Primary Job Duties
Safety
Lead Food and Human Safety through leadership principles and standards.
Foster a culture that reduces risk to our people and communities by increasing capability to identify and control critical risk. Specifically, responsible ensuring safe system designs, managing procedure changes, partnering with site owner for reviews, and coaching best practices, while reinforcing accountability for execution and adherence at the operational level.
Cultivate Food Safety Culture that is committed to manufacturing safe food that is compliant with policy and regulatory requirements.
People Leadership and Capability Building
Communicate and engage effectively with teams across the full site.
Regularly engage with corporate engineering, R&D and business teams to advocate for their system current and future state.
Provide early level coaching to early tenure Manufacturing Engineers and plant personnel (Junior Engineers, Operations Leaders, etc.).
Support learning and development assessments and content development.
At the site level partner with leadership to advocate for system investment.
Process Leadership and Ownership
Responsible to lead the execution of Continuous Improvement efforts, building team skills around system improvements.
Execute loss elimination tasks to improve system and equipment reliability through use of continuous improvement processes and problem solving.
Build learnings into training materials and coaching of the operating team members to increase capability of the broader team.
Execute and identify of manufacturing cost savings initiatives.
Actively improve the data and information of the system to increase the ability to model and predict opportunity areas (performance metrics, financial information, data history, maintenance management system).
Accountable for the operational foundation systems across the platform to secure basic conditions and drive out losses (Clean-Inspect-Lubricate, Equipment settings, and functional descriptions of equipment).
Execute project support (planning, start-up).
Know your Operation, Data and Technology
Advanced expertise in the 4M's (machine, materials, methods, human) through a physical presence on the manufacturing floor to build capability in others understanding of interdependency of inputs.
Secure material flow rates and unit operation expertise on the system(s) to ensure optimal production rates, parameters, and formulas.
Engage with R&D partners on impacts of formulations, cost savings efforts, etc. to optimize system.
Develop self through connections and learning from operators, technicians and peers through rigorous application and understanding of continuous improvement methods.
Clearly articulate financial impact to the plant based on business and plant decisions in support of annual financial, capital and capacity planning.
Minimum Qualifications
Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, or related degree with applicable experience, or extensive relevant work experience.
Minimum 5 years of relevant manufacturing experience required
Theory/functionality of manufacturing systems and unit operations
Advanced data and statistical analysis capabilities
Statistical analysis and analytical methods
Advanced Mechanical aptitude, specifically on the technology that the Engineer is connected to in their role.
Examples of continuous improvement ownership and improvement plan execution
Sound financial acumen at the Plant level to define and drive cost saving efforts
General Engineering Principles and Continuous Improvement knowledge
Demonstrated leadership and working in a highly collaborative environment
Success in driving results through process and teamwork
Proven success in reducing losses and improving performance in a manufacturing setting
Demonstrated technical capability and knowledge of unit operations and manufacturing machinery
Skilled at communicating between work groups, cross-functional resources, and other members of the plant and corporate teams
Working knowledge of manufacturing data analysis systems (examples: SAP, Maximo/CMMS, historical trending, system monitoring, etc.), Microsoft Excel, and proven success with decision making for results
Preferred Qualifications
Preferred 6 years of relevant food manufacturing engineering experience
Food science or process/packaging science experience
Consumer Products or Process Industry experience
The salary range for this position is
$95,300 - $143,200 Annual

 At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range.
Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance. 
 ELIGIBILITY
- Applicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.
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- EQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)
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