Reporting to the Plant Engineering Manager, you will provide electrical and controls engineering support for the Darien, Wisconsin manufacturing facility, ensuring alignment with manufacturing standards and control philosophies. You will partner closely with manufacturing, maintenance, engineering, and corporate teams to improve safety, quality, reliability, and productivity across one of Conagra Brands’ largest operations.

This is an onsite role at our plant in Darien, Wisconsin.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Provide technical support to operating and maintenance teams by troubleshooting and diagnosing issues related to programmable logic controller and human machine interface systems.

• Support continuous improvement efforts to enhance product quality, reduce customer complaints, and ensure compliance with Food and Drug Administration and United States Department of Agriculture regulations.

• Identify and correct unsafe conditions to improve employee safety and health and ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration regulations.

• Drive productivity improvements through efficiency gains, yield improvements, labor utilization enhancements, and rate improvements.

• Ensure projects are designed, managed, and constructed in accordance with Conagra Engineering Standards including partnering with vendors and contractors.

• Facilitate technology transfer from Corporate Engineering, Research and Development, and Manufacturing Engineering to Manufacturing Operations and Maintenance teams, ensuring effective startup execution and training plans.

• Serve as a technical consultant to manufacturing by analyzing system and equipment failures, troubleshooting issues, and recommending maintenance actions, procedural changes, or capital improvements.

• Develop, implement, and monitor automation and control strategies and system architecture for the Darien, Wisconsin facility.

• Support capital projects by managing scope, budget, timelines, and startup activities.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelor’s degree in Engineering or a related field.

• 4+ years of electrical engineering experience with a focus on controls and automation.

• Experience supporting programmable logic controller (PLC) and human machine interface (HMI) systems in a manufacturing environment.

• Preferred experience with Rockwell‑based platforms, Factory Talk environments, supervisory control and data acquisition systems, and industrial manufacturing networks.

• Experience working with corporate engineering or similar functions in a consumer products manufacturing environment, preferably food processing.

• Capital project management experience, including scope definition, budget management, and startup execution.

Days in office: Onsite 5+ days per week with weekend/night support as needed.

Relocation assistance is available for this role, if applicable.

Physical Requirements

More information about essential tasks and the facility will be shared during the hiring process. This role may require you to be in our manufacturing facilities. When visiting these sites, the physical requirements below may apply:
You may be required to walk around the facility, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, or perform repetitive tasks that require hand-eye coordination.
You may be required to lift or carry materials that can vary in weight and size.
This is a manufacturing environment with large, moving equipment. Noise levels can be high, and temperatures may vary.

### Compensation

Pay Range:$81,000-$118,000

The 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.