Manager Plant

Reporting to the Vice President Operations and Planning you will provide overall leadership for the plant operations to include production efficiency, product quality, food safety, regulatory compliance, physical asset management, supply chain effectiveness, cost control, workplace safety/security/health, community/employee relations and human capital development. The Plant Manager owns the plant culture and the change processes needed to drive manufacturing excellence and zero losses by leveraging CPS (Conagra Performance Systems).

You Will:

• Develop and execute plant-specific strategic vision, mission and objectives to assure continuous improvement and agreement on enterprise vision, mission and goals.
• Promote employee engagement, training and development to maximize safety, quality, and productivity.
• Provide direct oversight for the operations management team including production, engineering, maintenance, planning, procurement, quality, safety and logistics along with a strong connection to both finance and human resources.
• Provide leadership for assessing and enhancing plant capabilities.
• Develop and manage facility budget including capital expenditures and cost management.
• Assure regulatory compliance including OSHA, EPA, USDA, FLSA, EEO, OFCCP and NLRB.
• Ensure all food safety, quality standards, specifications and policies are met, promote manufacturing improvements and work with Research and Development in product development and implementation.
• Develop a culture based on open / honest dialog and involvement of all team members that demonstrates the value of their input / engagement in improving performance.
• Provide leadership for diversity and positive community involvement / relations.
• Drive a culture of high performance and accountability in employee and product safety and other aspects of the business.
• Work with Human Resources and other function leaders to create and execute employee relations processes and develop managers to do the same to maintain a positive working environment and support the labor relations philosophy
• Collaborate with R&D and Marketing in new product development to ensure plant capabilities and production feasibility are understood and addressed.

You Have:

• Bachelor's Degree required (i.e. Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, Food Science, Management, Operations).
• 7 years manufacturing experience.
• 4 years' experience in a significant leadership role in a plant.
• Experience in multiple pillars of TPM (Leadership, Organization Capability, Focused Improvement, Progressive Maintenance, Autonomous Maintenance, Early Management, Supply Chain, Quality and Safety) required.
• Manufacturing experience in a Food, Beverages, Chemical or related industry.
• Manufacturing experience in a canning facility preferred.
• Change Management skills.
• Food safety background.
• Experience with USDA / FDA
• Union experience.
• Business, Analytical and Financial Knowledge.

Number of Days in Office: 5

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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Compensation:

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.