Manager Plant Safety

Title: Manager Plant Safety

Location: Hermiston, OR

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

Manages plant safety programs to ensure safe and accident-free work environment. Implements safety key concepts to provide the road map to zero injuries and world class performance. Plans and/or delivers programs to train managers and employees in work site safety practices. Promotes plant safety by working with all departments to analyze current situation and recommend safety improvements. Analyzes accident data to identify trends and accident types that can be prevented. SCOPE: Medium or small plant leader. 5 years related experience.

Job Description

• Manages all aspects of health and safety programs

• Promotes an accident-free work environment by developing programs that routinely train, monitor and assure a safe workplace

• Plans and delivers programs to train managers and employees in workplace safety practices

• Assists in accident investigations and prepare accident reports required by regulatory agencies

• Conducts inspections and audits in plant and at other facilities to detect existing or potential accident hazards and determine corrective or preventative measures

• Facilitates the Central Safety Committee process by active participation in the subcommittee process and acting as a resource for each group

• Administers initial Workers Compensation functions

• Guides and directs plant toward compliance of State, Federal and local Safety regulations

• Determine and direct necessary compliance training for all individuals to assure OSHA, TOSHA, and company training requirements

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree from a four-year university in Industrial Hygiene, Safety Management preferred

• Minimum of five years industrial safety experience and a CSP certification preferred

• Strong PC skills (Microsoft Office applications)

• Excellent verbal and written communications skills

• Experience building and leading teams

• Thorough understanding of OSHA regulations

• Ability to interpret State and Federal regulations and applicability to facility to ensure compliance

• Ability to write regulatory reports, business correspondence and procedure manuals

• Experience performing risk assessments and audits

• Ability to define problems, collect data, establish facts, and draw valid conclusions

• Ability to interpret an extensive variety of technical instructions in mathematical or diagram form and deal with several abstract and concrete variables.

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-259170

Time Type: Full time

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: 01/11/2026

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: $101,730.00 - $152,600.00

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