Conagra Brands
Engineering Project Leader Transportation and Warehouse
Conagra Brands, Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60290
Overview
Engineering Project Leader – Transportation and Warehouse at Conagra Brands. Reports to the Director of Engineering. You will provide engineering support in the Transportation and Warehouse space, develop and lead capital projects at distribution centers and manufacturing plant warehouses, and develop and execute a warehouse Material Handling Equipment (MHE) strategy to maximise asset effectiveness while keeping capital spend and R&M costs within budget.
Responsibilities
Understand business drivers and assess the impact of capital investment on corporate strategies.
Manually gather data from enterprise systems and distill it into insights.
Based on insights, develop alternative solutions to eliminate process inefficiencies and execute capital projects for the warehouse function.
Collaborate with the manager to develop capital plans and manage capital spend on assigned projects.
Manage capital projects to meet budget, timeline, and performance metrics.
Oversee contractors to ensure projects are implemented safely.
Develop relationships to guide accountability and value with strategic suppliers, on-site operations teams, and finance teams.
Subject Matter Expert – Material Handling Equipment
Develop and drive fleet strategies to optimize asset effectiveness and useful life while reducing maintenance costs.
Manage a fleet of roughly 2,500 pieces of rolling stock across our network.
Evaluate the latest forklift, battery, and charging technologies and understand their application in our network.
Evaluate emerging material handling technologies and how to use material handling automation to reduce reliance on manual labor, such as AGVs, AMRs, AS/RS, and conveyors.
Evaluate various material handling equipment—lease versus buy.
Develop warehouse equipment specifications to support state-of-the-art warehousing concepts and procedures.
Conduct fleet utilization studies and right-size fleets as necessary.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management
Minimum 5 years previous IE or logistics/distribution engineering experience
Experience with warehouse equipment maintenance (MHE, dock equipment, etc.)
Experience with warehouse material handling processes and operating practices and budgets
Experience with project development in warehouse infrastructure or warehouse cost reduction
Financial acumen and experience developing project cost justifications
Experience making presentations and communicating findings to senior level management.
Experience driving programs and influencing without direct reporting relationships
Experience in inventory management, warehouse operations or other supply chain related function that interfaces engineering with distribution operations.
Experience in Project Management of projects up to $2MM
Excel – Intermediate level / MS Project
Visio or other Flow-Charting Experience
Experience of distribution operations and overall supply chain management.
Travel up to 50%
Compensation 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.
Our Benefits 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
Our Company 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, and 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.
Job Details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Food and Beverage Services and Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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Responsibilities
Understand business drivers and assess the impact of capital investment on corporate strategies.
Manually gather data from enterprise systems and distill it into insights.
Based on insights, develop alternative solutions to eliminate process inefficiencies and execute capital projects for the warehouse function.
Collaborate with the manager to develop capital plans and manage capital spend on assigned projects.
Manage capital projects to meet budget, timeline, and performance metrics.
Oversee contractors to ensure projects are implemented safely.
Develop relationships to guide accountability and value with strategic suppliers, on-site operations teams, and finance teams.
Subject Matter Expert – Material Handling Equipment
Develop and drive fleet strategies to optimize asset effectiveness and useful life while reducing maintenance costs.
Manage a fleet of roughly 2,500 pieces of rolling stock across our network.
Evaluate the latest forklift, battery, and charging technologies and understand their application in our network.
Evaluate emerging material handling technologies and how to use material handling automation to reduce reliance on manual labor, such as AGVs, AMRs, AS/RS, and conveyors.
Evaluate various material handling equipment—lease versus buy.
Develop warehouse equipment specifications to support state-of-the-art warehousing concepts and procedures.
Conduct fleet utilization studies and right-size fleets as necessary.
Requirements
Bachelor's degree in Engineering or Supply Chain Management
Minimum 5 years previous IE or logistics/distribution engineering experience
Experience with warehouse equipment maintenance (MHE, dock equipment, etc.)
Experience with warehouse material handling processes and operating practices and budgets
Experience with project development in warehouse infrastructure or warehouse cost reduction
Financial acumen and experience developing project cost justifications
Experience making presentations and communicating findings to senior level management.
Experience driving programs and influencing without direct reporting relationships
Experience in inventory management, warehouse operations or other supply chain related function that interfaces engineering with distribution operations.
Experience in Project Management of projects up to $2MM
Excel – Intermediate level / MS Project
Visio or other Flow-Charting Experience
Experience of distribution operations and overall supply chain management.
Travel up to 50%
Compensation 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.
Our Benefits 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
Our Company 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, and 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.
Job Details
Seniority level: Mid-Senior level
Employment type: Full-time
Job function: Engineering and Information Technology
Industries: Food and Beverage Services and Food and Beverage Manufacturing
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