Sr Industrial Engineer

Title: Sr Industrial Engineer

Location: American Falls, ID

About Lamb Weston

You’ve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry, and public Fortune 500 company, 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

Lamb Weston in American Falls, ID is recruiting for an Industrial Engineer to support zero loss analytics, cost reduction and focused improvement in a high-volume manufacturing facility. Incumbent will need to be loss/cost reduction oriented, analytical and engaging, exhibit leadership skills and be able to teach & support loss reduction initiatives amongst the workforce. Incumbent will interface closely with Engineering, Maintenance, Finance and Production departments at both the Facility and Corporate Offices.

Job Description

Primary Activities and Responsibilities: 

• Leads Zero Loss identification, prioritization and capability building throughout the facility.
  • Provide analytics/leadership for all local activities focused on improving both the effectiveness and/or efficiency of operations
  • Provides tracking and reporting functions to support the facility
  • Supports focused improvement efforts in a TPM based, high performance operation
  • Identifies, prioritizes, supports implementation and tracks cost reduction opportunities through data analyses
• Provides analytics and technical capability to facilitate sustainable cost reduction efforts, particularly within in the Focused Improvement pillar.
  • Maintain understanding and communicate a Zero Loss process approach
  • Utilize statistical methodologies to support data driven decision making
  • Provide education and direction on Lean Manufacturing Processes to personnel
  • Has some understanding of the following processes:  Lean 6 Sigma, DMAIC methodology, Kaizen and SRCA methodologies.

• Supports Budgeting/Costing processes with accurate data.  Oversees unit/component cost accuracy with finance partners.
  • Develops and retains understanding and working knowledge of key Lamb Weston Processes & Systems to include:
    • Bill of Materials System, Unit Cost System, Budgeting System, Manifest System, SAP, QA Systems, Shift Reporting System, Capital Approval Process etc.
• Supports Capital Investment strategies and provides program consultation/oversight
  • Provides savings analysis/cost avoidance for all projects generating cost reduction
  • Provide industrial engineering techniques to project design for effective and efficient labor and capacity utilization
  • Develops data driven project/investment justifications
• Oversees/conducts time studies, loss analyses, and process modeling etc. to optimize current assets and resources as needed

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Position Qualifications:

• Manufacturing Experience (preferable in a food manufacturing environment)
• BS in Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Business, Operations or related field
• Proficient in MS Office with a high emphasis in Excel. Access and Mini Tab experience a plus
• Continuous Improvement qualifications (such as Lean Six Sigma) are a plus but not required
• Ability to understand and teach basic statistics including regression analysis, means analysis, control charts, histograms, etc.
• The ability to bring creative “outside the box” ideas to new and existing equipment and processes
• Experience in lean processes to include cost reduction methodologies, standards development and yield analyses.
• Good written and verbal communication skills with the ability to effectively train and develop others.

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-258443

Time Type: Full time

Anticipated Close Date: 10/25/2025

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: $92,480.00 - $138,710.00

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