Job Description:

Reporting to the Principal Engineer, you will be the regional technical leader responsible for driving operational excellence, standardization, and continuous improvement across multiple manufacturing sites within the frozen meal assembly network. You will support the Theory of Operations framework through documentation, training, validation, and cross‑site collaboration, partnering with subject matter experts, site specialists, and plant operations, maintenance, and process engineering teams to advance best practices and develop technical talent.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership to site teams on frozen meal assembly processes.

• Share operational insights and champion cross‑site collaboration.

• Support development and deployment of Theory of Operations documentation.

• Coordinate site priorities and resource needs for ToO execution.

• Lead training for operations, maintenance, and quality teams.

• Mentor site specialists and junior engineers.

• Analyze performance data to identify loss reduction opportunities.

• Support loss tree analysis and escalation protocols.

• Address equipment losses, including case packer and cartoner downtime.

• Maintain accurate ToO documentation aligned with enterprise standards.

• Participate in knowledge‑sharing meetings and capability reviews.

• Promote continuous improvement and best practice adoption across the network.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelor’s degree in engineering

• 3+ years of experience in food manufacturing, packaging, or thermal processing.

• Technical expertise in frozen meal assembly equipment and processes.

• Experience developing and delivering training programs.

• Willing to travel regionally up to 50–75 percent.

• Comfortable working in plant and office environments, including extended walking or standing, climbing, and exposure to noise, heat, cold, or wet/slippery surfaces.

Compensation

Pay Range:$63,000-$93,000

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.