Continuous Improvement Manager, Connected Worker

Reporting to the Sr.Director Manufacturing Excellenceyou will own the strategy roadmap governance and value delivery for Conagras Connected Worker ecosystem. You will connect business needs with technology solutions that improve frontline productivity standard work employee capability and operational performance. You will lead the expansion of connected worker capabilities beyond digital documents through mobile enablement training change management defect handling device readiness and future technology solutions that create measurable business value.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Own the Connected Worker strategy multi-year roadmap enhancement process and prioritization across manufacturing sites.
• Identify and evaluate new use cases that improve safety quality productivity reliability compliance and employee experience.
• Translate operational needs into scalable digital solutions deployment plans and measurable improvement opportunities.
• Partner with Manufacturing Excellence Operations Maintenance Environmental Health & Safety Food Safety Quality Regulatory and Analytical Sanitation and other functions to embed connected worker tools into standard ways of working.
• Build alignment across Plant Operations Manufacturing Excellence Information Technology Digital Technology Human Resources Technology Procurement vendors and senior leaders.
• Influence stakeholders across multiple functions and locations to resolve tradeoffs establish ownership and advance enterprise priorities.
• Serve as the business owner for the Connected Worker platform and related frontline applications including defect handling capabilities where applicable.
• Establish and maintain governance processes for roadmap intake standards deployment training support issue resolution adoption data quality and value realization.
• Define business requirements and standards for mobile device utilization application readiness refresh planning and frontline user support.
• Partner with Information Technology Procurement vendors and plant teams to remove barriers and improve mobile technology adoption.
• Lead Connected Worker training strategy and collaborate with plant champions functional leaders Human Resources Learning Information Technology and vendors.
• Develop scalable training materials communications standard work and enablement plans that support deployments and platform enhancements.
• Lead vendor business reviews roadmap discussions enhancement prioritization and performance discussions.
• Benchmark external organizations and industry practices to identify future technology opportunities and best practices.
• Lead enterprise deployment planning and sustain adoption through continuous improvement activities.
• Track adoption training completion user feedback issue trends and business impact to ensure value realization and continuous optimization.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelors degree required.
• Travel 25-50% dependent on business needs
• Seven or more years of experience in product management manufacturing technology digital transformation operations continuous improvement training enablement or related disciplines.
• Experience leading enterprise initiatives across multiple functions locations and stakeholder groups.
• Experience translating business needs into technology-enabled solutions product roadmaps deployment strategies and business cases.
• Strong communication collaboration and influence skills with experience engaging frontline employees operational leaders functional partners vendors and senior leaders.
• Experience supporting the adoption of frontline technology solutions including training change management mobile device deployment and support processes.
• Experience working with cross-functional teams to drive sustainable business results.
• Preferred experience in manufacturing or consumer packaged goods environments.
• Preferred experience with Connected Worker solutions digital manufacturing platforms mobile technologies vendor management or business process transformation initiatives.

Physical Requirements

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Compensation

The annual salary listed above is the expected offering for this position. An employees actual annual salary will be based on but not limited to: location relevant experience/level and skillset while balancing internal Conagra employees Brands will comply with applicable law regarding minimum salaries for exempt employees.

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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 18000 person team across 40 locations you are empowered to reach your potential make an impact and own your career. Were 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.