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Category: Manufacturing

Type: Internship

Location: In-Person in Kennewick

Application Deadline: Mar. 5, 2025

Starts: May. 28, 2025

Available Positions: 2

Salary Range: $22.00 - $22.00

Hours Per Week: 40 - 40

$ Paid
 Full Time
 Part Time

Available Days of the Week

  • Monday - Preferred
  • Tuesday - Preferred
  • Wednesday - Preferred
  • Thursday - Preferred
  • Friday - Preferred

Description

About Lamb Weston

We love making fries almost as much as you like eating them!  Since the 1950’s,  Lamb Weston has inspired customers with food they love,  trust,  and share with families and friends.  As a leading global manufacturer of quality frozen potato products with over 10,000+  team members around the world,  it’s our business to see the possibilities in potatoes and people.

We are looking for team members with an appetite for a challenge!  People who are hungry to join a winning team and help us make a difference in the world.  When you join Lamb Weston,  you join a community with a strong support network and training programs designed to nurture,  inspire,  and help you grow.

We are driven by a relentless pursuit of results and by people who think creatively and embrace our values of:  Integrity,  Teamwork,  Inclusion,  Drive for Results,  and Empowerment.  Exactly what you’d expect from the most inventive potato company in the world!

Join Lamb Weston!  We bring the world together with our fries.

Job Description Summary                    

Participate in a paid internship program built around your career goals and hands-on projects that impact the organization.  As part of the Lamb Weston University Recruiting Internship Program,  Interns work towards completing a Capstone project and are assigned a mentor who will guide and evaluate performance. 

Whether you are interested in Agricultural Science,  Data Science,  Finance,  Supply Chain,  IT,  Manufacturing,  Food Science,  Marketing,  or Engineering,  our highly selective summer intern program has projects that will help you build the next stage in your career.

-  Paid internship,  May –  August (actual dates may vary)
-  Gain real-world working experience through dynamic projects assigned by your mentor and assigned department
-  Network and learn from executives,  department leaders,  high performers,  and fellow interns across the business
-  Receive guidance and feedback from your assigned mentor throughout the program
-  Professional development events providing tools that will help after the internship and after graduation

Responsibilities

This internship is an introduction to the full-time Team Leader Production (TLP)  job opportunity at Lamb Weston.  In this internship,  you will:

  • Assist in overseeing loss elimination through the production process based off top loss determined from loss allocation tools
  • Support continuous improvement goals in safety,  quality,  cost,  and customer service
  • Learn from and collaborate with various teams to identify manufacturing/process inefficiencies before developing potential solutions
  • Projects may include but are not limited to developing new operating standards that eliminate/reduce product and resource losses,  creating new training material,  updating inefficient practices,  engaging in worker interviews,  and participating in safety initiatives

Qualifications

Basic &  Preferred Qualifications

  • Juniors,  Seniors,  or Master’s degree students preferred but also accepting recent grads
  • This is a full-time position with 8-hour shifts Monday-Friday but a successful candidate may need to occasionally flex to other shifts (example:  2nd shift,  night shift)  as part of your capstone project

  • Valid U.S.  driver’s license and ability to meet the Lamb Weston Authorized Driver standards 

  • Must be able to regularly lift and/or move up to 25 pounds and occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds

  • Excellent communication,  interpersonal,  problem solving and organizational skills

  • Ability and willingness to work independently 

  • Strong analytical skills

  • Demonstrated supervisory or leadership experience

  • A self-motivated individual that is able to multi-task and lead others

 

Preferable

  • Previous experience working in a manufacturing environment is a plus

  • Working knowledge of plant equipment and safety is a plus

  • Previous experience in a food-processing is a plus

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