Reliability Specialist – Maintenance & Governance

Title:

Reliability Specialist – Maintenance & Governance
Location: Kennewick, WA
Job Requisition ID: Req-270851
Time Type: Full time
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.
Responsibilities

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.
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.
Translate reliability strategy and business requirements into practical, system-enabled solutions that support preventive maintenance, planning, execution, and continuous improvement.
Design, configure, test, and validate SAP PM solutions and enhancements, ensuring changes are stable, scalable, and suitable for enterprise deployment before rollout.
Serve as the primary escalation point for SAP PM design, configuration, and governance decisions, including review and approval of standard deviations when required.
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.
Own SAP system elements supporting MRO governance, ensuring alignment between maintenance planning, equipment BOMs, procurement processes, and storeroom practices.
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.
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.
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 a desk or computer terminal.
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 a normal workday.
Stooping, bending, twisting and reaching may be required in completion of job duties.
Exposure to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature.
Exposure to manufacturing environments for up to 8 hours per workday, including 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.
Benefits

Health Insurance: Medical, Dental, Vision
Flexible Spending Accounts for Health and Dependent Care, and Health Reimbursement Accounts
Well‑being programs including company‑wide events and a wellness incentive program
Paid Time Off
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
Pay Transparency

Pay Range: $78,520.00 – $117,790.00
Anticipated Close Date

08/02/2026
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.

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