Sobre este puesto de Plant Quality Manager en Conagra Brands
Reporting to the Director Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Affairs, you will lead all food safety and quality programs within the plant to ensure products meet regulatory, customer, and company requirements. You will oversee quality systems, food safety compliance, employee training, customer complaint resolution, and continuous improvement initiatives. As a member of the plant leadership team, you will collaborate closely with Operations, Maintenance, Sales, and Research & Development to strengthen food safety ownership, drive quality performance, and support business objectives.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
- Lead plant food safety and quality programs to ensure compliance with company and regulatory requirements.
- Promote adherence to good manufacturing practices and food safety standards across the facility.
- Deliver food safety and quality training programs and maintain annual training compliance.
- Partner with Operations and Maintenance to strengthen food safety and quality ownership on the production floor.
- Develop and coach quality team members while supporting a culture of continuous improvement.
- Monitor food safety and quality metrics and lead initiatives to improve plant performance.
- Investigate quality concerns and consumer complaints, implementing corrective and preventive actions as needed.
- Ensure compliance with regulatory agencies and serve as the primary contact during inspections and audits.
- Maintain key quality systems, including Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points, Safe Quality Food certification, environmental monitoring, recall readiness, and pest control programs.
- Collaborate with Operations, Sales, and Research & Development to resolve quality issues and support new product launches.
- Lead the Food Safety & Quality pillar within the Conagra Performance System and drive continuous improvement efforts.
Ingredients Required for Your Success
- Bachelor's degree in Biology, Food Science, or a related field preferred
- Equivalent combination of education and relevant experience may be considered.
- 5 or more years of quality assurance leadership experience in food manufacturing or a related industry.
- Experience with canning and thermal processing preferred
- Strong communication and presentation skills.
- Experience training, coaching, and developing employees.
- Knowledge of food safety regulations, auditing practices, sanitation programs, and Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Points requirements.
- Experience with root cause analysis, corrective actions, and continuous improvement initiatives.
- Strong analytical, problem-solving, and decision-making skills.
- Proven success building collaborative partnerships across multiple functions.
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
Annual Base Salary: $82,000.00 - $103,000.00The 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.
