Job Summary

Reporting to the Production Manager, you will lead the 1st Shift production team at our Russellville, AR facility to achieve production and quality goals. You will identify and resolve bottlenecks in processes, ensure resources such as materials, equipment, and staffing are available, and drive continuous improvement in safety, quality, cost, and customer service. You will foster an engaged, team-oriented workforce while managing multiple responsibilities to deliver outstanding results.

Your Impact

• Monitor production to maintain quality, productivity, and cost standards across shifts.
• Provide training to ensure employees perform their responsibilities effectively.
• Oversee sanitation operations to maintain a clean and food-safe environment.
• Enforce company rules, regulations, and procedures.
• Evaluate team performance, communicate expectations, and guide improvement efforts.
• Support plant and company safety programs, ensuring compliance with requirements such as lock-out/tag-out, personal protective equipment, and confined space entry.

Your Experience

• High school diploma or GED required; Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Supply Chain, Engineering, Food Science, Agricultural Sciences, or other Natural Science fields preferred.
• 3+ years of management experience.
• Previous experience in a manufacturing environment.
• SAP experience is preferred.
• Strong understanding of manufacturing processes and loss elimination.
• Must be available to rotate to other shifts or areas periodically.

Compensation:

Annual Base Salary: $63,000.00 - $80,000.00

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.