Senior Continuous Improvement Specialist

CONAGRA • Troy, OH

4d • $81,000 - $118,000 • Onsite

About The Position

Reporting to the Continuous Improvement Manager, you will coordinate the Conagra Performance System to drive sustainable processes and results across assigned manufacturing locations. You will partner with platform leadership, plant teams, and pillar owners to deploy standard methods, identify losses, implement improvement tools, and build a continuous learning environment that accelerates progress toward a zero‑loss culture.

Requirements

• High school diploma or GED required; bachelor’s degree preferred.
• Three or more years of plant or operations experience.
• Demonstrated track record in improvement and problem solving.
• Experience leading change using situational leadership approaches.
• Excellent conceptual and process skills.
• Experience motivating and engaging teams.
• Experience in presentation, coaching, and communication skills.
• Proficiency with Microsoft Word, Excel, and PowerPoint.

Responsibilities

• Implement focused continuous improvement processes and metrics to identify, understand, and eliminate losses while increasing throughput and delivering CCR targets.
• Partner with the Zero Loss Pillar to identify waste and variation, prioritize improvement opportunities, and reduce operating costs.
• Guide plant Autonomous Maintenance Development (AMD) teams to ensure consistent practices, reapplication of improvements, and calibration of processes.
• Ensure effective documentation and system ownership with platform teams for all AMD standard practices.
• Provide coaching and leadership to AMD specialists to support rapid results through AMD step progression and related improvement methods.
• Strengthen internal resource capability within plants by developing skills, knowledge, and ownership of CI tools.
• Serve as a key change agent supporting results achievement and progress along the CPS glide path.
• Lead the Focus Improvement (FI) pillar with strong collaboration across other CI pillars in partnership with platform operations and pillar leaders.
• Drive operational reliability (OEE) through structured people development and standard work.
• Deploy best practices for all AMD methods and tools across manufacturing platforms and sites.
• Implement Autonomous Maintenance standards to reinforce a zero‑loss culture.
• Promote a high‑performance culture rooted in employee ownership and engagement.
• Ensure programs and systems support maximum safety, quality, and productivity.
• Develop playbooks, one‑point lessons, and standard work documents to support capability building and system effectiveness.
• Ensure appropriate resourcing, urgency, and follow‑through to achieve strong and sustained results.

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

What This Job Offers

• Job Type: Full-time
• Career Level: Mid Level
• Education Level: High school or GED