About this role
Reporting to the Culinary Manager, you will join our Restaurant Brands R&D team in Omaha, Nebraska, to bring innovative food concepts to life. You will lead projects from ideation through commercialization, ensuring products meet customer preferences and quality standards while driving collaboration across teams.
A Taste of Your Responsibilities
Develop new products from concept through successful commercialization.
Design and conduct plant trials and manage new product startups.
Create and refine product prototypes to meet customer needs.
Drive product cuttings, plant trials, and testing initiatives.
Build and maintain development schedules aligned with project timelines.
Select appropriate testing methods, procedures, and tools.
Develop project timelines, prepare technical proposals, and present recommendations.
Work with pilot plant equipment and utilize online specification systems.
Design and execute experiments, analyze results, and prepare reports for review.
Ingredients Required for Your Success
Bachelor’s degree in Food Science, Science, Chemistry, or related field.
3+ years of experience in food product design, formulation, ingredient functionality and interaction, process design, product scale-up, plant testing, and commercialization.
Knowledge of food industry quality standards, food safety, and FDA regulations.
Strong communication skills to clearly explain technical information and influence decisions.
Proficiency in Microsoft Office software.
Travel up to 40% including flights or driving a company or rental vehicle as needed.
Physical Requirements:
Work in and around cramped/confined spaces.
Climb to various heights via stairs or ladders.
Exposure to manufacturing environments with loud noise, heat, cold, wet, and slippery conditions, food tasting and smells, including all food allergens.
Use of tools, equipment, and machinery.
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Compensation:
Pay Range:$63,000-$93,000The 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, 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.
Other facts
About CONAGRA
Conagra has the most impactful, energized and inclusive culture in food. Our diverse team embraces debate to challenge marketplace/business conventions. We are respected for our great brands, great food, great margins and consistent results.
We combine a rich heritage with a sharpened focus and entrepreneurial spirit. Conagra’s portfolio of iconic and emerging food brands continues to evolve to offer contemporary choices for every occasion. We are a 100 year-old company with a startup attitude - an imperative to transform how we do business. What’s not changing? Our timeless values: integrity, external focus, broad-mindedness, agility, leadership by all, and a focus on results.
What you'll do
- Develop new products from concept through successful commercialization and manage new product startups. Drive product cuttings, plant trials, and testing initiatives while ensuring products meet customer preferences and quality standards.
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