Team Leader - Environmental

Lamb Weston is seeking a full-time Team Leader - Environmental in Hermiston, OR. The role involves overseeing water treatment operations, ensuring compliance with regulations, managing data and maintenance activities, and collaborating with third-party service providers. Candidates should have a strong drive for results and a commitment to safety and environmental sustainability. This position is integral to maintaining effective water systems and supporting the company's environmental programs.
Title: Team Leader - Environmental

Location: Hermiston, OR

Job Requisition ID: Req-260321

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

This role will function as a Subject Matter Expert (SME) for the plant incoming water, water treatment, and land application systems per Federal, State or Local regulatory requirements. Oversee Water Treatment Operations, either directly or through a third-party service provider. Interface with irrigation partner for the industrial water land application system. Manage and maintain data to ensure proper, effective and efficient system operations and to demonstrate compliance with regulatory requirements. Manage data management tools, processes, and training to support facility personnel in managing regulatory requirements and Lamb Weston environmental program requirements.

Job Description
• Manage and monitor operations of the following systems, either directly or through a third-party service provider:
• Process water treatment system
• Domestic water (sanitary sewer) treatment system
• Potable and Process water System (drinking water and food safety requirements)
• Responsible for understanding all water permit requirements
• Safely work with chemicals in the water treatment system
• Drives safety performance of water treatment operations
• Responsible for identification of potential issues and notification with plant management when issues or deviations from normal operations
• Interface with irrigation partner on the scheduling and distribution of treated industrial water for land application
• Coordination and scheduling of water sample collection and data analysis for internal and/or third-party laboratories
• Analytical data management
• Plan and schedule regular preventative maintenance activities as well as facility outage maintenance activities for the water systems using the computerized maintenance management system (CMMS)
• Work with maintenance team to develop PMs and spare part documentation
• Manage water treatment chemical and supplies budget
• Work with Environmental Manager to complete periodic compliance reporting
• Utilize EHS information management system (IMS) to track and document compliance task completion
• Develop Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) for Water Treatment operations
• Participate in sustainable development (SD) activities to support water efficiency, energy efficiency, and waste reduction efforts
• Support environmental program management
• Assist the plant environmental manager, as necessary
• Participate in capital planning process to ensure water treatment system needs are addressed in a timely manner. Assist or lead VSU activities where needed.
• Implement continuous improvement activities to optimize system performance and reduce overall costs
• Other duties as assigned

Basic & Preferred Qualifications
• Associate degree required, preferred in water/wastewater treatment or equivalent; Bachelor of Science degree in engineering, biology, or chemistry is a plus
• 0-3 years progressive experience in the wastewater field
• Knowledge and experience related to biological treatment systems (anaerobic and aerobic with biological nutrient removal, BNR) as well as primary and secondary treatment processes (preferred)
• Knowledge and experience in water treatment operations including reverse osmosis and ultrafiltration (preferred)
• Knowledge and experience in basic laboratory methods and practices including sample handling and evaluation (preferred)
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment, strongly preferred
• Must possess or be able to obtain within 6-12 months of hire, a Class I collection, and Class II Treatment OR Wastewater System Operator certification from Oregon DEQ
• Must possess or be able to obtain a Small Water System Operator certification for from Oregon Health Authority
• Good leadership skills required
• Strong mechanical aptitude
• Strong computer (MS Word, MS Excel, MS PowerPoint, SAP, etc.) capabilities
• Demonstrated ability to apply math skills to manage systems

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: 05/18/2026

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