Reporting to the Packaging Manager, you will support the development, testing, and commercialization of packaging solutions across multiple manufacturing operations. This role will provide exposure to a broad range of packaging projects aligned to your strengths, interests, and professional development goals, offering opportunities to build experience across innovation, cost savings, manufacturing continuity, and supply chain initiatives. You will contribute to packaging projects while partnering with Research and Development, Supply Chain Engineering, Operations, and suppliers to deliver packaging solutions that meet business and consumer needs. You will manage assigned projects with guidance from senior team members and help drive successful project execution.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
Support packaging projects from concept through commercialization, including testing, validation, and implementation activities.
Collaborate with cross-functional teams and suppliers to identify packaging improvements, resolve technical issues, and support business objectives.
Plan and execute plant, pilot plant, and laboratory trials while documenting and communicating results.
Assist with packaging specifications, package testing, cost savings initiatives, and manufacturing continuity efforts.
Troubleshoot packaging and production challenges and support continuous improvement activities.
Ingredients Required for Your Success
Bachelor's degree in Packaging, Engineering, or a related field.
Minimum of 3 years of packaging experience, preferably within consumer-packaged goods manufacturing.
Knowledge of packaging materials, equipment, testing methods, and manufacturing processes.
Understanding of food safety principles, food processing regulations, and product interaction with packaging.
Strong analytical, problem-solving, organizational, and communication skills.
Experience working collaboratively with cross-functional teams and external suppliers.
Financial awareness to support project decisions and business objectives.
Willingness to travel up to 30% to manufacturing sites across the Conagra networks as business needs require.
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.
Number of Days in Office: 4
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Compensation
Pay Range:$64,000-$95,000The 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.