Requisition Number: Req-270851

Position Title:

External Description: Title: Reliability Specialist â€" Maintenance & Governance

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Location: Kennewick, WA
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Job Requisition ID: Req-270851
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Time Type: Full time
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Job Description Summary

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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.Â

• 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.Â

• Reliability System Enablement - Translate reliability strategy and business requirements into practical, system-enabled solutions that support preventive maintenance, planning, execution, and continuous improvement.Â

• 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.Â

• 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.Â

• 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.Â

• MRO Systems Alignment - Own SAP system elements supporting MRO governance, ensuring alignment between maintenance planning, equipment BOMs, procurement processes, and storeroom practices.Â

• 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.Â

• 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.Â

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Basic & Preferred Qualifications

Education/ Certifications:Â Â

• 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. Â

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Skills and Experience:Â Â

• Experience in maintenance systems, reliability, or asset management within a manufacturing environmentÂ

• Strong working knowledge of SAP PM, including preventive maintenance, task lists, work order management, notifications, and master data governanceÂ

• Experience developing, governing, and deploying maintenance standards across multiple sitesÂ

• Working knowledge of preventive maintenance, failure analysis, and continuous improvement methodologiesÂ

• Proven ability to design, test, validate, and implement system solutions prior to enterprise deploymentÂ

• Experience supporting MRO-related system functionality and integration with maintenance planning processesÂ

• Strong analytical and problem-solving skills related to system usage, data quality, and process effectivenessÂ

• Ability to interpret maintenance and reliability data and support development of meaningful metrics and reportsÂ

• Excellent communication and collaboration skills, with the ability to influence without direct authorityÂ

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Physical Environment/Demands:Â

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• Some travel may be required Â

• Incumbent may sit for long periods of time at desk or computer terminalÂ

• 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.  Â

• Incumbent may use calculators, keyboards, telephone and other office equipment in the course of normal workdayÂ

• Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job dutiesÂ

• Exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperatureÂ

• 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  Â

• Valid Driver's License and driving record that meets Lamb Weston Driving StandardsÂ

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Industry-Competitive Benefits

Coupled with our compensation and bonus incentive programs, our benefits deliver rewards that are market competitive. Â 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 â€" 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 â€" 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.

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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.
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Anticipated Close Date: 08/02/2026
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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.
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Pay Rate or Range: $78,520.00 - $117,790.00
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Company Profile:

Lamb Weston is a leading supplier of frozen potato, sweet potato, appetizer and vegetable products to restaurants and retailers around the world.

For more than 60 years, Lamb Weston has led the industry in innovation, introducing inventive products that simplify back-of-house management for our customer and make things more delicious for their customers.

It's all about seeing the possibilities in potatoes and never, ever settling.

Learn more about us at lambweston.com.

Location_formattedLocationLong: Washington, US