Reporting to the Quality Assurance Manager, you will lead quality and food safety activities onsite at our Hagerstown, Maryland manufacturing facility. You will guide the quality team, partner closely with operations, and help drive a strong culture of food safety, regulatory compliance, and product quality throughout the facility. Responsibilities include but are not limited to audit support, HACCP program evaluation, GMP training, sanitation and pest control assessments, product inspections, complaint investigations, quality supply management, implementation of policies and procedures, and review of equipment installations or repairs for potential food safety and quality impacts.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Lead daily quality assurance activities and provide technical guidance and direction to quality team members.
• Monitor and verify critical control points within Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point programs.
• Conduct Good Manufacturing Practices, sanitation, food safety, and quality audits across production and warehouse areas.
• Partner with operations to identify and resolve quality and food safety issues.
• Verify process controls are functioning and followed as designed.
• Place product on hold and release product in accordance with established procedures.
• Coordinate the investigation and resolution of customer complaints.
• Review analytical data and ensure statistical process control practices are followed.
• Provide technical support and data analysis to address quality and food safety issues.
• Evaluate quality processes and identify opportunities for continuous improvement.
• Support quality coverage as business needs require, including occasional after-hours and weekend phone or onsite support.
• Other duties as assigned

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelor's degree in Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Science, or a related field. Relevant experience may be considered in place of education.
• 3+ years of related preferably within the food industry.
• Working knowledge of food safety guidelines, Good Manufacturing Practices, and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point programs.
• Skills in prioritizing and managing multiple responsibilities.
• Knowledge of Food and Drug Administration and United States Department of Agriculture regulations.
• Strong interpersonal and communication skills.
• Fluency in written and spoken English.
• Experience working within a large organization or corporate environment.
• Proficiency with computer applications and interpreting measurements.

Relocation assistance is available for this position. Preference will be given to local candidates.

Physical Requirements

More information about essential tasks and the facility will be shared during the hiring process. This role may require you to be in our manufacturing facilities. When visiting these sites, the physical requirements below may apply:

• You may be required to walk around the facility, climb stairs/ladders, kneel, or perform repetitive tasks that require hand-eye coordination.
• You may be required to lift or carry materials that can vary in weight and size.
• This is a manufacturing environment with large, moving equipment. Noise levels can be high, and temperatures may vary.

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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.