Senior Maintenance and Reliability Manager
Kellanova · Zanesville, OH
- Level
- Manager
- Team
- Reliability
- Base pay
- $143k–$196k
- Industry
- Food & beverage
- Posted
- Recently
The role in 30 seconds
A management reliability role at Kellanova (food & beverage) in Zanesville, OH.
- Tools it names
- Lean, TPM, SAP
- Base pay
- $143k–$196k
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From the plant jobs report · week of October 19, 2026
Reliability Engineer roles in Ohio: typical posted base $115k–$130k. This one lists $143k–$196k.
Median of the low and high ends of 4 live postings that list pay, out of 14 reliability engineer openings in Ohio, read from manufacturers' own careers sites.
Ohio plant jobs report →Pay by team and state →What moves pay →
How this role compares
Against 13 other live reliability postings in Ohio.
- Experience asked
- Not stated
Similar roles usually ask 5+ years.
Skills these teams ask for most
- ✓ Team leadership 43%
- ✓ Lean 36%
- Root cause 36%
- FMEA 29%
- ✓ TPM 29%
- Six Sigma 21%
✓ = this posting asks for it too. % = share of similar postings that mention it.
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This plant: Kellanova in Zanesville
1 other open role at this site.
- Multicraft Maintenance Mechanic · Reliability · Technician
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responsibilities
include identifying, implementing, and meticulously documenting maintenance and reliability best practices. Financial success is a priority, as you actively develop and manage the departmental budget.
- ◆Leading By Example: As a key member of the Senior Leadership team, you have the privilege of setting the direction and policies for one of our manufacturing facilities. By promoting collaboration, respect, and continuous learning, you contribute to an environment where everyone thrives.
- ◆Promoting Best Practices: Use lean manufacturing principles, take responsibility for identifying opportunities to eliminate costs and waste. By streamlining processes, optimizing spare parts inventory, and minimizing downtime, all contribute to a reliable and sustainable operation.
- ◆Project & Budget Management: Partner with other team members to create the scope, definition, and execution of capital projects. Whether it’s upgrading machinery, expanding facilities, or implementing cutting-edge technologies, you ensure alignment with our reliability goals.
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Come join our team as a Senior Maintenance and Reliability Manager at our Zanesville, OH facility! As a Senior Maintenance and Reliability Manager, you’ll be at the forefront of driving strategic decisions while leading our exceptional team. Your expertise will be instrumental in identifying and delivering maintenance programs and processes critical to our plant operations. If you’re a self-starter, a go-getter, and a team player, you’ll feel right at home here.
As a member of our Zanesville facility’s leadership team, your integrity is paramount. We seamlessly weave it together with excellence, ensuring that our decisions are founded from our dedication to quality and reliability. Zanesville stands tall as the exclusive producer of our plant-based protein products. But our impact extends beyond our walls. We are a proud contributor to various charities, including United Way. As a leader within this plant, you won’t just manage processes; you’ll collaborate with a team that sits on various community charity boards.
A Taste of What You’ll Be Doing
- •Maintenance Reliability: Collaborating closely with both the Maintenance and Operations teams to ensure that resources are effectively focused on increasing reliability across our facilities. Your
We’re Looking for Someone With
- •High school diploma/GED with extensive experience in a manufacturing setting with maintenance/planning supervision and/or management experience
- •Ability to build strategic relationships with key stakeholders across the operation to ensure improved collaboration and deliver results.
- •Substantial experience in SAP PM (SAP Super User a plus) OR a similar ERP system
- •Experience implementing best in class maintenance programs and strategies (TPM, RCM, Planning/Scheduling, Predictive and Preventative Maintenance)
- •Supervisory experience with salaried and hourly maintenance workforce.
What’s Next
After you apply, your application will be reviewed by a real recruiter, so it may take us a few weeks to get back with you by email or phone. If you join our team, you’ll be rewarded for the difference you make. Our comprehensive benefits offer you the support you need through your life events, big or small. All applicants must have permanent legal authorization to work in the United States. Kellanova does not sponsor employment visas for this role.
Benefits include medical, dental, vision, life, accidental death & dismemberment insurance, employee assistance program, short-term disability coverage, and long-term disability insurance. Also, voluntary income protection benefits such as supplemental life, accident as well as a 401(k) plan with company contributions is available. Part-time employees may have access to benefits on a pro-rated basis. See KellanovaTotalHealth.com for more information.
Need assistance throughout the application or hiring process? Email USA.Recruitment@kellanova.com .
Get to Know Us
We’ve always been driven to unleash the full potential of our differentiated brands and our passionate people. Our iconic, world-class brands at Kellanova include Pringles, Cheez-It, Pop-Tarts, MorningStar Farms, Special K, Krave, Zucaritas, Tresor, Crunchy Nut, among others.
Mars, Incorporated has acquired Kellanova in a transaction that brings together iconic brands, storied legacies and outstanding capabilities with a view to shape the future of snacking. You can learn more here , and our hiring teams will be happy to discuss further questions if your application advances in the hiring process.
Let’s shape the future of snacking.