Title:  Engineering and Facilities Manager

In the role of Plant Engineering and Facilities Manager, you will be a vital part of the leadership team for our Blue Anchor Plant. You’ll provide technical expertise and management around capital projects, facility maintenance, construction projects, and much more. The Plant Engineering and Facilities Manager leads the Utilities, Facilities, and IT departments.  The role leverages connections between these departments to support the plant’s compelling business needs.  You contribute to our growth and success by driving our culture of best with our work systems model.

As an Engineering and Facilities Manager in Blue Anchor, New Jersey, days are both dynamic and purposeful. You and your team complete projects, address challenges, and ensure alignment with our goals. Throughout the day, collaborate with other department heads, visit the production floor, and analyze data. It’s a fulfilling mix of leadership, technical expertise, and problem-solving. Your commitment to mentoring junior engineers, participating in strategic planning, continuously learning will help guide you in your career journey with Kellanova.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Project Management – You will be leading and directing continuous technical improvement of the facility, equipment, and production systems. You will be ensuring effective execution of projects by meeting program objectives, project budgets and schedules. Collaboration is important with corporate engineering, contracted service partners, Plant Operations teams, and Quality teams.
• Strategy & Scorecards – You will be partnering with Global Engineering to deploy corporate technical business strategies aligned with plant strategies and performance goals. You will be establishing and ensuring achievement of all function-specific Key Performance Indicators and work systems continuous improvement efforts.
• Budget Management – You will ensure financial success by managing, preparing, and justifying expenses and capital budgets for the Engineering & Facilities department. 

We’re Looking for Someone With

• Comprehensive managerial and technical background in a plant environment
• Project management, communication, budgeting, and excellent human relations skills
• Management experience in a technical capacity
• Bachelor of Science Degree in an engineering/technical or other related field and a few years of relevant experience OR High School diploma/GED and extensive years of relevant experience

What’s Next

After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. Visit our How We Hire page to get insights into our hiring process and more about what we offer.

Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email USA.Recruitment@kellanova.com.

If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. Visit our benefits page & be sure to ask your recruiter for more specific information.

Get to Know Us

At Kellanova, we are driven by our vision to be the world’s best-performing snacks-led powerhouse, unleashing the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our portfolio of iconic, world-class brands include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Crunchy Nut, among others.

Kellanova’s Culture of Best means we bring our best to all that we do in pursuit of our vision to be the world’s best performing snacks-led powerhouse. Our culture celebrates boldness and empowers our people to challenge the status quo, achieve results, and win together.

Our focus on Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion (ED&I) enables us to build a culture of belonging where all employees have a place at the table and are inspired to share their passion, talents and ideas to work.

The future is full of flavor at Kellanova.

Kellanova is an Equal Opportunity Employer that strives to provide an inclusive work environment, a seat for everyone at the table, and embraces the diverse talent of its people. All qualified applicants will 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. For more information regarding our efforts to advance Equity, Diversity & Inclusion, please visit our website here.