Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Conagra Brands is a food manufacturing company seeking an Engineering Project Manager to oversee engineering and capital projects from conception through completion. The role leads cross-functional teams, manages project scope, safety, budgets, schedules, risks, vendors, commissioning, and operational handoffs across multiple manufacturing locations.
Responsibilities
- Lead and manage engineering projects while ensuring alignment on project objectives and deliverables
- Develop detailed project plans, including timelines, budgets, resource allocation, and risk management strategies
- Coordinate, collaborate, and provide technical guidance to internal cross-functional teams, including manufacturing, maintenance, operations, and quality assurance
- Partner with equipment vendors, construction contractors, and engineering service providers to support project execution
- Monitor project progress, identify risks and issues, and implement corrective actions
- Communicate project status, key updates, risks, and milestones to stakeholders
- Ensure compliance with industry standards, food safety requirements, and applicable regulatory expectations, including United States Department of Agriculture and Food and Drug Administration requirements
- Drive continuous improvement initiatives and foster a culture of innovation across project teams
- Manage multiple capital projects simultaneously across multiple manufacturing locations
- Support project commissioning, startup, and operational handoff activities
Skills
- Bachelor's degree in Engineering discipline: Mechanical, Chemical, Electrical preferred
- 8+ years of engineering experience, including 3+ years of capital project management experience managing projects valued at $10 million or greater
- Strong technical understanding of engineering principles and practices, including utilities, maintenance, process safety management, and manufacturing processes within a regulated environment
- Demonstrated success managing multiple projects across multiple plant locations
- Proven leadership skills with experience influencing and leading cross-functional teams
- Strong project planning, budgeting, forecasting, and risk management capabilities
- Excellent communication and stakeholder management skills
- Willingness and flexibility to travel approximately 50%, primarily Monday through Friday, based on project requirements
- Position may be based remotely east of Denver, Colorado and within reasonable proximity to a major airport, with regular travel to manufacturing facilities
- 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
- Experience within food manufacturing, pharmaceutical manufacturing, or consumer packaged goods environments preferred
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare plans
- Wellness incentive program
- Mental wellbeing support
- Fitness reimbursement
- Bonus incentive opportunity
- Matching 401(k)
- Stock purchase plan
- Career development opportunities
- Employee resource groups
- On-demand learning
- Tuition reimbursement
- Paid-time off
- Parental leave
- Flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)
- Volunteer opportunities
Company Overview
Company H1B Sponsorship