Environmental Manager II
Job Location:
Richland, MI - USA
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Job Summary
Location: Richland WA
Job Requisition ID: Req-271701
Time Type: Full time
About Lamb Weston
Youve probably enjoyed our fries without even knowing it! As a leading manufacturer in our industry 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. Youll gain access to hands-on training to fuel your growth and success explore opportunities for new solutions and youll join a winning team of 10000 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
Provides program oversight and strategic direction for environmental management at a large multi-line manufacturing facility. Reports directly to the Plant Manager and works with plant leadership to drive environmental compliance and lead sustainability initiatives of reducing site waste water greenhouse gases and energy while protecting the environment. Oversee and supervise junior level environmental leaders and technicians and/or operators. Participate in development of corporate environmental management system program and roll out implementation plans to establish an effective environmental management program at facility.
Job Description
- Providecoaching guidance and training to plant staff to build capabilities and ensure effective execution of EHS initiatives and standards.
- Ensure all facility staff receiveappropriate environmentaltraining.
- Serve as EHS Pillar Leader (or Co-Leader) to align and drive sites Compelling Business Need (CBN). Mentor pillar team members for successful engagement and ownership of integrating EHS pillar activities (such as water walks) into daily plant activities to achieve an interdependent culture that protects people and the environment.
- Track and manage submittals of Sustainable Development information (data goals award applications etc.).
- Participate in environmental auditprocessat the site and other facilities.
- Manage facilitys environmental program ensuring requirements are timelymetand tracking is up to date. Owns accuracy of environmental KPIs including review of environmental data/info toidentifytrends & potential areas of risk.
- Develop risk register for site and communicate potential risks to facility operations leadership and corporate environmental leadership.
- Lead environmental incident management efforts to ensuretimelyreportingaccurateroot cause analysis (TapRoot) and effective CAPAs are developed tracked tocompletionand shared to other sites if applicable.
- Act as a liaison for the Company to regulatory agencies when needed (e.g. inspections audits committees meetings etc.).
- Provides overall direction for environmental performance consistent with corporate policies & standards
- Participate in early management design and review process management of change and whenever new substances processes or procedures are introduced that mayrepresenta new or previously unrecognized hazard to reduce risk potential and ensure compliance.
- Ensure plant capital and R&M projects are supported from an environmental perspective identifypotential environmental and sustainabilityimpactsrelativeto project work.
- Lead the facilitation of localstateand federal regulations including but not limited to permit and compliance monitoring and reporting for Air Industrial Wastewater PSM TRI reporting Stormwater Management SPCC Ozone Depleting Substances (ODS) Greenhouse Gas emissions (GHG) etc.
- Demonstrate servant leadership principles in all aspects of the role and encourage a culture of collaboration between all departments and team members
- Work closely with Plant leadership to align strategic vision and prioritize workstreams to ensure continuity in directives between all departments fostering a One Operations Mindset.
Basic & Preferred Qualifications
- Bachelors Degree in Sciences(Engineering Biology or Chemistry)required
- Masters in Engineering or Sciencepreferred
- 6 12 years progressive experience in the environmental/engineering field
- Expert knowledge of all environmental regulations and their impact on the food industry
- Experience with developing engineering scope for new equipment to fulfill compliance needs
- Expert knowledge of operational practices for environmental control systems on water supply wastewater airpollutionand solid waste.
- Leadership skills to work as a peer and advisor to other departments
- Excellent communication presentation and computer application skills
- Key Leadership Competencies: Integrity Trust Ethics Servant Leadership Drive for Results Building Effective Teams ManagingVisionand Purpose
- Ability to work off-shifts weekends and holidays whenrequired
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: 11/09/2026
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 candidates 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: $104530.00 - $156800.00
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
Required Experience:
Manager
About Company
Lamb Weston is a world leading brand in high quality frozen potato products, sold in over 100 countries. A partner in potatoes famous for its inventive fries such as Twisters, Hot2Home and Dippers .
