Reliability Specialist - Maintenance & Governance

Title: Reliability Specialist – Maintenance & Governance Location: Kennewick, WA Job Requisition ID: Req-270851 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 The Senior Reliability Specialist- Maintenance Systems and Governance is responsible for enterprise ownership, governance, and continuous improvement of maintenance systems and standards, with a primary focus on SAP PM and MRO-related functionality. This role ensures maintenance processes, master data, and system configurations enable reliable execution at the plant level while supporting corporate consistency, scalability, and long-term reliability objectives. The position serves as the corporate subject matter expert for maintenance systems and SAP PM governance, working closely with site planners, maintenance leaders, and the Reliability Community of Practice to develop, test, deploy, and sustain standardized maintenance solutions across the organization. Job Description Maintenance Systems Ownership and Governance - Own and govern SAP PM and related maintenance system capabilities across all manufacturing sites, ensuring consistent, effective, and reliable system usage aligned with corporate reliability objectives. Enterprise Standards Leadership - Lead the development, maintenance, and governance of corporate maintenance and SAP PM standards, ensuring alignment with reliability strategy, operational needs, and best practices across the network. Reliability System Enablement - Translate reliability strategy and business requirements into practical, system-enabled solutions that support preventive maintenance, planning, execution, and continuous improvement. Solution Design and Lifecycle Management - Design, configure, test, and validate SAP PM solutions and enhancements, ensuring changes are stable, scalable, and suitable for enterprise deployment before rollout. Change control and Decision Authority - Serve as the primary escalation point for SAP PM design, configuration, and governance decisions, including review and approval of standard deviations when required. Training, Capability Development, and Mentorship - Develop and deliver training, guidance, and standard work for planners and maintenance teams, while serving as a mentor and technical resource for SAP PM and maintenance system capability development. MRO Systems Alignment - Own SAP system elements supporting MRO governance, ensuring alignment between maintenance planning, equipment BOMs, procurement processes, and storeroom practices. Data Quality, Metrics and Insights Enablement - Provide subject matter expertise on SAP PM data structure, data quality, and interpretation, supporting maintenance and reliability metrics while partnering with analytics resources for reporting and dashboarding. Collaboration and Continuous Improvement - Partner with site maintenance, reliability, operations, and corporate teams to drive consistent system usage, support assessments and audits, identify gaps, and continuously improve maintenance system effectiveness. Basic & Preferred Qualifications Education/ Certifications: Bachelor’s degree in Engineering, Maintenance Management, Information Systems, or a related technical field preferred. Equivalent experience in maintenance systems governance and SAP PM may be considered in lieu of formal education. Skills and Experience: Experience in maintenance systems, reliability, or asset management within a manufacturing environment Strong working knowledge of SAP PM, including preventive maintenance, task lists, work order management, notifications, and master data governance Experience developing, governing, and deploying maintenance standards across multiple sites Working knowledge of preventive maintenance, failure analysis, and continuous improvement methodologies Proven ability to design, test, validate, and implement system solutions prior to enterprise deployment Experience supporting MRO-related system functionality and integration with maintenance planning processes Strong analytical and problem-solving skills related to system usage, data quality, and process effectiveness Ability to interpret maintenance and reliability data and support development of meaningful metrics and reports Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence without direct authority Physical Environment/Demands: Some travel may be required 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 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 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: 08/02/2026 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: $78,520.00 - $117,790.00 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 Current Lamb Weston employees, please click here and apply via the Career worklet. Started in 1950 on a small farm in the Northwest region of the U.S., Lamb Weston has grown to be one of the world’s largest frozen potato companies, happily delivering the delicious goodness of fries to more than 100 countries. Lamb Weston has created inventive products and processes that are standards in the industry. When we look at a potato, we see possibilities. Our people are a valuable and integral part of our business and play a vital role in our success as an organization. At Lamb Weston we offer the financial stability and career potential of a true industry leader. Lamb Weston will offer you the opportunity to put your education and skills to work as part of a great team, contributing to the achievement of the organization’s goals and objectives. You will be challenged to take responsibility, drive results, show creativity, and display initiative - and you will be rewarded for your contributions and impact. Let’s explore the possibilities together.