Operations Manager

Job Summary

Accountable for the day-to-day operations of plant production departments. Functional responsibilities include production and production planning. Implements standard work and maintains improvement through sustaining behaviors, operating with discipline, and implementing autonomous maintenance. Performs a wide variety of duties in order to plan, organize, and coordinate production departments. Oversees several shift managers in supporting a safe and efficient operation to produce wholesome quality products. Works closely with Human Resources, Continuous Improvement, and Quality to ensure all production goals are met. 

Position Responsibilities

• Execute plant-specific vision and mission to assure continuous improvement and alignment with the corporate vision.
• Direct and oversee all production supervisors and their roles and responsibilities throughout the day.
• Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity goal attainment.
• Communicate results and action plans to all employees and managers.
• Temporarily fill role of Plant Manager if needed.
• Collaborate directly with production planning and materials management to optimize scheduled attainment and customer service.
• Communicate directly with Human Resources to ensure employee issues or concerns are correctly addressed and resolved.
• Collaborate with finance to create and execute a capital budget to insure that financial allocations and obligations are set, administered, and met.
• Initiate cost savings measures relating to crewing, standards, and yields.
• Ensure that all plant operations are conducted in a safe and controlled environment.
• Ensure all quality and regulatory standards, specifications, and policies are met or exceeded.
• Responsible for reporting any food safety issues to supervision.

Qualifications/ Education/Experience/Skills

• 5 – 7 years Manufacturing experience
• 3 – 5 years Management / Supervisory experience
• Food industry experience in a union environment preferred
• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, Food Science, Management, Product Operations, or equivalent field of study
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Strong computer application skills, including the utilization of mainframe, network, and PC business application software.
• Basic mathematical and statistical skills
• Basic financial skills and understanding

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The employee will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

Compensation: 

Pay Range:$104,000-$152,000

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.