[Hiring] Reliability Maintenance Lead @WK Kellogg

Role Description

As the Reliability Maintenance (RM) Lead, you will coach the Reliability Maintenance Center of Excellence (COE) and strengthen plant maintenance performance across WK Kellogg Co and Kellogg Integrated Work Systems (KIWS) by building enterprise standards, coaching site teams, and translating deep reliability maintenance expertise into measurable business results.

• Building a zero-loss reliability mindset across maintenance, operations, and plant leadership teams.
• Increasing engagement and ownership of reliability standards at the line, department, and site level.
• Delivering Supply Chain Compelling Business Need (CBN) results through improved Overall Equipment Effectiveness (OEE), reduced maintenance losses, stronger planned maintenance execution, and sustainable cost avoidance.

This is a remote position requiring 50-75% travel.

HERE IS WHAT YOU WILL BE DOING

• Deploys the Reliability Maintenance COE strategy in alignment with Supply Chain CBN, focusing on OEE improvement, planned maintenance execution, breakdown reduction, maintenance cost avoidance, and sustainable reliability performance.
• Serves as a working RM leader who can support the floor, coach leaders, facilitate technical problem solving, and translate plant maintenance needs into enterprise standards and practical work processes.
• Performs RM assessments and coaches local teams to identify gaps, prioritize losses, and execute maintenance improvement plans.
• Builds capability for maintenance leaders, planners, technicians, and cross-functional partners through skill matrices, coaching routines, and standard work.
• Supports site daily direction-setting and reliability routines to ensure maintenance standards are understood, followed, and sustained.
• Leads maintenance loss analysis, root cause problem solving, and prioritization of reliability improvement work tied to business results.
• Audits plant maintenance systems, planned maintenance adherence, and reliability standards to confirm the right support, rigor, and follow-through are in place.
• Growth opportunity is strategic leadership: framing enterprise reliability priorities, influencing leaders across sites, and building governance that scales beyond individual plant support.

Qualifications

• Five+ years applicable work experience in a manufacturing environment.
• Three years coaching or technical supervisory/managerial experience. Leadership experience within a maintenance or engineering organization preferred.
• Precise knowledge and understanding of Continuous Improvement Systems, Total Progressive Maintenance, and High Performing Organizations.
• Can articulate and demonstrate ability to achieve business results through process improvements and integration with other Centers of Excellence.
• Precise knowledge and understanding of Continuous Improvement Process Optimization (CIPO).
• Broad knowledge and understanding of Autonomous Maintenance (AM), Reliability Maintenance (RM), and Quality Food Safety (QFS) Centers of Excellence.
• Strong technical workshop leadership and facilitation.
• Can audit Teams and Model against standard for people and systems.
• Ability to assess and renew COE strategies.
• Ability to coach employees at all levels of the organization.
• Effective data analytics and graphical analysis skill set.
• Experience using digital tools – SmartFactory or similar platforms and SAP highly preferred.
• Effective communication (both written and verbal) and interpersonal skills.
• Ability to work with employees at all levels of the organization.
• Proficiency in Microsoft Office.
• Up to 75% Travel.

Preferred Qualifications

• Bachelor's Degree in Engineering or a technical discipline and 5 years applicable work experience.
• 2 to 3 years technical supervisory/managerial experience.
• Six Sigma Green Belt Certified.

Salary Range

$117,920 - $147,400. Salary pay ranges are determined by role and level. Within the range, the successful candidate’s starting base pay will be determined based on factors including job-related skills, experience, certifications, qualifications, relevant education or training, and local market conditions.

Benefits

• Incentive Plan bonus eligibility.
• Health, dental and vision insurance.
• Savings and Investment Plan with Company match and contribution.
• Paid Time Off (includes paid sick time).
• 11 Paid Holidays.
• Life Insurance, AD and D Insurance and STD/LTD.
• Tuition reimbursement, adoption assistance for eligible employees.
• Employee recognition program.

Company Description

At WK Kellogg Co, we bring our best to everyone, every day through our trusted foods and brands. Our journey began in 1894, when our founder W.K. Kellogg reimagined the future of food with the creation of Corn Flakes, changing breakfast forever. Since then, we have embraced the same spirit of innovation and entrepreneurship in everything we do, channeling our founder’s passion and commitment to creating high quality and delicious products while fostering communities.

• Our iconic brand portfolio includes Frosted Flakes, Rice Krispies, Froot Loops, Kashi, Special K, Raisin Bran, Frosted Mini Wheats, and Bear Naked.
• With a presence in the majority of households across North America, our brands play a key role in enhancing the lives of millions of consumers every day, promoting a strong sense of physical, emotional and societal wellbeing.
• Our beloved brand characters, including Tony the Tiger and Toucan Sam, represent our deep connections with the consumers and communities we serve.