Reporting to the Plant Manager, you will be accountable for the day-to-day operations of designated plant production departments at our Troy, Ohio manufacturing facility. You will share operational leadership responsibilities with another Operations Manager at a large, complex plant, producing several products such as Slim Jim and Duke’s meat snacks. You will implement standard work and sustain continuous improvement through disciplined execution, sustaining behaviors, and autonomous maintenance. You will plan, organize, and coordinate production activities while overseeing multiple shift managers to ensure safe, efficient operations that deliver quality products. You will partner closely with Human Resources, Continuous Improvement, and Quality to ensure production goals are consistently met in a fast‑paced, high‑volume manufacturing environment.

A Taste Of Your Responsibilities

• Execute the plant-specific vision and mission to drive continuous improvement and alignment with corporate objectives.
• Direct and oversee all production supervisors, ensuring clear roles, responsibilities, and daily execution across multiple shifts.
• Drive employee engagement, training, and development to maximize manufacturing, quality, safety, and productivity outcomes.
• Communicate performance results and action plans to employees and leaders.
• Serve as acting Plant Manager when needed.
• Collaborate with production planning and materials management to optimize schedule attainment and customer service.
• Partner with Human Resources to address and resolve employee issues and concerns.
• Collaborate with Finance to develop and execute the capital budget, ensuring financial allocations and obligations are established and met.
• Initiate cost savings initiatives related to staffing, standards, and yield improvement.
• Ensure all plant operations are conducted in a safe and controlled environment.
• Ensure quality, food safety, and regulatory standards, specifications, and policies are met or exceeded.
• Report food safety issues to appropriate supervision.
  
  
  

Ingredients Required For Your Success

• Bachelor’s Degree in Business, Industrial Management, Engineering, Food Science, Management, Product Operations, or equivalent field of study
• Experience plus Education in lieu of educational only requirements
• 5+ years of consumer-packaged goods (CPG) manufacturing experience. Food industry experience preferred.
• 3+ years of management or supervisory experience.
• Excellent communication, presentation, and negotiation skills
• Strong computer application skills
• Basic mathematical and statistical skills
• Basic financial skills and understanding
  
  
  

This is an onsite role at our manufacturing site.

Relocation assistance is available for this role, if applicable.

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.

Compensation

Pay Range:$107,000-$156,000

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.