Job Description:
General Mills is reshaping the future of food. We believe food makes us better. It nourishes our bodies, brings us joy and connects us to each other. As one of the world’s leading food companies, General Mills operates in more than 100 countries and markets more than 100 consumer brands, including Cheerios, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Pillsbury, Totino’s, Old El Paso, Epic Provisions, Blue Buffalo and more. Are you passionate about the future of food? You’ve come to the right table. We want the very best talent to help lead something big. At our Hannibal manufacturing site, we make enough soup in a year to serve the entire world’s population one serving of soup!
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.
Hannibal is a manufacturing facility of approximately 1000 employees serving the Meals & Baking Solutions (MBS) and Snacks Operating Units. Other beloved products we produce are Progresso, Old El Paso, Nature Valley, and Betty Crocker. We operate in a dynamic business environment, with a rich history of performance and growth. We have a diverse and complex product portfolio that ranges from USDA thermally processed canned soups to allergen management on chewy bars. Last year, Hannibal produced +70MM cases across 7 platforms and 17 production lines.
To learn more about our Hannibal plant and the surrounding area, click here!

KNOW YOUR OPERATION, DATA AND TECHNOLOGY:

• Gain exposure through a physical presence on the manufacturing floor to the 4M’s (machine, materials, methods, human) to grow skills and understanding of interdependency of inputs.
• Gain exposure to data and information systems to identify and drive decision making (performance metrics, financial information, data historian, maintenance management system).
• Learn material balances and unit operation capability on your system(s) to ensure optimal production rates, parameters, and formulas.
• Develop through connections and learning from operators, technicians, maintenance, and peers through rigorous application and understanding of foundational systems.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Diploma or equivalent
• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related degree with applicable experience or extensive relevant work experience.
• 1 year of related experience
• Theory/functionality of manufacturing systems and unit operations
• Data and manufacturing performance metrics analysis
• Mechanical aptitude
• General Engineering Principles knowledge

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelors degree in a Technical, Science, Engineering, or Mechatronics field of study
• 2 years of related experience
• Expertise in Thermal Process and High-Speed Manufacturing is preferred
• Consumer Products or Process Industry experience
• Food science or process/packaging science experience
• Statistical analysis and analytical methods
• Demonstrated leadership and working in a highly collaborative environment
• Success in driving results through process and teamwork
• Proven success 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, Manufacturing Analytics, MQIS) and proven success with decision making for results

The Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer, internally called a System Engineer, 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 foundation systems across the platform to secure basic conditions and drive out losses. The 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.
This level is an entry role to the System Engineering career. The primary focus will be on daily troubleshooting, problem solving, and on-the-floor activities to build confidence, capability, and credibility with the theory of operations, 4M relationships, and our product portfolios. It involves significant floor time to understand manufacturing processes, coupled with development within the System Engineering JTA. As progress is made to grow equipment and technical knowledge, overall capability will improve to identify and execute solutions for performance improvements and loss elimination
This role will be focused on the Thermal department.