Business Unit Manger

In this role, you will be charged with driving business unit performance by managing all key performance indicators, allocating resources efficiently, and championing employee engagement and development. The Business Unit Manager spearheads continuous improvement initiatives, identifies and implements opportunities for innovation and cost control, and mentors frontline leaders for career growth. Excellent communication skills are needed to coordinate across all organizational levels and to present strategies to both plant and corporate leadership. Your leadership will empower the team to achieve operational success, foster accountability, and contribute to the growth of both the organization and its employees.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Ensure a safe workplace by maintaining compliance with OSHA regulations and company safety policies for all employees.
• Oversee adherence to all food safety, quality (HACCP, SQF, RBI), and environmental standards; participate in audits and promote effective cross-functional communication on these matters.
• Leads Line structure team performance and responsible for effective Daily Direction Setting (DDS) meetings, ensuring operational goals are clearly communicated and the team is aligned on daily objectives, with open channels for feedback and discussion.
• Convert issues raised during DDS meetings into clear, actionable daily plans; monitor progress, provide feedback, and implement timely corrective actions as needed.
• Facilitate Weekly DMS meetings to review operational trends, use data-driven insights to identify improvement opportunities, and establish measurable objectives for the team.
• Conduct Monthly Business Unit Reviews, preparing detailed reports, analyzing performance, and sharing best practices across all business units
• Leverage data analysis to develop and implement 90-day performance plans for the business unit; track progress, adjust strategies, and ensure targets are met or exceeded.
• Manage training and competency validation for all team members to ensure proficiency and compliance with standards.
• Collaborate with R&D to enhance production line capabilities and support new product launches as business needs evolve.
• Work with Human Resources on investigations and disciplinary actions as necessary to uphold standards and resolve issues.
• Monitor ingredient and labor usage to ensure alignment with plant standards and maintain product quality objectives.
• Coordinate with maintenance and engineering to meet production requirements and achieve plant objectives effectively.
• Partner with Plant Leadership to secure necessary resources, resolve operational issues, and support ongoing training and professional growth for team members.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Degree in related field of study preferred.
• 3-5 years supervisor level experience in manufacturing environment. 
• Experience in the food industry preferred.
• Ability to interface and leverage digital information across multiple platforms.

Physical Requirements

While performing the duties of this job, the employee is regularly required to talk and hear. The employee frequently is required to stand and walk. The employee is occasionally required to sit; use hands to finger, handle, and feel; reach with hands and arms; climb or balance; stoop, kneel, crouch, or crawl; taste and smell. The employee must occasionally lift and/or move up to 40 pounds. Specific vision abilities required by this job include close vision, distance vision, color vision, peripheral vision, depth perception, and ability to adjust focus. The physical demands described here are representative of those that must be met by an employee to successfully 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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Compensation 

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.