heinz
Director, Engineering – Meat, Cheese, Coffee, Snacks
At a Glance
- Location
- Chicago, Illinois, United States
- Work Regime
- hybrid
- Employment
- Full time
- Experience
- 10–15 years
- Compensation
- $190,300.00 - $237,900.00
- Posted
- 2026-04-01
Key Requirements
Domain Knowledge
- Engineering
- Manufacturing
Requirements
Demonstrated ability to influence senior leaders of the organization
Food manufacturing background and desirable understanding of meat processing, cheese manufacturing and refrigeration overall
Excellent knowledge of the Kraft Heinz Operation processes and Engineering Playbook
Experience leading cross functional initiatives across multiple plants / businesses – preferred
Experience implementing improvement strategies across multiple plants / businesses – preferred
Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that equitably support our diverse workforce and their families and complement Kraft Heinz’ strategy and values.
Compensation & Benefits
$190,300.00 - $237,900.00
Responsibilities
Leads and directs the Engineering function with direct responsibility to CapEx process, which includes deep technical case, project management and financial cost management.
Acts as a liaison with departments, sub-contractors and vendors in resolving problems related to design, manufacture, product acceptance from a technical standpoint, product performance, competitive cost and quality assurance
Although not a design function, it is expected that the Head of Engineer can constructively challenge the technical solves presented and drive optimal and sustaining solves to projects to the applicable factories
The BU head of Engineering is responsible for developing the 1 to 3 year capital plan for the overall business unit in collaboration with the BU lead and Zone Technical Leader equating, cost, resources and timelines
Responsible to accurately scoping the financial components of the project and its cash flow in collaboration with the Finance department
Adherence to the CapEx stage gate process with leading roles in the technical peer reviews before project CAR submission