Title:  Maintenance Planner

Do you have a passion for work planning and the maintenance trade? We are looking for our next thought leader who has a vision for excellent results at our Cary, NC facility as a Maintenance Planner. This role will have you working with a variety of teams including operations, maintenance leadership, and food safety to plan and coordinate our way to success!

As a vital member of our Maintenance team, your skills are essential to the entire facility’s smooth operation. We integrate integrity with excellence, ensuring our decisions are rooted in our commitment to quality and reliability. You will plan, lead, and execute various projects to enhance our maintenance reliability and efficiency.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Scheduling Support –  Scheduling planned, predictive, and corrective maintenance activities whether through your own activities or the activities of the process and packing planners per our Work Order Management process.
• Teamwork – Working with and coordinating projects with other members of the Maintenance Planning team along with Operations, Reliability and Quality & Food Safety.
• Metric and Safety Driven – Driving our values are important to us, our People Safety and Food Safety are 2 of them. We also want to ensure all KPIs are met, and CI is at the forefront of our day-to-day responsibilities.

We’re Looking for Someone With

• High School Diploma/GED with substantial related work experience.
• Experience with SAP or other maintenance planning software. 
• Ability to quickly develop an in-depth working knowledge of maintenance and reliability processes, workflows, and procedures.
• Ability to effectively motivate, communicate, delegate, negotiate and train and effectively achieve results through others.

• Strong technical aptitude. 

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.

Mars has agreed to acquire Kellanova in a combination that will shape the future of snacking! The transaction is anticipated to close within the first half of 2025 (subject to Kellanova shareowner approval and other customary closing conditions, including regulatory approvals). The companies remain separate until closing.

You can learn more at www.futureofsnacking.com, and our hiring teams will be happy to discuss further questions if your application advances in the hiring process.

The best brands. The best people. The best you.

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.