Remote Engineering Manager: Warehouse Automation & MHE

Conagra Brands; United States; Remote; USD 109,000 - 159,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

Health insurance

Bonus incentive opportunity

401(k) with match

Stock purchase plan

Tuition reimbursement

Paid time off

Flexible work-schedules

Job summary

Conagra Brands is seeking an experienced engineering leader to manage capital projects across multiple distribution centers and plant-based warehouses. You will develop and implement warehouse infrastructure strategies, ensuring automation readiness and safe, reliable operation across ambient, refrigerated, and frozen environments.

You will own multi-year execution plans, oversee budgets, justify capital investments, and partner with Transportation, Warehouse Operations, and Finance to deliver

Qualifications

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics Management, or related engineering field.
• Minimum of seven years of industrial engineering or logistics and distribution engineering experience.
• Extensive experience with warehouse infrastructure and building systems, including material handling equipment (MHE), racking, dock equipment, and drop lots.
• Experience developing and delivering programs from concept through execution.
• Experience with material handling automation technologies such as AGVs, AS/RS, and conveyors.
• Experience influencing outcomes in cross-functional teams and third-party relationships without direct reporting authority.
• Strong presentation and communication skills, including communicating analyses and recommendations to senior leadership.
• Experience driving programs and initiatives in matrixed organizations.
• Experience building strong internal and external relationships and holding individuals and vendors accountable.
• Background in inventory management, warehouse operations, or related supply chain functions that interface closely with distribution operations.
• Project management experience for capital projects up to five million dollars.
• Solid understanding of distribution operations and end-to-end supply chain management.

Responsibilities

• Serve as a subject matter expert in material handling equipment (MHE), industrial racking systems, warehouse automation, and warehouse facility design, optimization, and infrastructure.
• Develop cost-reduction and efficiency improvement strategies within your area of expertise.
• Develop and maintain multi-year execution plans for owned and leased warehouse facilities.
• Oversee warehouse operating budgets and evaluate capital investment tradeoffs.
• Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their applicability across the distribution network.
• Develop equipment specifications and standards to support modern warehousing concepts and operating practices.
• Build strong relationships with strategic suppliers to drive accountability, performance, and value.
• Work cross-functionally with Transportation and Warehouse Operations, Manufacturing Platform teams, Program Management, and Finance.
• Develop financial justification for optimization and capital projects.
• Lead capital planning and execution for powered industrial equipment (PIT) and racking projects, including replacements, upgrades, and network-wide initiatives.
• Manage capital equipment installation projects with accountability to budget, schedule, and performance targets.
• Apply a strong understanding of business drivers and the impact of capital investments on broader corporate strategies.
• Engage external engineering firms, third-party logistics (3PL) partners, and distribution center leadership to support site-specific project execution.

Skills

MHE expertise

Cross-functional leadership

Budget & capital planning

Presentation to senior leadership

Education

Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering

Logistics/Distribution engineering experience

Tools

AGVs

AS/RS

Conveyor systems

Job description

Conagra Brands is seeking an experienced engineering leader to manage capital projects across multiple distribution centers and plant-based warehouses. You will develop and implement warehouse infrastructure strategies, ensuring automation readiness and safe, reliable operation across ambient, refrigerated, and frozen environments.

You will own multi-year execution plans, oversee budgets, justify capital investments, and partner with Transportation, Warehouse Operations, and Finance to deliver