Principal Engineer, Packaging

Conagra Brands is a leader among top brands in North America, and is committed to providing great food today’s consumers want.

Provides technical leadership to identify and develop key strategies, programs and projects that delivers the highest value business benefit to the company. Utilizes strong communication and leadership skills to influence across the Seamless Technical Organization and impact at a platform, business or enterprise level. Works with cross functional team to review business requirements to determine and develop optimized technical solutions that fit the business needs. 10+ years of food related experience is required. Corporate based engineering position.

- Identify, develop, rollout, and provide governance for key strategies / programs across the enterprise - Leverage subject matter expertise in assigned areas to drive continuous improvement, standardization, and technology. - Keeps current with latest industry regulations and codes relative to packaging equipment system design and operation and make recommendations as needed to ConAgra programs, policies, or objectives. - Provides technical and economic feasibility analysis to other groups within CAG that are focused on improvements to the current state that deliver competitive advantages against CAG’s peer set - Develops Front-End-Loading packages (FEL’s) that are complete, clear, concise, and reflecting thorough due diligence to ensure project success. FEL packages include, but are not limited to : - Technology assessment and recommended solutions reflecting plant, ConAgra, and industry best-in-class practices - Physical location and general arrangement placements (drawing level) - Infrastructure requirements and needs assessment - Preliminary Capital / Expense Estimates - Work with the Engineering Project Manager to determine a design schedule that meets that overall project schedule requirements. - Equipment / System Performance criteria - Identification of Alternatives, Pre-requisites, Risks, and Opportunities - Write detailed functional control descriptions for the unit operations and processing systems recommended by the Engineer. - Performs reviews (own work and peer reviews) of FEL packages or equivalent for accuracy, completeness and operational effectiveness - Develops rough order of magnitude estimates to give the business a directional early view of a project and the robustness of the business case - Keeps current with latest technology and commercial applications

- BS or MS degree in Mechanical Engineering, Robotics Engineering, or Packaging Engineering (with emphasis on equipment. - Packaging Equipment Engineering emphasis is required in addition to practical experience of 10 years in food manufacturing and food packaging system design. - Excellent leadership qualities, verbal and written communication skills, and technical analysis and problem solving skills are required. - This position is located in Omaha NE, Naperville IL, Chicago IL (summer 2016) or select field locations. **Physical Demands:** * Variable depending on project timing, but up to 50% travel at times