Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist; FI

Reporting to the Director Continuous Improvement, you will support Focused Improvement efforts across our manufacturing network by identifying losses, guiding problem solving, and enabling collaboration that drives optimization across multiple facilities.

• Lead and support Focused Improvement projects aligned with network and corporate goals.

• Analyze multi‑site data to identify trends, chronic losses, and improvement opportunities.

• Partner with plant teams to standardize processes, share best practices, and support knowledge transfer.

• Contribute to cross‑site initiatives focused on line performance, throughput, and labor utilization.

• Use methodologies such as DMAIC, Statistical Process Control, and Design of Experiments to support improvements.

• Coach teams in Value Stream Mapping, Loss Trees, root cause analysis, and Unified Problem Solving.

• Collaborate with other Manufacturing Excellence pillars to align work and prevent duplicated efforts.

• Support development of enterprise toolkits, playbooks, and process optimization standards.

• Partner with the Senior Focused Improvement Manager to assess and justify network‑wide capital opportunities.

• Bachelor’s Degree in Industrial Engineering, Manufacturing, or related field.

• 3+ years of experience in manufacturing, continuous improvement, or industrial engineering with a multi‑site or corporate scope.

• Experience with Lean, Six Sigma, Unified Problem Solving, and continuous improvement methodologies.

• Proficiency with Power BI, SQL, or advanced Excel for data analysis and visualization.

• Experience working across cross‑functional teams within a manufacturing network.

• Familiarity with Focused Improvement tools including DMAIC, Value Stream Mapping, and Statistical Process Control.

• 70%+ travel to manufacturing sites.

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Pay Range:$81,000-$118,000

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.

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

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.