Principal Engineer – Packaging

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🌽 Illinois, Nebraska – Remote

🌽 Illinois – Remote 🌾 Nebraska – Remote

💵 $109k - $159k / year

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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

• Provide technical leadership to identify and develop strategies and projects that deliver business benefit • Work with cross-functional teams to review requirements and develop optimized technical solutions • Identify, develop, rollout, and provide governance for key strategies and programs across the manufacturing platform • Use subject matter expertise, third party engineering partners, and original equipment manufacturers to develop labor reducing and cost saving automation projects • Stay current with industry regulations and codes related to packaging equipment system design and operations • Provide technical and economic feasibility analysis to support business initiatives • Develop Front End Loading packages that are complete, clear, and reflect due diligence to ensure project success • Partner with engineering teams to establish cost, schedule, risk, and startup requirements for projects • Write detailed functional control descriptions for unit operations and processing systems • Perform reviews of Front End Loading packages or equivalent deliverables to ensure accuracy, completeness, and operational effectiveness • Develop rough order of magnitude estimates to provide early business case direction • Troubleshoot and drive continuous improvement of existing packaging operations • Lead machine design improvements and equipment modifications • Conduct production plant site surveys and assessments, and provide support to sites as needed

🎯 Requirements

• Bachelor’s degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or Packaging Engineering • 10 +years of experience in food manufacturing with packaging system design • Experience leading teams and solving complex technical challenges • Subject matter expertise in one or more areas of food production line packaging equipment • Experience with machine design and working in a United States Department of Agriculture or Food and Drug Administration regulated manufacturing environment • Demonstrated success developing and implementing automation and robotic solutions • Experience in project engineering and project execution • Knowledge of continuous improvement applications within engineering design • Experience translating project requirements into technical solutions through sound engineering principles • Strong experience in packaging equipment engineering and practical application • Willingness to travel up to 50 percent to support plant operations

🏖️ Benefits

• Comprehensive healthcare plans • Wellness incentive program • Mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement • Bonus incentive opportunity • Matching 401(k) • Stock purchase plan • Career development opportunities • Employee resource groups • On-demand learning and tuition reimbursement • Paid-time off • Parental leave • Flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role) • Volunteer opportunities