Conagra Brands has the most energized, highest-impact culture in food. Our people persistently challenge and disrupt marketplace/business conventions, and we are respected for our great brands, great food, great margins, and consistent results.
In this role, you will have broad responsibilities, including ensuring safety, quality, capability building, and loss elimination in your production unit. By prioritizing people and applying your technical skills, you will drive rapid and effective change, with significant growth potential within our organization.
Position Responsibilities
- Identify opportunities to enhance the transformation process and lead process optimization efforts.
- Create, implement, audit, and coach performance improvement programs to impact daily results and employee effectiveness.
- Lead and support the completion of detailed continuous improvement plans.
- Manage technical improvement projects.
- Review performance data (effectiveness, line stops, quality defects) to maintain safety and eliminate contamination sources.
- Lead regular performance improvement meetings.
- Facilitate problem-solving sessions.
- Support and lead development activities for autonomous maintenance and related continuous improvement programs.
- Promote employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goals.
- Ensure compliance with all quality and regulatory standards, specifications, and policies.
Qualifications
- 3–5 years of manufacturing experience.
- 3–5 years of management or supervisory experience.
- Food industry experience in a union environment is preferred.
- Bachelor’s Degree or Diploma in Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, Food Science, Management, Product Operations, or a related field.
- Experience with SAP or other ERP systems.
- Technical problem-solving skills.
- Team player with collaboration skills, risk-taking, and organization abilities.
- Strong written and oral communication skills.
- Ability to lead teams and achieve results through resources.
Our Benefits
We support your total well-being with:
- Health: Healthcare plans, wellness programs, mental health support, fitness reimbursement.
- Wealth: Competitive pay, bonuses, 401(k) matching, stock purchase plans.
- Growth: Career development, employee resource groups, on-demand learning, tuition reimbursement.
- Balance: Paid time off, parental leave, flexible schedules (where applicable), volunteer opportunities.
About Us
Conagra Brands is a leading North American branded food company with a rich heritage of innovation and growth. Our iconic brands include Birds Eye, Marie Callender's, Banquet, Healthy Choice, Slim Jim, Reddi-wip, and Vlasic, among others.
We pride ourselves on having a vibrant, inclusive culture. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer, committed to diversity and inclusion in the workplace.