Engineering Manager – Transportation and Warehousing

🕒 July 10

🌽 Illinois, Nebraska – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌾 Nebraska – Remote

💵 $109k - $159k / year

⏰ Full Time

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Conagra Brands

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10,000+ employees

Founded 1919

👥 B2C

🛒 Retail

B2C • Retail

Conagra Brands is a leading food company passionate about creating impactful and inclusive culture within the food industry. Known for producing a wide variety of consumer food products such as popcorn, brownies, vegetables, and single-serve meals, Conagra is committed to diversity, inclusion, and supporting its team in personal development. With a significant presence across the United States, Canada, and Mexico, the company emphasizes ethical practices, consumer focus, broad-mindedness, and agility in its operations. Conagra Brands prides itself on being one of the best places to work and is an affirmative action and equal opportunity employer.

📋 Description

• Manage engineering projects across distribution centers and plant‑based warehouses • Develop warehouse process and infrastructure improvement strategies that maximize asset effectiveness • Maintain capital and repair and maintenance (R&M) spend within budget • Provide enterprise ownership and execution leadership for powered industrial equipment (PIT) and industrial racking systems • Collaborate with automation and operations teams to ensure facilities and equipment are automation‑ready • Serve as a key member of the Transportation and Warehouse support team • Develop cost‑reduction and efficiency improvement strategies within the area of expertise • Oversee warehouse operating budgets and evaluate capital investment tradeoffs • Evaluate emerging technologies and assess their applicability across the distribution network • Develop equipment specifications and standards to support modern warehousing concepts and operating practices • Build strong relationships with strategic suppliers to drive accountability, performance, and value • Work cross‑functionally with Transportation and Warehouse Operations, Manufacturing Platform teams, Program Management, and Finance • Develop financial justification for optimization and capital projects • Lead capital planning and execution for powered industrial equipment (PIT) and racking projects • Manage capital equipment installation projects with accountability to budget, schedule, and performance targets.

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Industrial Engineering, Logistics Management, or a related engineering field • Minimum of seven years of industrial engineering or logistics and distribution engineering experience • Extensive experience with warehouse infrastructure and building systems, including material handling equipment (MHE), racking, dock equipment, and drop lots • Experience developing and delivering programs from concept through execution • Experience with material handling automation technologies such as automated guided vehicles (AGVs), automated storage and retrieval systems (AS/RS), and conveyor systems • Experience influencing outcomes in cross-functional teams and third-party relationships without direct reporting authority • Strong presentation and communication skills, including communicating analyses and recommendations to senior leadership • Experience driving programs and initiatives in matrixed organizations • Experience building strong internal and external relationships and holding individuals and vendors accountable • Background in inventory management, warehouse operations, or related supply chain functions that interface closely with distribution operations • Project management experience for capital projects up to five million dollars • Solid understanding of distribution operations and end-to-end supply chain management.

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans • Wellness incentive program • Mental wellbeing support • Fitness reimbursement • Great pay • 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 • Volunteer opportunities