Reporting to the Plant Manager, you’ll develop and implement the overall plant technical strategy with a focus on engineering projects, maintenance excellence, and stores improvement programs. You’ll lead plant‑specific engineering and maintenance strategies that support low‑loss production systems, vertical startup processes, and Early Management initiatives. You’ll provide technical solutions to production challenges, manage the plant technical organization, and partner with corporate teams to achieve performance, safety, and cost goals.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
- Assist the plant in establishing safety for all team members as the plant’s first objective.
- Lead the cross‑functional development and execution of the plant capital plan in partnership with Safety, Sanitation, Quality, Environmental, Operations, Maintenance, Finance, and other corporate functions.
- Partner with the Platform Engineering Director to resource projects, including engineering project management, subject matter expertise, and startup management support.
- Support internal systems audits and continuous improvement activities.
- Support the Plant in providing direction and lead the EM Pillar Team in the development of long and short-term plans and goals for the Plant.
- Support the plant with project execution and technical leadership at both plant and division levels.
- Participate on and lead project teams that improve safety, quality, utilization, labor relations, sanitation, cost performance, and customer service.
- Communicate and collaborate across departments to ensure plant resources are efficiently utilized to maximize true efficiency.
- Manage the Utilities team and ensure functionality and compliance for plant utility systems, including, ammonia refrigeration, nitrogen, steam, natural gas, and compressed air.
- Prepare and lead team meetings to support effective communication and team development.
- Partner closely with Maintenance, Quality, Production, and Warehouse teams to foster a cooperative and high‑performance plant environment.
- Provide work direction and coordination for mechanical and clerical activities within the maintenance organization.
Ingredients Required for Your Success
- Bachelor’s degree in Engineering.
- Five or more years of experience in food manufacturing with increasing responsibility
- Maintenance experience with plant utility systems, including, ammonia refrigeration, nitrogen, steam, natural gas, and compressed air.
- Experience with Process Safety Management (PSM)
- Demonstrated leadership skills with experience serving as a peer mentor and advisor to cross‑functional partners.
- Experience communicating and presenting to all levels within a manufacturing plant.
- Experience using computer aided design software.
- Experience working with enterprise resource planning systems.
- Willingness to rotate shifts and work weekends and holidays when required.
#LI-PM2
#LI-MSL
#LI-Onsite
Compensation
Pay Range:$109,000-$159,000The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employee’s actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location, relevant experience/level and skillset, while balancing internal Conagra employees’ equity. Conagra Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.
Our Benefits
We care about your total well-being and will support you with the following, subject to your location and role:
Health: Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
Wealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase plan
Growth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursement
Balance: Paid-time off, parental leave, flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) and volunteer opportunities
Our Company
At Conagra Brands, we have a rich heritage of making great food. We aspire to have the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. As a member of our 18,000+ person team across 40+ locations, you are empowered to reach your potential, make an impact and own your career. We're in the business of building champions – within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye®, Slim Jim® and Reddi-Wip®.
Our focus on innovation extends beyond making great food, it also reflects our commitment to embracing new solutions that positively impact our team, the communities we serve and the health of our planet. Foodies Welcome.
Conagra Brands is an equal opportunity employer and considers qualified applicants for employment without regard to sex, race, color, religion, ethnic or national origin, gender, sexual orientation, gender identity or expression, age, pregnancy, leave status, disability, veteran status, genetic information and/or any other characteristic or status protected by national, federal, state or local law. Reasonable accommodation may be made upon request.
Skills Required
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering
- Five or more years of experience in food manufacturing with increasing responsibility
- Maintenance experience with plant utility systems, including ammonia refrigeration, nitrogen, steam, natural gas, and compressed air
- Experience with Process Safety Management
- Demonstrated leadership skills, including peer mentoring and advising cross-functional partners
- Experience communicating and presenting to all levels within a manufacturing plant
- Experience using computer-aided design software
- Experience working with enterprise resource planning systems
- Willingness to rotate shifts and work weekends and holidays when required
Conagra Brands Compensation & Benefits Highlights
The following summarizes recurring compensation and benefits themes identified from responses generated by popular LLMs to common candidate questions about Conagra Brands and has not been reviewed or approved by Conagra Brands.
-
Retirement Support — Retirement programs are described as a standout, with a 401(k) that includes a company match and an additional company contribution, plus pension eligibility for certain groups. Company materials and filings emphasize this as a core strength across many roles.
-
Strong & Reliable Incentives — Incentive pay and bonus opportunities are presented as a meaningful part of total rewards. Summaries characterize annual incentives as consistent and an important contributor to overall compensation.
-
Wellbeing & Lifestyle Benefits — Health, dental, and vision coverage, an Employee Assistance Program, and wellness resources are highlighted alongside perks like discounts and legal benefits. Day‑one eligibility for many corporate and non‑union roles is called out, supporting easy access to these programs.
Conagra Brands Insights
What We Do
Conagra has the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. Our diverse team embraces debate to challenge marketplace/business conventions. We are respected for our great brands, great food, great margins and consistent results. We combine a rich heritage with a sharpened focus and entrepreneurial spirit. Conagra’s portfolio of iconic and emerging food brands continues to evolve to offer contemporary choices for every occasion. We are a 100 year-old company with a startup attitude - an imperative to transform how we do business. What’s not changing? Our timeless values: integrity, external focus, broad-mindedness, agility, leadership by all, and a focus on results.
Gallery
