heinz

Director, Engineering – Meat, Cheese, Coffee, Snacks

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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