Kraft Heinz Company

Hourly manufacturing position Job Description Packaging – 1st Shift- 6:30am-3:00pm Location: Kraft Heinz – Cedar Rapids 4601 C Street SW Cedar Rapids, IA, 52404 Plant Overview: · 3-Shift Operation · Non- Union Facility with approximately 200 hourly staff members which are a mix of temporary and full-time associates. · 100% Food Service, 4 bag soup lines, 1 tub line, 18 Kettles, 5 Filling lines, and 4 packaging lines. · Products include Frozen Soups and Macaroni & Cheese · Company History: Kraft Heinz in Cedar Rapids started as Ashby Soups and was originated in the mid 1980’s by Jamie and Shannon Ashby, along with their mother, using family held recipes for many kinds of soups. In the 1990s’ the name was changed to Quality Chef Foods. Heinz acquired Quality Chef foods in the mid 2000’s. In 2015 Kraft and Heinz merged to become Kraft Heinz as we know it today. Community Overview: The Cedar Rapids and Iowa City area is known as the...

This Associated Customer Sales Manager (ACSM) position perfectly embodies that ambition, as you will support grocery categories selling execution of $178M of revenue with Dollar General as a vital member of the Customer Business Team (CBT). The ACSM in partnership with the Sr. Customer Sales Manager, serves as the liaison between Kraft Heinz and the Dollar General Team, leading all selling activities & driving efforts tied to improving our financial & market share profile. The ACSM aims to deliver revenue and share objectives, pursue business strategies to of growth, and ensure that coordinated cross-functional sales value is delivered to the customer through implementation of the sales plan and shelving objectives. Essential Functions & Responsibilities Effectively partner with the customer, building rapport at all levels to fully understand their business, the marketplace, and affect positive business growth Achieve New Item Authorization goals,...

Job Description The Consumer Insights Associate Director will be responsible for championing the consumer, and own the innovation agenda for the Meat, Cheese, Coffee, and Snacking business unit which includes brands like Oscar Mayer, Kraft Singles, Lunchables, Maxwell House and many more! The Associate Director is responsible for identifying, developing and integrating innovation consumer insights throughout these businesses to drive an innovation growth mindset. They’ll move with speed and agility while driving to a consumer-obsessed culture. Although the Associate Director will have overall responsibility of the US MCCS BU innovation agenda, this leader will be a key partner to the Global Innovation CIS team leads and the NA CIS business unit team leads, driving synergies and learnings across to optimize and maximize brand and category success. The Associate Director will have accountability for custom strategic market research and must also draw from a variety of...

Job Description The Director of Portfolio Insights will be the key strategic insights partner for our Portfolio Marketing team – partnering with the Central Marketing Organization and the BU Teams to drive insights and consumer-first thinking into strategy, and to enable the Zone to make a step change toward a forward-thinking mindset. This role will set priorities with Leadership, set & drive macro insights agenda for the BU, and identify future growth opportunities / white space for the BU. The ideal candidate has both experience in the world of business analytics and modeling, as well as custom consumer insights. This role is new to the organization, and it will own a number of cross-BU functions within the NA Zone. Any candidate will need to have the skillset to drive the agenda and build the function as we grow this team for the short and long term. Specifically, this role will be setting the agenda for Innovation best practices for the NA Zone – creating systems...

Job Description Job Purpose As the R&D Manager of Packaging Performance Specifications , you will lead the development, deployment, and governance of Performance-Based Specifications ( PBS ) for packaging across the Kraft Heinz North America portfolio. The objective of the role is to ensure packaging solutions are specified and delivered against defined functional, quality, shelf-life, consumer experience, and manufacturing performance outcomes (rather than prescriptive designs). You will partner with Packaging R&D, Innovation, Process and Platform packaging teams, Quality, Operations, Procurement, and external partners to translate requirements into clear, testable, and compliant performance specifications that enable scalable commercialization and consistent execution. This role includes building and maintaining specification templates and standards, enabling strong cross-functional ways of working, and ensuring specification discipline supports...

Job Description Minimum Qualifications Minimum of 3 years of problem-solving breakdowns and proactive preventative maintenance to avoid machine malfunction and unnecessary downtime. PLC and Electrical experience required. Stable work history. High School Diploma or GED. Previous manufacturing experience preferred. Successful candidates must be able to work full time and any shift in a fast paced and continuous production team environment. In addition, they must be able to work overtime in 4 hour increments either before or after a scheduled shift. Provides technical support in the manufacturing of bacon. Must be able to lead a small team of maintenance coordinators. Must be versatile and able to problem solve breakdowns in addition to being proactive with adequate preventative maintenance to avoid machine malfunction and unnecessary downtime. Works with all team members to meet production goals within operating budgets. Ideal candidates must be safety and...

Job Description Job Purpose The R&D Manager for Packaging Margin Enhancement leads medium-to-high complexity packaging margin enhancement projects and manages a team of packaging developers to deliver productivity and cost optimization across Kraft Heinz North America business units. This role partners directly with BU R&D and cross-functional teams to deliver technically complex, high-impact projects that improve packaging performance and profitability. Success requires a blend of technical packaging expertise, strong commercialization experience, and the ability to coach and develop a high-performing team, all while managing multiple priorities in a fast-paced, matrixed environment. Essential Functions & Responsibilities Lead medium-to-high complexity packaging productivity projects across all categories and provide technical direction to developers from concept through commercialization Design and oversee plant-scale packaging tests and guide...

Job Description Title: Counsel – Litigation Location: Chicago – Hybrid (3x Days in Office) Reports To: Associate General Counsel – Litigation & Legal Ops The Opportunity: The Counsel – Litigation will serve as an integral member of Kraft Heinz’s U.S.-based Litigation team. The role will report to the Associate General Counsel – Litigation & Legal Operations, with responsibilities that cover the entire spectrum of litigation management and risk counseling, including advising the business on litigation and dispute-resolution strategy, managing outside counsel, and overseeing discovery from start to finish. The role offers hands-on management of Kraft Heinz’s diverse portfolio of litigation matters, including commercial disputes, marketing class actions, personal injury suits, insurance coverage litigation, and beyond—as well as close contact with Kraft Heinz’s various business functions on pre-litigation supplier claims and internal...

This role ensures effective implementation and execution of the various new product development projects (NPD). The position provides visible quality leadership during the commercialization of new products at internal factories and at new and existing external manufacturing sites. In this role, the individual will work closely with project teams to ensure compliance to KHC quality and food safety standards from Idea stage through product launch. This position may also conduct audits copackers and is responsible for corrective action and continuous improvement. Average Travel required up to 30%. Job Description Key Components of the role Be a part of the broader technical team commercialization programs Like: RAPID, STAR, Technical Feasibility Scans, HACCP etc. Lead the partnership with cross-functional teams for the delivery of key Innovation from concept to execution. Engage Procurement and Business partners to align on overall annual business goals for category...

Job Description JOB: Operator DEPARTMENT: Utilities RATE OF PAY: $37.69 Schedule: Tuesday-Saturday 2nd shift (3p-11p) ALTERNATE WORK WEEK In addition to the following, employees are responsible for understanding the relevance and importance of the individual’s activities in contributing to food safety, and reporting situations that may impact food safety. STATEMENT OF THE JOB: Operate and maintain the steam, refrigeration, compressed air and heating systems in the Champaign plant following PSM guidelines. RESPONSIBILITIES : The employee is responsible for the following duties: 1. Perform the duties of the Utilities department consistent with plant policy and standards with respect to product quality, GMPs and safety. 2. Operate boilers, ammonia refrigeration system and compressed air system. 3. Participate and be active in the Process Safety Management (PSM) program. 4. The safe and efficient operation of boilers, compressors, condensers and...

Job Description Lead the Global strategy, design, and execution of functional capability-building and learning programs for Operations, Procurement and GBS. Translate business priorities into scalable capability solutions that drive performance, enable behavior change, and strengthen organizational effectiveness globally. Ensure learning interventions strengthen critical skills, improve performance, and support business priorities through scalable, measurable, and modern learning solutions. Key Responsibilities Capability Strategy & Governance Co-own and evolve the global capability roadmap aligned to business strategy for Operations, Procurement and GBS. Define functional capability frameworks for Operations, Procurement and GBS (skills/competency models, proficiency levels, role-based learning paths). Co-facilitate Capabilities Council, supporting the Head of Global Capabilities and Learning for Operations, Procurement and GBS. Partner with...

Job Description The Manager, Sales provides leadership for category management, forecasting and trade management. Main functions include but are not limited to process improvement, forecast accuracy, trade efficiency, increase in quality merchandising for our brands, distribution recommendations, and merchandising strategy changes that will help to drive profitable revenue growth. This position will collaborate cross-functionally with marketing, finance, field sales, and supply chain to ensure target delivery. Key Components of the role Develop robust business proposals that combine brand story with customer’s strategic interests. Conduct account specific market research with category marketing to set key windows, pricing strategy and TDP (total distribution points) expectations. Supervise distribution build, pricing, and promotional compliance to guardrails across existing and new categories to maintain balance across channels and enhance...

Job Description Job Purpose Here at Kraft Heinz, The Category Leadership Team is an indispensable partner to our customers and sales organization. We are focused on transforming the future within our categories faster and better than anyone else. We do this by being shopper obsessed, activating as a high performing culture. We lead and act with integrity for the category first. We are consultants with a growth mindset. We are brilliant at the basics and love KHC and our customers. The Category Leadership Manager, Dollar General reports to the Associate Director, Category Leadership Growth Channels. This position will play a critical role in shaping the future of our Dry Grocery business at Dollar General. Acting as a consultative partner and insights expert, the Category Leadership Manager influences key decisions across shelving, assortment, innovation, and the path to purchase. This role collaborates closely with Sales, Omni, BU Strategy, and Insights teams...

Job Description The Manager, Employee Relations partners closely with HRBPs, managers, Legal, and Compliance to investigate concerns, document findings, recommend outcomes, and support risk-aware decisions that strengthen employee experience and business outcomes. Serve as a trusted advisor and subject matter expert on employee relations (ER) for Kraft Heinz’s (WHQ) North America workforce. This role will lead employee relations processes like investigations and Performance Improvement Plans (PIP). A component will include analyzing ER data and finding opportunities to evolve operations or policies and sharing those themes with key stakeholders. This role will ensure compliance with company standards and applicable laws. Location Instructions: Chicago, AON Center or Manufacturing Facility Essential Functions & Responsibilities Own the ER case lifecycle from intake through closure , including triage, investigation planning, interviews,...

Assist in planning and implementing the pursuit of strategic opportunities for a particular business or organization, by cultivating partnerships or other commercial relationships, for example, or by identifying new markets for the entity's products or services. Job Description The primary responsibility of the Analyst, Taste Elevation BU Sales & Strategy is to enable Kraft Heinz and their customers to grow category sales, to provide objective category expertise , and deliver the best possible product assortment, pricing, merchandising and shelving recommendations. The Analyst, BU Sales & Strategy supports customer sell-in by developing and delivering insights-based category selling stories and maintains on -going support to the internal teams & the customer regarding results and recommended strategies. Key Components of the role: Analyze business performance (sales, distribution, merchandising, innovation speed to shelf, velocity, broker...

Job Description Accountable for KHC’s end-to-end commercialization process, from initial concept to successful market launch and post-launch review Drive stage gate process and decisions on project progress, deviation, mitigation plan, influencing cross functional team in favor of project objectives and delivery expectations. Identify, monitor and communicate project risk to executive teams while supporting the development of mitigation strategies Tracking key metrics, reporting progress, and making adjustments as needed to ensure project success. Lead cross-functional project team across R&D, Marketing, Operations, Procurement, Quality to innovate on execution processes to improve our speed to market timing Strengthen the quality, operational, technical rigor within the KHC commercialization processes leading to improved in-market success Our Total Rewards philosophy is to provide a meaningful and flexible spectrum of programs that...

Job Description General Laborer - Part Time MAXIMUM 30 hours per week Day/Evening shifts available - can be flexible with hours/days based on your needs Starting wage $22.00/hr Summary Statement: The General Laborer is responsible for performing tasks to support general operations of the facility. Tasks will include, but are not limited to material handling, the loading of packaging supplies into machinery, the basic operation of cream cheese packaging/processing equipment, and equipment cleaning and sanitizing. This position must support all business systems (such as QCDSM, ISO, GMP's) while working in a team environment. Primary responsibilities/accountabilities: Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances. Handling and Moving Objects - Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things, and using your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects, Tools, or Controls while making Repetitive Motions....

Job Description JOB TITLE: MATERIAL HANDLER DEPARTMENT: DISTRIBUTION CLASSIFICATION: D WAGE: $24.13 WORK HOURS: 2nd Shift (1400-2200), but may vary WORKDAYS: Sunday-Thursday, but may vary Description: Responsible for operating a lift truck, transporter, receiving and delivering raw materials, finished goods, supplies and ingredients to and from production lines and storage area. Job Responsibilities: • Records kept as required on manual, computer, and other systems. Scanning accuracy to/from Distribution. • Relieves other personnel as needed. • Reports and/or corrects unsafe acts or conditions in a timely manner. • Performs other duties as assigned by Team Leader. • Must be PIV Certifiable. • Ability to learn and demonstrate proficiency in MES applications. • Back-up & relief support for Receiving Office, MOTC, Cheese Dock, CSR, Shock Watch duties, Order Pull, KPIP, Line Pulls, Palletizer Operations, Sanitation duties for DC positions...

Job Description Title: Counsel – Litigation Location: Chicago – Hybrid (3x Days in Office) Reports To: Associate General Counsel – Litigation & Legal Ops The Opportunity: The Counsel – Litigation will serve as an integral member of Kraft Heinz’s U.S.-based Litigation team. The role will report to the Associate General Counsel – Litigation & Legal Operations, with responsibilities that cover the entire spectrum of litigation management and risk counseling, including advising the business on litigation and dispute-resolution strategy, managing outside counsel, and overseeing discovery from start to finish. The role offers hands-on management of Kraft Heinz’s diverse portfolio of litigation matters, including commercial disputes, marketing class actions, personal injury suits, insurance coverage litigation, and beyond—as well as close contact with Kraft Heinz’s various business functions on pre-litigation supplier claims and internal...

Job Description Key Responsibilities of the Role Directs maintenance personnel to ensure that all systems operate at their highest capability to meet required production schedules, quality, costs and schedule priorities Improves reliability, maintenance and processing methods to reduce cost and avoid loss of production as a result of equipment malfunction or failure time. Determines equipment capabilities, safety and operational condition in coordination with the other Supervisors and technicians. Develops preventative maintenance procedures that are cost effective and increase the operational life of the equipment. Seek and implement the continuous improvement of the process through equipment improvement modifications. Assist in the development of the system and operational standards and corrective actions. Develops, implements and reviews regularly, site-specific maintenance logs for department. Coordinates, arranges, and supervises, or provides for the completion...

Part-Time Manufacturing Position Job Description General Laborer - Part Time MAXIMUM 30 hours per week Day/Evening shifts available - can be flexible with hours/days based on your needs Starting wage $22.00/hr Summary Statement: The General Laborer is responsible for performing tasks to support general operations of the facility. Tasks will include, but are not limited to material handling, the loading of packaging supplies into machinery, the basic operation of cream cheese packaging/processing equipment, and equipment cleaning and sanitizing. This position must support all business systems (such as QCDSM, ISO, GMP’s) while working in a team environment. Primary responsibilities/accountabilities: Load and unload items from machines, conveyors, and conveyances. Handling and Moving Objects — Using hands and arms in handling, installing, positioning, and moving materials, and manipulating things, and using your Hands to Handle, Control, or Feel Objects,...

The EHS Manager will be responsible for the execution of the EHS strategy, culture and performance. Overseeing Safety and Health, Environment, Business Continuity, Facility Security, Asset Conservation, Department of Transportation (DOT) and Pandemic Planning. Ensuring compliance with all applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations. Ensuring Kraft Heinz EHS policies/procedures and processes are understood and sustained across the plant by employees, visitors and contractors. In addition, this position requires foresight and planning; actively identifying and communicating operational risks and partnering with others to develop plans to mitigate those risks. Job Description Own and execute EHS strategies that align with corporate objectives and aspirations. Utilize leading and lagging KPI metrics to drive EHS performance. Reporting and communication of EHS results, key initiatives and action plans to key stakeholder to all levels within the organization....

Job Description Job Purpose This is a Research and Development (R&D) Packaging role leading and executing projects within the MCCS Platform specifically in the Meats (Oscar Mayer) category. The Packaging Scientist will have the opportunity to drive innovation, renovation, and maintenance of packaging, enabling growth and ensuring quality objectives and business continuity for Kraft Heinz. This role will manage technical timelines, conduct lab and plant trials, write specifications, and ensure clear documentation. From crafting and performing tests to analyzing data, presenting results cross-functionally, and commercializing pipeline opportunities, this role will play a crucial role in shaping the future of our packaging solutions. Essential Functions & Responsibilities Consistently deliver results on projects across multiple packaging material types from concept to commercialization Quickly learn and apply knowledge on new product categories and/or...

Hourly manufacturing position Job Description Job Summary/Purpose: Maintain the infrastructure and utility systems within the Facility. The individual will be responsible for all Utilities and Infrastructure maintenance issues and will have close interaction with all site departments and other functional management. Promote and implement the highest level of customer service internally. Starting wage $37.40/hr Essential Responsibilities Participate/support the RMP (Risk Management Process) and assist in the development of the system and operational standards and corrective actions. Shift technician for utilities and infrastructure maintenance Maintain completion of PM’s Work with outside contractors on projects related to facilities and utilities repairs, modifications, and installations. Follow up with skilled staff and contract labor to ensure all work is that is scheduled, and completed according to established timelines Provide proactive...