What are the responsibilities and job description for the Operational Excellence Manager position at CONAGRA?
About Us
">Conagra Brands is a leading food company that has been making great food for generations. We are dedicated to building champions within our people and our iconic brands like Birds Eye, Slim Jim, and Reddi-Wip.
We strive to have the most impactful, energized, and inclusive culture in the food industry. 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.
About the Role
This position is responsible for all areas within their business unit. The business unit leader will have responsibility to achieve safety, quality, productivity, customer service, cost, and employee relation objectives through both individual and team contributions.
The business unit leader is responsible for conducting a Daily Directional Setting (DDS) meeting each day. Provides direction, leadership, development, and support to direct reports through empowerment, teamwork, on-the-job assignments, and continuous improvement initiatives.
Responsibilities
- Maintain compliance with company policies, regulatory requirements, safety standards, quality specifications, and sanitation practices.
- Participate in process improvement using ConAgra Performance System (CPS) and Autonomous Manufacturing Development (AMD) tools.
- Lead root cause analysis, investigation, and follow-through with corrective action regarding process failures, breakdowns, and/or Safety issues.
- Participate in labor/management relations including the grievance process, investigations, and corrective action if needed.
Requirements
- Able to work off-shift hours.
- Food manufacturing and/or packaging experience and basic understanding of EHS and Food regulations.
- Experience with Union environment preferred.
- SAP and Thermal processing experience.
- Knowledge, understanding, and/or experience with continuous improvement philosophies/tools and the ability to deliver against scorecard metrics.
- Mechanical aptitude and experience troubleshooting/problems solving Competencies in building and lead effective teams, conflict management, drive for results, and motivating others.
