Title:  Team Leader

Do you have a passion for driving operational excellence in manufacturing while ensuring safety, quality, and efficiency? Join our Production team as a Production Team Leader. In this role, you’ll ensure the safe and efficient execution of the production plan for your assigned shift, achieving the four key metrics of EHS (Environment, Health & Safety), QFS (Quality, Food Safety), Cost, and Service.

You’ll lead the coordination of your line’s team members, fostering collaboration and clear communication with maintenance and support functions to prevent downtime and optimize performance. Working closely with administrative and service teams, you’ll guarantee that all processes run smoothly, standards are met, and targets are consistently achieved. This position is based in Querétaro.

A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing

• Production Plan Compliance: Ensures execution of the production plan for the assigned shift, leading daily performance review meetings (DDS1) and maintaining accurate, legible, and reliable records in the shift logbook.
• Performance Monitoring & Reporting: Updates performance indicator boards, attends DDS2 and DDS3 reviews, and effectively communicates results, priorities, and risks from the previous shift to ensure continuity and alignment.
• Issue Resolution & Continuous Improvement: Identifies performance trends, coordinates root cause analyses, and implements corrective actions in collaboration with maintenance and technical teams.
• Team Leadership & Support: Leads the line team, ensuring adherence to operational, safety, and quality standards, while reporting personnel-related information and supporting staff in incident situations.
• Cross-Functional Coordination: Engages with Quality, Autonomous Maintenance, RM, and Service teams to review performance, align on upcoming activities, and ensure smooth coordination across shifts and functions.

We’re Looking for Someone With

• Industrial Engineer, Food Engineer, Chemical Engineer or related areas
  3 years of experience at plant/Manufacturing as a Analyst
  Leadership experience. Excellent managing operative teams of more than 10 people. Effective communication and decision-maker

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.

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, Tresor, 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.

What does it take to be the best? Someone like 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.