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Kraft Heinz - Kitt Green

Manufacturing and Engineering Career Opportunities
Pod Talent are delighted to announce our partnership with Kraft Heinz as they embark on a mission to drive change in their Kitt Green (Wigan) Factory

​Kraft Heinz’s vision is to be the best food company, growing a better world.

To help deliver this vision and continue to deliver world class performance on their Kitt Green manufacturing facility, Kraft Heinz have decided to create 40+ new leaderships positions including:

- Engineering Managers

- Engineering Team Leaders

- Production Team Leaders

This transformation is intended to increase the proximity of the leadership to their teams and bring more ownership & accountability at all levels.

Kraft Heinz believe this will deliver further increases in efficiencies, reduce duplications of activities and allow for more agility in decision making

If this sounds like a journey you’re keen to be on then keep reading or download the full information brochure here!​

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Reasons to join Kraft Heinz

​$26bn net sales | 5th largest food and beverage company in the world | Offices in 40+ countries | 2bn+ meals to hungry children donated in the last decade

​Largest food site in Europe | 5th largest food site in the world | $90m Capex spend in 3 years | $15m planned Capex spend in 2020 | 1 billion cans produced a year | 960 employees on site | 13 production lines and 900 assets on site

​Mixed day shifts from 6am-2pm and 2pm-10pm and night shifts from 10pm-6am with no weekend shifts! 27 days of holiday + bank holidays.,

​At Kraft Heinz & Kitt Green, the values aren't just something on the wall. We really live them. We do the right thing at all times. We inspire trust. We are honest and ethical. We think and act like owners of our business. We have a culture of meritocracy that recognises and rewards exceptional performance at every level.

​Kraft Heinz are committed to the development of their staff, offering continued learning opportunities as well as progression. Some information on this is below in the case studies.

​Team leader salaries at c£40k and managers at c£45k, 20-40% shift premiums, 20-25% bonuses and private healthcare, good pension and lots more!

“The key benefits of working for Kraft Heinz is the ability to grow, develop your skills and challenge yourself; if you have the determination and drive there are many possibilities to progress. We have a strong culture at Kitt Green and we are very team orientated and performance driven. The jobs are demanding and the environment tough but very rewarding. We have a strong CI culture and are always striving to be better. That’s what excites me about Kitt Green; the demanding environment and our continuous push for manufacturing excellence & to be a World Class Manufacturer, which is why I joined in the first place!” Sean McAnna, Head of Integrated Manufacturing at Kitt Green

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largest food site in Europe and 5th largest food site in the world
960 operational employees on site
$90m Capex spend over the last 3 years and $15m planned for 2020
13 production lines and 9000 assets on site
1,600,000 sq ft of production and storage space on site
1 billion cans produced a year

Hear from people who work at Kitt Green

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Describe your role at Kraft Heinz

I am currently a Shift Manager, responsible for production and engineering for the Kitt Green site.

Why did you join Kraft Heinz?

The challenge - everyday is a new challenge, working with different people and understanding different problems. Development - Kraft Heinz invest in people and are open to giving people new opportunities to enable them to develop.

What do you see as the key benefits of working for Kraft Heinz?

The people. There is a great mix of people at Kitt Green, all from different backgrounds, with different experiences. There is always somebody willing to support you. Also, the brand. Working for such an iconic brand means there is always new opportunities arising.

How would you describe the culture of the Kitt Green site?

Our most important asset is people, so this year, we have changed our strategy to focus even more on our people. We drive an improvement culture, and with some of our teams having 30 years + experience, getting all the teams involved is very important.

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Describe your role at Kraft Heinz

I am the Head of Integrated Manufacturing and I sit on the Site Senior Leadership Team.

Why did you join Kraft Heinz?

Who wouldn't want to work for the largest food production factory n Europe? When I had my interview and the team spoke, with passion, about their journey towards World Class, I was sold, and wanted to play my part.

What do you see as the key benefits of working for Kraft Heinz?

​The key benefits of working for KH is the ability to grow, develop your skills and challenge yourself, if you have the determination and drive there are many possibilities to progress.

How would you describe the culture of the Kitt Green site?

We have a strong culture at KH Kitt Green and we are very team orientated and performance driven. The jobs are demanding and the environment tough but very rewarding. We have a strong CI culture and are always striving to be better.

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Describe your role at Kraft Heinz

Reliability Engineering Manager over two highly complex and critical centre's (20-acres of a 55-acre site). I have 33 Reports in these areas - 6 shift-based engineering coordinators and 27 shift based multi-disciplined engineers.

Why did you join Kraft Heinz?

My Grandad and Dad both worked for Heinz so I was part of the Heinz family from an early age so upon leaving school I applied for an Electrical Engineering Apprentice at Kitt Green

What do you see as the key benefits of working for Kraft Heinz?

The key benefit of working at Heinz is there is always an opportunity to grow and learn “we either win or we learn” there is no loosing and we do both as individuals and as a team

How would you describe the culture of the Kitt Green site?

I would describe the culture as a competitive family always in search of the next big challenge to conquer.