Senior Continuous Specialist - Maintenance Work Management

CONAGRA • Chicago, IL

1d • $81,000 - $118,000 • Remote

About The Position

Reporting to the Director of Continuous Improvement, you will lead the development, implementation, and sustainment of Maintenance Work Management standards, systems, and best practices across manufacturing sites, partnering closely with site teams to strengthen both proactive and reactive maintenance processes while driving capability, consistency, and continuous improvement across the organization.

Requirements

• High School diploma required; a technical two-year or four-year degree is preferred.
• 5+ years of experience in maintenance roles within a manufacturing environment; Maintenance Planner experience is highly preferred.
• Extensive knowledge of manufacturing equipment and parts.
• SAP Plant Maintenance subject matter expertise, including understanding of transactions, functionality, and processes related to work management, planning, and scheduling (functional locations, BOMs, task lists, maintenance items, PM plans, reservations, requisitions, revisions, deadline monitoring, and more).
• Foundational knowledge of SAP utilization for MRO storeroom and materials management.
• Advanced Excel proficiency for data analysis.
• Foundational knowledge of SharePoint and Teams.
• Proficiency with PowerPoint for creation and modification of training materials and presentations.
• Comfortable delivering training and presentations to groups of all sizes and levels within the organization.
• Willingness to travel up to 50%, with occasional peaks up to 75% depending on project and support needs (typical travel Monday–Thursday; no Friday travel except rare exceptions).

Responsibilities

• Understand current-state Maintenance Work Management maturity across Conagra manufacturing sites and assess Maintenance Planner skill levels.
• Provide direction and guidance to the Reliability COE on Maintenance Work Management for both proactive and reactive work.
• Lead all manufacturing sites to implement and sustain standard Maintenance Work Management processes, systems, and best practices.
• Lead continuous improvement efforts related to Maintenance Work Management.
• Create and maintain all Maintenance Work Management documentation, including OPLs, training presentations, flow charts, and SAP utilization standards.
• Calculate and publish Maintenance Work Management key performance indicators.
• Identify gaps in schedule compliance, PM compliance, wrench time, backlog health, and preventive maintenance effectiveness.
• Lead a monthly Work Management & Maintenance Planner meeting with all manufacturing sites, inclusive of agendas aligned to current priorities, updates, and key messages for Planners.
• Plan and lead Maintenance Planner training events as needed.
• Provide one‑on‑one training or support to Maintenance Planners both virtually and onsite.
• Collaborate with IT partners to plan and execute SAP changes related to functionality, configuration, and utilization for Maintenance Work Management.
• Attend and actively participate in Reliability COE meetings and events.
• Attend Corporate Reliability COE and Engineering events as required.

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