Reporting to the FSQRA Director for our Centralia, IL facility, local producer of Duncan Hines products, you will help us ensure food safety and quality of all products. You will help us define best practices and provide guidance and adherence to quality policies.

How Will You Affect our Business?Ensure all plant personnel follow good manufacturing practices including proper waste disposal, personal hygiene and personal practices.Work with Operations and Maintenance to lead Food Safety and Quality ownership to the floor.Manage plant timelines and important milestones for the Food safety and Quality Improvement Plan and other food safety/quality metrics.Analyze and communicate quality and food safety issues, both internal and external (consumer complaints), and initiates applicable corrective measures.Ensure compliance to all applicable regulatory agency requirements (USDA, FDA, CFIA), company safety policies and OSHA regulations.Liaison with local state and FDA inspectors and any other food regulatory officers that visit the plant.Provide leadership and compliance on food safety and quality programs, such as HACCP, SQF certification, recall program, environmental monitoring program, and comprehensive pest control program.Be a liaison for all technical and QA issues between operations, RQI, and sales/marketing departments.Provide corporate with QA assistance involving vendor issues.Oversee product quality with regards to new product implementation. Ensure use of applicable MOPD and CQV tools.FS&Q pillar owner for Conagra Performance System. Use continuous improvement tools to identify opportunity and development improvement plans.Lead Regulatory, Customer (including SQF) and Internal Audit process including responses/corrective actions.

Do You Have What it Takes?BS in biology, Food Science, or other related program4 years of QA food manufacturing or related leadership experienceExperience working with and implementation of sanitation programsSkills in monitoring and measurement of process control, auditing, manufacturing of food products, sanitation process, knowledge of HACCP, SSOP regulations, skills in team leadership, and root cause analysisSkills in applying mathematical operations to such tasks as frequency distribution, determination of test reliability and validity, analysis of variance, correlation techniques, sampling theory, and factor analysis, formalizing process capability, institutionalizing process control and predictive quality process.

Relocation assistance is available for this position. Preference will be given to local candidates.

At this time, we require applicants for this role to be legally authorized to work in the United States without requiring employer sponsorship either now or in the future.

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Compensation: 

Pay Range:$79,000-$115,000

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 reimbursementWealth: Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and stock purchase planGrowth: Career development opportunities, employee resource groups, on-demand learning and tuition reimbursementBalance: 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.