Maintenance Manager

Reporting to the Plant Manager you will provide leadership direction and development for the plant maintenance team responsible for the repair maintenance and installation of equipment machinery facilities and infrastructure supporting manufacturing operations. You will build a high-performing safety-focused maintenance organization by coaching team members establishing accountability and driving continuous improvement across the department. You will lead equipment reliability strategies reduce downtime maximize asset utilization and oversee capital projects maintenance budgets and facilities operations while partnering with cross-functional teams to achieve operational objectives and ensure compliance with safety and environmental standards.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Lead all plant maintenance activities including general maintenance electrical operations and buildings and grounds maintenance to maximize equipment reliability and plant efficiency.
• Develop and execute maintenance strategies that eliminate sources of equipment failure and extend asset life.
• Schedule and prioritize repair maintenance and installation activities to support uninterrupted production operations.
• Champion a culture of safety throughout the maintenance organization including Lockout/Tagout electrical safety and other plant safety programs.
• Establish monitor and improve maintenance department performance metrics.
• Lead the Conagra Performance System Planned Maintenance Pillar and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Develop manage and monitor maintenance storeroom and maintenance repair and operations budgets.
• Support annual and long-range capital planning through cost estimates and project prioritization.
• Ensure compliance with local state and federal environmental regulations and operational permit requirements.
• Direct building operations including maintenance repairs renovations and facility improvement projects.
• Establish quality standards and performance expectations for employees contractors and service providers.
• Partner with cross-functional plant teams to improve operational performance and reliability.
• Review maintenance production and quality data to identify trends and optimize maintenance activities.
• Evaluate facility equipment and infrastructure conditions and recommend improvements to support business objectives.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelors degree in Industrial Engineering Engineering or a related technical discipline preferred.
• Seven or more years of maintenance leadership experience in a manufacturing environment
• Experience overseeing production maintenance machine shop operations industrial construction and facilities administration.
• Experience managing maintenance teams and achieving results through others.
• Knowledge of programmable logic controllers and logic control systems supporting high-speed manufacturing equipment.
• Strong project management experience with a track record of successfully leading large and complex capital projects.
• Understanding of electrical and electronic principles and industrial maintenance systems.
• Experience with computer-aided design software Microsoft Excel Microsoft Word Microsoft PowerPoint and Microsoft Project.
• Experience with SAP in a manufacturing environment preferred.
• Basic accounting and budget management knowledge preferred.
• Knowledge of construction processes trade practices standards building codes and regulatory requirements.
• Strong written and verbal communication skills with effective project planning and scheduling experience.
• Experience collaborating with all levels of an organization and influencing cross-functional teams.
• Strong administrative organizational and follow-up skills.

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 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.