Reporting to the Operations Manager in Council Bluffs, Iowa, you will lead and inspire the 2nd shift production teams in a dynamic food manufacturing environment, ensuring safe operations, high‑quality products, and efficient use of resources. You will bring strong leadership presence to the plant floor, partner cross‑functionally, and develop teams while driving performance, safety, and continuous improvement across operations.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
- Lead food safety and quality performance across assigned production operations.
- Guide and support production line supervisors to ensure products meet company specifications and production, usage, and labor targets.
- Deploy labor resources effectively to meet or exceed company standards.
- Champion cleanliness, organization, and Good Manufacturing Practices throughout plant production areas.
- Ensure compliance with Occupational Safety and Health Administration requirements and corporate policies.
- Promote strong training practices to ensure the workforce is prepared, capable, and safety‑focused.
- Ensure timely flow of critical operational information across all levels and shifts of plant leadership.
- Monitor ingredient usage to plant standards while maintaining quality objectives.
- Partner with maintenance and engineering teams to align production requirements and achieve plant objectives.
- Lead continuous improvement efforts that strengthen safety, cost effectiveness, and product quality.
- Foster a safe, inclusive work environment where employees are engaged and supported.
- Reinforce safety awareness through front‑line supervisor coaching and training.
- Support and model participation in plant safety programs.
- Report ingredient usage and labor data to support accurate costing and recall readiness.
- Share key performance metrics with front‑line supervisors to encourage ownership and improvement.
- Partner closely with Human Resources on interviews, hiring, performance evaluations, corrective counseling, and employee development.
Ingredients Required for Your Success
Bachelor of Science degree in Business Administration, Engineering, Biology, Industrial Management, or a related field
Four or more years of related experience
Equivalent combination of education and experience within food manufacturing in lieu of educational requirements
Experience leading teams in a production or manufacturing environment.
Experience preparing reports, business correspondence, and procedure manuals.
Understanding of manufacturing processes and production loss
Experience working with cross-functional teams, managers, customers, and other stakeholders.
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:$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.