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Reporting to the Culinary Director, you will cook, create, and innovate in our research & development kitchen where food is the star. You will lead culinary product development from concept through execution, crafting and refining recipes while partnering closely with food scientists to develop goldstandard formulations that will be commercialized at our plants. This role is deeply handson and highly visible, blending chef creativity with storytelling as you bring culinary inspiration to life for our leadership, customers and at events. You will coordinate research and development cuttings, drive flavor and technique, and serve as a culinary ambassador who translates trends and inspiration into compelling, customerready products.

A Taste of Your Responsibilities

• Coordinate and execute innovation tastings, customer meetings, and culinaryfocused events.

• Collaborate with members of the culinary team and crossfunctional partners to arrange culinarycentric business functions such as taste treks and culinary inspiration days.

• Assist with customer meetings featuring foodfocused discussions led by the culinary team.

• Maintain inventory of ingredients used in the development process and proactively stage ingredients for development sessions, focusing on culinary innovation.

• Input and maintain recipes on interdepartment shared drives and actively update records for future reference.

• Maintain kitchen operations, including sanitation, maintenance, and organization.

Ingredients Required for Your Success

• Bachelors degree in culinary arts or a related discipline or 10+ years culinary industry experience.

• Previous experience with handson cooking responsibility and accountability for purchasing, sanitation, inventory management, and ordering processes.

• Strong culinary skills with an emphasis on savory cooking and current food trends.

• Sanitation training and certification.

• Strong verbal and written communication skills.

• Analytical and logical problemsolving skills.

• Collaborative approach with the ability to work effectively across all levels of the organization.

• Proficiency in Microsoft Office applications.

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Compensation

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.