepts such as probability and statistical inference, and fundamentals of plane and solid geometry and trigonometry. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

REASONING ABILITY

Ability to define problems collects data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions. Ability to apply concepts such as fractions, percentages, ratios, and proportions to practical situations.

PHYSICAL DEMANDS

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.

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is occasionally required to stand; walk; sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; talk or hear; and taste or 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, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus.

Work Environment

The work environment characteristics described here are representative of those an employee encounters while performing the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

While performing the duty of this job, the employee is occasionally exposed to wet and/or humid conditions; moving mechanical parts; high, precarious places; fumes or airborne particles; toxic or caustic chemicals; outside weather conditions; extreme cold; and extreme heat. The noise level in the work environment is usually moderate.

Industry-Competitive Benefits

• 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.

Anticipated Close Date

The anticipated close date is a good faith estimate for when this job will be closed. Some jobs may be unposted or filled earlier or later than the Anticipated Close Date depending on interview processes and business needs.

Anticipated Close Date: 10/18/2026

Pay Transparency

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 is listed below.

Pay Rate or Range: $95,020.00 - $142,520.00

Equal Opportunity Employer

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