Plant Quality Manager

Reporting to the Director of Food Safety Quality and Regulatory Affairs you will lead the plants food safety and quality programs to ensure the production of safe high-quality products that meet regulatory customer and company standards. You will provide leadership across food safety quality systems compliance and continuous improvement initiatives while partnering with Operations Maintenance Sales Research & Development and Regulatory teams. As a member of the plant leadership team you will drive a culture of food safety and quality ownership throughout the facility.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Lead plant food safety and quality programs to ensure compliance with company standards and regulatory requirements.
• Promote and maintain a strong food safety culture across all plant functions.
• Ensure all plant personnel follow Good Manufacturing Practices sanitation requirements personal hygiene standards and food safety procedures.
• Develop deliver and maintain employee training programs focused on food safety quality systems and annual compliance requirements.
• Partner with Operations and Maintenance teams to drive ownership of food safety and quality performance throughout the facility.
• Manage direct reports and support their development through coaching training and performance management.
• Establish and monitor key food safety and quality metrics including quality incident reduction complaint reduction quality index performance and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Investigate food safety and quality issues evaluate trends and implement corrective and preventive actions.
• Serve as the primary plant contact for regulatory agencies including the United States Department of Agriculture and the Food and Drug Administration.
• Lead compliance efforts related to Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point programs Safe Quality Food certification environmental monitoring recall readiness pest management and finished product specifications.
• Oversee customer complaint investigations and ensure timely resolution of food safety and quality concerns.
• Partner with Sales Research & Development Operations and Regulatory teams to address technical quality and customer issues.
• Support supplier quality activities by helping resolve vendor-related food safety and quality concerns.
• Lead quality planning and support successful commercialization of new products using established company processes and validation tools.
• Champion continuous improvement initiatives and serve as the Food Safety & Quality pillar owner within the Conagra Performance System.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelors degree in Food Science Biology or a related scientific discipline.
• Experience leading food safety and quality programs in a food manufacturing environment.
• 4 or more years of Quality Assurance leadership experience in food manufacturing or related industry
• Experience with canning and thermal processing preferred
• Knowledge of USDA regulatory standards and experience leading quality and food safety programs in a manufacturing environment
• Knowledge of Hazard Analysis and Critical Control Point programs sanitation environmental monitoring and regulatory compliance requirements.
• Experience working with regulatory agencies and food industry standards.
• Leadership experience with coaching and developing team members.
• Strong communication analytical and problem-solving skills.
• Experience with root cause analysis corrective actions and continuous improvement initiatives.
• Knowledge of food manufacturing operations auditing sanitation practices and process controls.
• Experience managing multiple priorities and collaborating across 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

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.