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
The purpose of the Team Leader Safety is to provide support to the Lamb Weston Environmental, Health, and Safety organization within the Lamb Weston American Falls Cold Storage facility. Reporting to the Cold Storage Site Warehouse Leader, this position is considered a preparatory leadership position in which to demonstrate the skills and abilities to take the role of a future safety manager opening. Additionally, the Environmental Health and Safety Team Lead may be required to participate in specific development projects outside their respective assigned safety function. It is expected that this role would spend some initial time learning about the various equipment, cold storage warehousing process, and leadership roles. This position functions autonomously to lead and implement safety programs. This is a “boots on the ground” role and is expected to engage with team members across all warehousing activities.
Job Description
- Participates in cross-functional teams to ensure effective implementation of safety initiatives and processes.
- Supports management in the implementation of relevant safety processes and procedures and the daily execution of related activities.
- Supports each department to maintain compliance with applicable regulations consistent with company safety and health standards.
- Schedules and leads training activities aimed at compliance with regulatory and company EHS standards with the ability to work various shifts occasionally to deliver training as assigned.
- Leads/supports employee driven EHS Pillar Team and Key Concepts of Safety efforts as assigned.
- Owns the execution of technical objectives related to assigned responsibilities.
- Fosters teamwork through open-mindedness, giving and welcoming feedback, and supports others for team’s success.
- Effectively influences actions and opinions of others.
- Follows and enforces policies and procedures.
- Supports organization’s goals and values through affirmative action and respecting diversity.
- This position will work normal business hours M-F but will need to be flexible in schedule to catch rotating shifts at a 24-hour facility.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
- B.S. in Safety or closely related field preferred but not required (e.g., Occupational Safety and Health, Environmental Mgmt., Public Health, Nursing, etc.)
- 1-3 years’ experience in an industrial or cold storage warehousing setting preferred.
- PSM experience preferred.
- Power industrial vehicle program experience preferred.
- Dock loading and rail experience preferred.
- Excellent interpersonal and communication skills (written and verbal)
- Excellent relationship and team-building skills
- Proficient in Word, Excel, Outlook, and SharePoint
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-234468
Time Type: Full time
Anticipated Close Date: 05/19/2024
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: $61,320.00 – $91,990.00
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