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Plant Engineering Manager

Conagra Brands

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Macon, MO
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Job Description

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Job Overview:

Job Summary

Reporting directly to the plant manager at our Macon, MO manufacturing facility, you will develop and implement overall plant technical strategies focused on engineering projects, maintenance and stores improvement programs. You will help us provide solutions to technical problems and recommendations for improvements in production activities and manage the plant technical organization. You will lead plant specific engineering and maintenance strategies to achieve important performance goals and manage all plant technical expense budgets while working with Corporate Engineering to deliver the capital budget.

What will you do?

  • Assist Plant in establishing safety of all of our team members as the plant's first objective.
  • Lead the implementation of the capital plan including the engagement of related Plant and Corporate functions such as Safety, Sanitation, Quality, Environmental, Maintenance, Finance and Operations
  • Foster a team-based environment while collaborating with the Plant in setting delineated roles, responsibilities and accountabilities consistent with our principles of CPS.
  • Support the Plant in driving business literacy through education of important business issues and concepts.
  • Work with the Platform Engineering Director and team to resource projects
  • Support the Plant in conducting internal systems audits.
  • Lead the Early Management (EM) Pillar Team in the development of long and short-term goals for the Plant.
  • Support the Plant in providing project and technical guidance.
  • Support the Plant in participating and leading project teams that improve safety, quality, labor relations, sanitation, costs and customer service.
  • Lead the Plant in conducting necessary team meetings for proper communications and development of teams. Must work with Maintenance, Quality, Production and Warehouse teams to create a cooperative environment.
  • Give work direction and coordinating mechanical and clerical activities in the maintenance department.

What are we looking for?

  • Bachelor's degree in engineering or other related field.
  • Five years' experience in food manufacturing
  • Experience leading teams and collaboration with multiple manufacturing departments.
  • Experience with refrigeration and ammonia.
  • Flexibility with schedule to accommodate off shift and weekend requirements when needed.

Relocation assistance is available for this position. Preference will be given to local candidates.

At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.

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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:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.

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. ​