The Quality Assurance Team Lead (Supervisor) provides guidance, technical assistance and scheduling to our quality assurance technicians and associates. As a quality assurance professional, you are involved in all aspects of quality and safety including audits, HACCP program evaluation, GMP training, sanitation evaluation, pest control, purchasing supplies, working with operations personnel on quality and safety issues, inspecting returned and incoming products, customer complaints, implementing procedures and evaluating new equipment installation or repair. You will report to the Quality Assurance Manager in our St. Elmo, Illinois manufacturing facility.

\nYou Will:\nCoordinate quality assurance activities (e.g., audits, training, and purchasing)Provide technical assistance to QA personnelMonitor and verify the HACCP plan's CCPs following procedureConduct GMP and sanitation audits of operations and warehouse areasWork with operations personnel on quality and safety issuesVerify operations control systems are functional and being followedPlace product on hold, release or disposition while following procedureEvaluate damaged productsCoordinate resolution of customer complaintsEnsure SPC Management practices are followed\nYou Have:\nBS Degree in Biology, Microbiology, Chemistry, Food Science or other related degree required. Education may be substituted for years of experience3-5 years related experience required preferably in the food industryComplete understanding of Food Safety Guidelines/Good Manufacturing Practices (GMPs) and safe proceduresComplete understanding of HACCP PlansUnderstanding of government regulations (FDA, USDA)Familiar with Fundamentals of Total Productive Maintenance (TPM)Read, write and speak fluent EnglishLarge organization/corporate experience\n

While performing the responsibilities of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. You are frequently required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to touch, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. You must occasionally lift and/or move up to 50 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. You will be exposed to a noisy environment that varies from hot to cold in temperature. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to perform the essential functions of this job. Reasonable accommodations may be made to enable individuals with disabilities to perform the essential functions.

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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:

Conagra Brands is one of North America's leading branded food companies. We have a rich heritage of making great food, and a team that’s passionate about innovation and growth. Conagra offers choices for every occasion through iconic brands, such as Birds Eye®, Marie Callender's®, Banquet®, Healthy Choice®, Slim Jim®, Reddi-wip®, and Vlasic®, and emerging brands, including Angie's® BOOMCHICKAPOP®, Duke's®, Earth Balance®, Gardein®, and Frontera®.

We pride ourselves on having the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in the food industry. For more information, visit www.conagrabrands.com.

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. ​