Note: The job is a remote job and is open to candidates in USA. Conagra Brands is a leading food company known for its iconic brands and commitment to innovation. They are seeking a Transportation & Warehouse Engineering Manager to oversee engineering projects across distribution centers and warehouses, focusing on maximizing asset effectiveness and driving process improvements.
Responsibilities
- Serve as a subject matter expert in material handling equipment (MHE), industrial racking systems, warehouse automation, and warehouse facility design, optimization, and infrastructure
- Develop cost‑reduction and efficiency improvement strategies within your area of expertise
- Develop and maintain multi‑year execution plans for owned and leased warehouse facilities
- 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, including replacements, upgrades, and network‑wide initiatives
- Manage capital equipment installation projects with accountability to budget, schedule, and performance targets
- Apply a strong understanding of business drivers and the impact of capital investments on broader corporate strategies
- Engage external engineering firms, third‑party logistics (3PL) partners, and distribution center leadership to support site‑specific project execution
Skills
- Bachelor's required with preference in Engineering or 10 years relevant experience
- 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 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
- This position is located in Omaha NE, Chicago IL, select field locations or remote locations East of Denver, CO and within reasonable proximity (50 miles) to a major airport
- Willingness to travel up to 50% percent to plant and distribution center locations
Benefits
- Comprehensive healthcare plans, wellness incentive program, mental wellbeing support and fitness reimbursement
- Great pay, bonus incentive opportunity, matching 401(k) and 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) and volunteer opportunities
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