Enterprise Technologist, Meat Processing

Reporting to the Director of Project Management you will serve as the regional technical leader driving operational excellence standardization and continuous improvement across production facilities that process raw meat proteins into finished and semifinished goods. You will partner closely with Subject Matter Experts Site Specialists and plant operations maintenance and process engineering teams to ensure best practices are adopted and sustained while supporting network capability development.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Provide technical leadership and regional guidance to site teams on meat processing.
• Share site level insights challenges and lessons learned across the network to strengthen knowledge transfer.
• Track adoption and effectiveness of Theory of Operations (ToO) documentation and operational standards.
• Facilitate crosssite collaboration and drive enterprise alignment.
• Support the development enhancement and deployment of ToO documentation including process flow maps operating envelopes minimum standards troubleshooting guides and training materials.
• Coordinate with sites to confirm priorities and resource needs for ToO execution.
• Break down work into clear manageable streams with defined accountability.
• Validate technical standards and ensure they align with enterprise requirements.
• Organize and facilitate training for operations maintenance and quality teams including classroom handson and onthejob training.
• Identify skills gaps and recommend targeted training solutions to support consistent performance.
• Mentor site specialists and junior engineers to support talent development across the network.
• Lead data mining and trending activities to identify lossreduction opportunities and ensure consistent outcomes.
• Support loss tree and instability trigger analysis including causeeffect mapping and escalation protocols.
• Collaborate with site teams to prioritize and resolve major equipment losses including case packer and cartoner downtime.
• Ensure ToO documentation is accurate accessible and aligned with enterprise standards.
• Participate in monthly knowledgesharing sessions to review action items documentation updates and capability metrics.
• Escalate unresolved issues to SMEs and align with enterprise governance boards.
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement standardization and technical mastery.
• Drive adoption of best practices and innovative solutions across the network.
• Maintain relationships with external experts and leverage industry trends to enhance operational capability.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelors degree in meat science food science engineering or a related field preferred.
• 5 years of experience in food manufacturing with specific depth in meat processing.
• Deep technical knowledge of meat processing equipment and processes.
• Experience developing and delivering training programs.
• Strong analytical problemsolving and communication skills.
• Travel required up to 5075%.
• Continuous improvement mindset and commitment to operational excellence.
• Comfortable working in both office and plant environments including extended standing climbing and exposure to noise temperature variation and wet or slippery conditions.

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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.

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.