Sr Engineer

Title: Sr Engineer

Location: Kennewick, WA

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

This position is responsible for developing, managing, and executing domestic and international projects for Lamb Weston. Projects may include investigating or developing processes, developing project concepts and budgets, troubleshooting or investigating technical issues or implementing capital projects. Senior Engineer’s also assist in the development of procedures, best practices, and specifications. Senior Engineer’s may at times direct small scale projects or be part of a large scale project team(s). Project work includes design, capital requests, project reviews, and presentations. Developing contractor bid packages, overseeing project installation, cost tracking, training, startup assistance, and post project support, much of which is on-site at one of our many US and/or International Manufacturing facilities. This position requires domestic and international travel. Working closely with the various levels of Procurement, Operations Management, EHSS, Food Protection, Engineering, Continuous Improvement, Plant Staff, and Production Personnel is critical. This position coordinates activities with LW Operations and is based out of our Kennewick, Washington, engineering office.

Job Description

• Reflects our LW values, supports our LW vision and helps complete our LW mission of being the No. 1 Global Potato Company
  • Drive for a TIR of ‘0’ ZERO.
  • Drive for ‘0’ ZERO project design or executions impacts on product quality
• Lead and participate in the successful development and execution of projects with a strong emphasis on Safety, Quality, Cost, and Customer Service
• Front-End Loading Phase (Project Development) activities include, but are not limited to:
  • Preparation of a project charter and objectives where scope and deliverables may be ambiguous and need bringing into focus.
  • Lead process design project activities including preparation of design. concepts, development of block flow diagrams, review of process flow diagrams, and review of piping & instrumentation (P&ID).
  • Perform mass flow balance, material flow analysis, heat transfer calculations, fluid flow calculations and energy balance calculations.
  • Develop scope, schedule, budget estimates and cost justifications as project progress through stage gate process.
  • On-site walk-throughs and evaluations, sometimes requiring access to difficult to reach locations, for observation of current conditions for scoping and costing activities.
  • Prepare scope documents for Request for Proposal (RFP) & bidding process.
  • Write, present, and submit Capital Investment Request (CIR) and supporting documentation.
• Project Execution Phase activities include, but are not limited to:
  • Participation in evaluation of vendor proposals, making equipment selections, creating purchase requisition, and performing good receipts.
  • Work with design team developing detail engineering drawings. Perform reviews and approve drawings & technical documentation ensuring compliance with design criteria and deliverables.
  • Ability to conduct design / process risk assessments.
  • Drive adherence to standards, develops/contributes to company technical specifications and standards.
  • Review submittals, answer to RFIs and conduct field visits to verify onsite work is proceeding according to design. Provide field installation supervision and contractor management.
  • Manage change order process, project cost control, and forecasting of monthly capital spending.
  • Ensure that all technical deliverables, cost, and schedule requirements are met throughout the execution phase.
  • Participate in development and review of Functional Design Documents (FDD).
  • Develop Factory Acceptance Testing (FAT) documentation and execute those successful FATs both domestically and internationally.
• Vertical Startup Phase activities include, but are not limited to:
  • Participate in Vertical Startup (VSU) process
  • Lead commissioning and field troubleshooting
  • Identify and resolve technical problems on site
  • Conduct lessons learned sessions with project team and stakeholders
  • Complete closeout documentation.
• Identify, develop, and implement process improvement projects to increase productivity, reliability, sustainability, and cost reduction.
• Support “Journey to Zero” by driving project TIR to ‘0’.
• This role may have some supervisory responsibilities, at times.

Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Education/ Certifications: (Required & Preferred)

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering required.

Skills and Experience:

• 5 years of practical experience in food manufacturing, packaging technologies, and project management, required.
• Process Quality (PQ) and APPT Lamb Weston specific training preferred.  If not, must quickly obtain.
• Completion of OSHA 30 hours construction safety course is preferred.
• Proven ability to work with multifunctional teams, build and leverage relationships across multiple functions to maximize team performance and achieve project success criteria
• Knowledge of LW specific operations processes and programs is desirable
• Excellent communication, technical, analytical, organizational, technical writing, and problem-solving skills
• Proficient using Microsoft Office suite, including MS Project and applied use of AutoCAD applications.

Physical Environment/Demands:

• Some travel may be required (up to 40% of the time annually on average, with peaks supporting installation and commissioning activities, potentially exceeding that amount for some duration)
• Most work is performed in a temperature-controlled office environment
• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminal
• While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, or feel; reach with hands and arms; and talk or hear.
• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workday
• Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties
• Ability to lift up to 15 pounds occasionally and up to 25 pounds infrequently.
• Ability to stand, walk, bend, stoop, twist and turn frequently.
• Exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature
• Exposure to manufacturing environments for up to 8 hours per work day to include:  loud noise, excessive heat, cold, wet, slippery conditions, dirt, fumes, smoke, smells and allergies 
• Valid Driver’s License and driving record that meets Lamb Weston Driving Standards
• Climbing to various heights via stairs or ladders on a regular basis

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-259325

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: 01/30/2026

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