Team Leader Environmental

Title: Team Leader Environmental

Location: Boardman, OR

Job Requisition ID: Req-260093

Time Type: Full time

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

Provide oversight of the Plant process and silt water system. Build and provide tools, processes, training, and implementation support to assist facility personnel manage legal/regulatory obligations and Lamb Weston environmental program requirements. Function as a subject matter expert and system administrator for the Waste Treatment area. Participate in the Environmental audit and corrective action processes to assure continuous compliance and improve EHS performance.

Job Description

• Daily operation and maintenance of the waste treatment area and equipment associated with it
• Coordination/scheduling of sample collection and analysis 
• Shipment/collection of samples and compilation of data
• Monitor daily/monthly effluent discharges and limits per permit 
• Be a champion for daily water usage 
• Track and log data regarding water quality
• Be responsible for monitoring and coordinating 5S in storm drain areas
• Coordination/scheduling with contractor required activities (i.e. for required sampling, chemical orders)
• Interaction with operators to assure wastewater compliance requirements.
• Assist Environmental Manager, as necessary.
• Participate in Sustainable Development Program
• Participate and help coordinate input into metrics tracking system
• Support Environmental Program Management
• Ensure monitoring and tracking is up to date 
• Participate in implementation of investigations and corrective actions from environmental events
• Participate in capital planning process to ensure environmental components are covered

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s Degree in Science (Engineering, Biology or Chemistry) preferred
• Engineer in Training (EIT) preferred
• 0 - 3 years progressive experience in the environmental/wastewater field
• Knowledge of environmental regulations and their impact on the food industry
• Knowledgeable of operational practices for environmental control systems on water supply, wastewater, air pollution and solid waste.
• Provide expertise to plant operators to successfully manage and operate equipment to meet permit requirements.
• Understanding of food processing sanitation and quality control needs in manufacturing consumer food products.
• Understanding of waste treatment system
• Good leadership skills
• Good presentation skills
• Good communication skills to train and work with team members of other departments 
• Computer (MS Work, Excel, etc.) capabilities.
• Ability to work in office environment, manufacturing operations.
• Moderate weightlifting as required to complete tasks.
• Be able to cover 12 hour shifts if needed and flexibility to work with day and night crew

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

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: 04/20/2026

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: $63,160.00 - $94,750.00

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