Maintenance Supervisor (Utilities) - 1st Shift

Reporting to the Plant Engineering Manager, you will supervise utilities maintenance activities to ensure safe, compliant, and reliable operation of plant utility systems including boilers and steam, ammonia refrigeration, compressed air, natural gas distribution, wastewater treatment, process water, and fire suppression systems. You will lead the utilities maintenance team, support system uptime, ensure regulatory compliance, and partner with Operations, Engineering, Environmental Health & Safety, and the Reliability Center of Excellence to implement effective maintenance practices.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Oversee performance, reliability, and compliance of plant utilities including boilers and steam, ammonia refrigeration, natural gas, compressed air, process water, wastewater, and fire suppression.
• Lead and develop the utilities maintenance team, including scheduling and coaching.
• Reduce utility related downtime through system optimization and maintenance best practices.
• Manage the utilities maintenance budget and monitor key expenditures.
• Support capital planning for infrastructure upgrades and replacements.
• Promote a strong safety culture and ensure compliance with safety standards such as Lockout/Tagout, confined space, Good Manufacturing Practices, and hot work procedures.
• Ensure adherence to regulatory requirements including Process Safety Management, Risk Management Programs, boiler codes, National Fire Protection Association standards, and National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System requirements.
• Lead preventive, predictive, and autonomous maintenance strategies.
• Use SAP Plant Maintenance and Reliability Center of Excellence processes for work management.
• Track utilities key performance indicators and address major losses.
• Maintain accurate documentation including Piping and Instrumentation Diagrams, standard operating procedures, Management of Change records, and preventive maintenance compliance.
• Perform boiler checks, water tests, blowdowns, and inspections while maintaining associated records.
• Maintain Process Safety Management documentation including operator training and refrigeration rounds.
• Track wastewater performance, calibrate instruments, and complete required reporting.
• Inspect fire systems including pumps, alarms, extinguishers, and sprinklers.
• Update and rehearse emergency procedures for ammonia, gas leaks, and fire events.
• Evaluate technician skill levels and implement development plans.
• Supervise contractors to ensure safe and compliant work.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelor’s degree required; technical engineering field preferred (mechanical, electrical, chemical, industrial, or similar).
• Three or more years of maintenance experience; utilities maintenance experience in manufacturing strongly preferred.
• Experience with boilers and steam, ammonia refrigeration, wastewater treatment, compressed air, and fire protection systems.
• Working knowledge of regulatory standards (PSM/RMP, EPA, OSHA, NFPA, state boiler codes) 
• Proficiency with Microsoft Excel, Word, PowerPoint, computer aided design applications, and related tools.
• Experience using SAP Plant Maintenance preferred.
• Experience with predictive technologies such as vibration analysis, infrared thermography, and ultrasound.
• Strong communication, leadership, time management, and cross functional collaboration skills.
• Demonstrated success leading maintenance teams and managing contractors.

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Compensation 

Pay Range:$63,000-$93,000

The 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.