Job Summary
Reporting to the Plant Engineering Manager, you will provide leadership and direction for capital projects at our Fayetteville, AR facility. You will manage multiple projects simultaneously, ensuring alignment with business strategies and compliance with company policies. Your role will focus on delivering high-value asset allocation through structured engineering workflows while continuing to develop your project management expertise.
Your Impact
- Lead the execution of capital investment projects from concept through completion.
- Collaborate with cross-functional partners including Operations, Finance, EHS, and RQI to ensure project success.
- Manage external relationships with equipment vendors, contractors, engineering service providers, and regulatory agencies.
- Implement structured engineering processes to meet project objectives for cost, schedule, and performance.
- Provide accurate project planning, reporting, and spending forecasts.
- Travel approximately 10% to company locations, vendors, suppliers, and other sites as needed.
Your Experience
- BS or MS degree in Chemical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering, Food Engineering, or Agricultural Engineering.
- 5+ years of experience in food manufacturing and food process system design.
- Experience in project engineering and execution.
- Knowledge of continuous improvement principles in engineering design.
- Proven ability to translate project requirements into effective technical solutions.
- Strong leadership, communication, technical analysis, and problem-solving skills.
- Manufacturing experience required.
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Compensation:
Pay Range:$81,000-$118,000
The 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.
