Manager, Continuous Improvement – Predictive Maintenance

Conagra Brands

Manager leading predictive maintenance across manufacturing sites at Conagra Brands. Driving continuous improvement of maintenance systems and collaborating with manufacturing locations.

Posted 6/10/2026full-timeRemote • Illinois • 🇺🇸 United StatesSeniorLead💰 $109,000 - $159,000 per yearWebsite

About the role

Key responsibilities & impact

Lead and support manufacturing sites to develop and continuously improve preventive and predictive maintenance plans and work management execution
Conduct assessments of maintenance practices at manufacturing sites and lead development and execution of improvement action plans
Own and manage one or more maintenance systems or standards at the enterprise level, including documentation, training, assessments, and key performance indicators
Support site readiness activities for new capital equipment, ensuring maintenance preparedness
Lead predictive maintenance strategy and execution across all manufacturing sites, including implementation of standards, systems, and best practices
Monitor predictive maintenance performance, identify gaps, track key performance indicators, and drive continuous improvement initiatives
Provide guidance and direction to the Reliability Center of Excellence and senior leadership regarding predictive maintenance performance and opportunities
Collaborate with sites to assess current predictive maintenance capabilities and support improvement initiatives
Develop and maintain predictive maintenance program documentation, including standards, flow charts, and one point lessons
Lead monthly predictive maintenance meetings with manufacturing sites, including agenda development, updates, and action tracking
Plan and deliver training programs across the organization
Partner with external predictive maintenance vendors and service providers
Provide remote and onsite support to manufacturing locations as needed
Stay current on emerging technologies and recommend investment opportunities to advance predictive maintenance capabilities
Participate in Reliability Center of Excellence and engineering meetings and events

Requirements

What you’ll need

Bachelor’s degree in a technical engineering field or equivalent experience
10 or more years of experience in maintenance roles within a manufacturing environment, including 5 or more years in a maintenance manager role
Extensive knowledge of manufacturing equipment and parts
Experience with continuous improvement methodologies such as Total Productive Maintenance, Lean Manufacturing, Kaizen, and 5S
Deep experience developing preventive and predictive maintenance programs
Experience with asset performance management systems related to predictive maintenance
Experience with artificial intelligence assisted or driven predictive maintenance
Knowledge of predictive maintenance technologies such as vibration analysis, infrared, and oil analysis; vibration certification preferred
Familiarity with enterprise resource planning systems for work management and materials management
Advanced Microsoft Excel skills for data analysis and reporting
Experience using collaboration tools such as SharePoint and Microsoft Teams
Experience creating presentations and delivering training to diverse audiences
Ability to travel (typical requirement will be 50%, though it may occasionally necessitate up to 75%)

Benefits

Comp & perks

Comprehensive healthcare plans
Wellness incentive program
Mental wellbeing support
Fitness reimbursement
Bonus incentive opportunity
Matching 401(k)
Stock purchase plan
Career development opportunities
Employee resource groups
On-demand learning
Tuition reimbursement
Paid-time off
Parental leave
Flexible work-schedules (subject to your location and role)
Volunteer opportunities

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Hard Skills & Tools

preventive maintenancepredictive maintenancecontinuous improvementTotal Productive MaintenanceLean ManufacturingKaizen5Svibration analysisinfrared analysisoil analysis

Soft Skills

leadershipcollaborationcommunicationtraining deliveryguidancedirectionorganizational skillsproblem-solvingaction trackingpresentation skills

Certifications

vibration certification