Team Leader Maintenance

Lamb Weston; Park Rapids (MN); On-site; USD 79,000 - 118,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

401(k) plan

Paid time off

Well-being programs

Employee stock purchase program

Life and accidental insurance

Job summary

Lamb Weston in Park Rapids, MN is seeking a Team Leader Maintenance to oversee the Boiler and Refrigeration Department, schedule work, and drive reliability and safety.

You will lead preventive maintenance programs, mentor mechanical staff, manage maintenance budgets, and collaborate with USDA and production teams to ensure uptime and product quality.

Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED required; technical degree preferred.
• 3-5 years of maintenance experience preferred.
• Previous supervisory experience required.
• Ability to read and interpret safety rules, blueprints, schematics, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals.
• Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees.
• CAD/Drafting experience desirable.
• MN 1-B Boiler license or equivalent would be a plus.

Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule workforce efficiently for production utilization.
• Monitor downtime to maintain consistent operations.
• Track production line efficiencies and maintenance trends.
• Train, motivate and direct employees to follow safe work methods and procedures.
• Promote teamwork to achieve company goals and objectives.
• Maintain cooperative relations with USDA officials.
• Control labor costs and overtime.
• Procure supplies and repair parts with regard to quality.

Skills

Reading blueprints and schematics

Technical problem solving

Safety compliance

Communication skills

Supervisory skills

Education

High school diploma or GED

B.S. in Mechanical Engineering or related technical field

Tools

CAD/Drafting

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: Team Leader Maintenance

Location: Park Rapids, MN

Job Requisition ID: Req-271424

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

Oversees all aspects of the Boiler and Refrigeration Department, and affiliated equipment. Schedule work and manpower to meet production demands., maintain the preventative maintenance system and work toward meeting or exceeding the plants safety and uptime goals. Control maintenance expenses by monitoring overtime and parts expenses weekly.

Establish and maintain mechanical integrity and equipment reliability programs to ensure employee safety provide environmental security and maximize the plant’s availability, product quality, and cost effectiveness. Other primary duties include: ownership of the plant’s PM/PdM activities; leadership of equipment performance tracking and repair/improvement prioritization; technical guidance and coaching of mechanical craftsmen; and engineering support of maintenance and capital projects.

Job Description

Position Responsibilities

• Plan and schedule work force efficiently for utilization of employees.
• Monitor downtime occurrences to maintain consistent operations.
• Monitor the efficiencies of the production lines, paying special attention for maintenance and mechanical trends.
• Train, motivate and direct employees to adhere to safe work methods and standard procedures to ensure efficient utilization of employees.
• Promote teamwork to achieve Company's goals and objectives
• Maintain a cooperative working relationship with USDA officials
• Control labor costs
• Purchase of supplies and repair parts with regard to quality
• Control departmental overtime
• Monitor the machinery and equipment to ensure safety of the employees
• Enforce the plant's safety program.
• Compliance to all OSHA safety regulations and standards
• Maintaining equipment for efficient operation within maintenance budget; operating within the constraint of the union contract and USDA regulations
• Seeks continuous improvement in the Maintenance Department employees and the efficiencies of the production lines.
• Assumes full ownership of predictive and preventive maintenance activities including oil analysis, vibration analysis, engine-compressor analysis, and infrared thermography.
• Continuously evaluates PM/PDM activities and frequencies to ensure optimum use of manpower and resources in maximizing equipment reliability.
• Involves all associates in a team concept, keeping personnel safety, food safety and uptime as the top priorities.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• High school diploma or GED equivalent required, Bachelor's degree (B.S.) in Mechanical engineering or other technical degree program preferred
• 3-5 years of previous maintenance experience preferred
• Previous supervisory experience required
• Ability to read and interpret documents such as safety rules, blue prints, schematics, operating and maintenance instructions, and procedure manuals. Ability to write routine reports and correspondence.
• Ability to speak effectively before groups of customers or employees of organization.
• Ability to calculate figures.
• Ability to apply concepts of basic algebra and geometry.
• Ability to solve practical problems and deal with a variety of concrete variables in situations where only limited standardization exists.
• Ability to interpret a variety of instructions furnished in written, oral, diagram, or schedule form.
• Knowledge and experience with Preventative Maintenance programs. Knowledge of Electronic and Electrical principals.
• Experienced at writing: employee appraisals/evaluations, Maintenance procedures and Job Descriptions.
• Must be computer literate.
• CAD/Drafting experience desirable.
• MN 1-B Boiler license or equivalent would be a plus

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.

Anticipated Close Date

Anticipated Close Date: 10/10/2026

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: $78,520.00 - $117,790.00

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