Engineering and Maintenance Leader

Are you ready to lead with impact? Join us as an Engineering and Maintenance Leader at our facility in Wyoming, MI, where you'll play a crucial role in the Plant Senior Leadership Team. This on-site position places you at the center of strategic decision-making, enhancing reliability, project management, and overall performance across our operations.

As a leader of a high-performing maintenance team, you will collaborate across departments to execute capital projects, implement reliability maintenance programs, and optimize plant processes. This is a dynamic opportunity to shape the future of our facility through innovation, leadership, and technical excellence.

In this role, you will cultivate a culture of collaboration, respect, and continuous learning. You will promote lean manufacturing principles, oversee project startups, and guide long-term capital planning, all while supporting your team's development and ensuring our operations are sustainable and reliable.

A Taste of What You'll Be Doing

• Capital Plan & Project Leadership: Plan, design, and execute capital projects that align with the facility's strategic goals, ensuring they meet objectives, budgets, and timelines. Develop and own the long-term capital master plan for the site.
• Team Development & Leadership: Lead and develop a diverse reliability maintenance team, including supervisors, planners, store clerks, multi-skilled mechanics, and electricians, while fostering an environment of upskilling and performance excellence.
• Lean Manufacturing & Innovation: Identify and implement cost-saving opportunities, eliminate waste, and introduce next-generation automation solutions. Lead our Technical Center of Excellence while collaborating with corporate engineering resources to implement best practices and advance our site in its lean journey.
• Strategic Planning & Scorecard Ownership: Represent maintenance and engineering in the site's strategic plans. Collaborate with Corporate Engineering to align technical strategies with plant goals and lead the Technical Center of Excellence to achieve key performance indicators.
• Driving Maintenance Reliability: Work with maintenance and operations teams to enhance equipment reliability while managing the maintenance parts budget for optimal performance. Lead planning, scheduling, and execution of planned and predictive maintenance activities, utilizing root cause analysis and problem-solving to address issues.

We're Looking for Someone With

• A Bachelor's degree in engineering
• Proven leadership in plant maintenance or equipment reliability within manufacturing, with a track record of driving operational excellence
• Experience managing large teams of both salaried and hourly employees
• Expertise in maintenance systems (e.g., CMMS), budgeting, and implementing TPM, RCM, BDE, FMEA, and predictive/preventive maintenance strategies
• Strong skills in capital project management and budgeting
• Excellent relationship-building abilities with stakeholders

Compensation

The annual salary range for this position is $109,280 - $143,430, based on various factors such as location, experience, and skill. Discretionary bonuses based on company and individual performance are also available.

What's Next

Applications will be accepted through January 2nd, 2026. After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a recruiter, which may take a few weeks. Visit our hiring page to learn more about our process and what we offer. All applicants must have permanent legal authorization to work in the United States; Kellanova does not sponsor employment visas for this role.

Need assistance with the application or hiring process? Email USA.Recruitment@Kellanova.com.

Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, employee assistance program, short-term disability coverage, and long-term disability insurance. Voluntary income protection benefits, such as supplemental life insurance and a 401(k) plan with company contributions, are also available. Part-time employees may have access to benefits on a pro-rated basis.

Get to Know Us

At Kellanova, our vision is to be the world's best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our iconic brands and passionate team. Our portfolio includes world-class brands like Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Tresor, and Crunchy Nut.

Kellanova's Culture of Best empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and succeed collectively. Our commitment to Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion creates a culture of belonging, where every employee can share their passions, talents, and ideas.

Mars has agreed to acquire Kellanova, a combination that will shape the future of snacking The transaction is anticipated to close towards the end of 2025. For further information, you can learn more about our future at Kellanova.

Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer dedicated to an inclusive work environment, ensuring all qualified applicants receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, ethnicity, disability, religion, national origin, gender, gender identity, gender expression, marital status, sexual orientation, age, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law.