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But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best - bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.\n\nOverview\nThe Sr. Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer (internally called a Sr. Systems Engineer) role provides technical leadership and serves as a system and product specialist. They are responsible to build the team’s packaging and processing technical skills through a hands-on approach. They are accountable for the operational foundational systems across systems they own and to the plant to secure basic conditions and drive out losses with the platform team. The Sr. Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer plays a critical role to continuously improve by optimizing system performance and product quality while driving strategic productivity and capacity solutions for the platform and ultimately the business.\nThis role showcases a Sr. Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer's knowledge and foundation to build the capability of others. This role centers on consistent manufacturing performance, problem-solving, and improvement. It involves significant floor time to understand manufacturing processes, coupled with development of self and others. The primary focus is improvement and loss elimination activities aligned with system improvement targets and future state goals. This includes supporting team skill development inclusive of content development and talent assessments, advocating for system investments, and articulating their financial impact to plant leadership for annual planning. As knowledge expands, credibility as a strategic partner with Engineering, Ops and R&D will increase. This will allow more intentional focus on other systems and to engage in business plans.\nPrimary Job Duties:\nSafety:\nLead Food and Human Safety through leadership principles and standards. \nFoster 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. \nCultivate Food Safety Culture that is committed to manufacturing safe food that is compliant with policy and regulatory requirements. \nPeople Leadership and Capability Building\nCommunicate and engage effectively with teams across the full site. \nRegularly engage with corporate engineering, R&D and business teams to advocate for their system current and future state. \nProvide early level coaching to early tenure Manufacturing Engineers and plant personnel (Junior Engineers, Operations Leaders, etc.). \nSupport learning and development assessments and content development. \nAt the site level partner with leadership to advocate for system investment. \nProcess Leadership and Ownership\nResponsible to lead the execution of Continuous Improvement efforts, building team skills around system improvements. \nExecute loss elimination tasks to improve system and equipment reliability through use of continuous improvement processes and problem solving. \nBuild learnings into training materials and coaching of the operating team members to increase capability of the broader team. \nExecute and identify of manufacturing cost savings initiatives. \nActively 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). \nAccountable 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). \nExecute project support (planning, start-up). \nKnow your Operation, Data and Technology \nAdvanced 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. \nSecure material flow rates and unit operation expertise on the system(s) to ensure optimal production rates, parameters, and formulas. \nEngage with R&D partners on impacts of formulations, cost savings efforts, etc. to optimize system. \nDevelop self through connections and learning from operators, technicians and peers through rigorous application and understanding of continuous improvement methods. \nClearly articulate financial impact to the plant based on business and plant decisions in support of annual financial, capital and capacity planning. \nMinimum Qualifications\nBachelor of Science degree in Engineering, or related degree with applicable experience, or extensive relevant work experience. \nMinimum 5 years of relevant manufacturing experience required \nTheory/functionality of manufacturing systems and unit operations \nAdvanced data and statistical analysis capabilities \nStatistical analysis and analytical methods \nAdvanced Mechanical aptitude, specifically on the technology that the Engineer is connected to in their role. \nExamples of continuous improvement ownership and improvement plan execution \nSound financial acumen at the Plant level to define and drive cost saving efforts \nGeneral Engineering Principles and Continuous Improvement knowledge \nDemonstrated leadership and working in a highly collaborative environment \nSuccess in driving results through process and teamwork \nProven success in reducing losses and improving performance in a manufacturing setting \nDemonstrated technical capability and knowledge of unit operations and manufacturing machinery \nSkilled at communicating between work groups, cross-functional resources, and other members of the plant and corporate teams \nWorking 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 \nPreferred Qualifications\nPreferred 6 years of relevant food manufacturing engineering experience \nFood science or process/packaging science experience \nConsumer Products or Process Industry experience \n\nSALARY RANGE\nThe salary range for this position is:\n$95,300 - $143,200 Annual\n\nAt 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.\nBeyond 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.\n\nELIGIBILITY\nApplicants must meet a minimum 18-year age qualification.\n\nEQUAL OPPORTUNITY EMPLOYER (EOE)\nGeneral Mills is an equal opportunity employer. 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