Quality Engineer or Quality Engineer II - Cincinnati, OH

at  General Mills

Job Description:

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Provide product quality and food safety leadership through management of solid foundational prerequisite programs and HACCP Utilizing ISO 22000 standards (FSSC).
• Provide functional leadership to support plant and department objectives
• Drive Continuous Improvement and Hold Order Prevention Initiatives
• Use quality engineering principles to collect, analyze and interpret in-process and analytical data to make quality evaluations, recommend actions for improvement and assure resolution
• Provide leadership and technical support for R&D, Cost Savings, reformulations, and new product start-ups
• Develop action plans with Operations, R&D, Engineering, and Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure product specifications, analytical procedures and sampling programs are appropriate and meet system capability and key consumer and customer requirements
• Provide training in food science, food safety, quality, applied statistics, and quality measurement systems to appropriate personnel.
• Drive sanitary design improvements for processing and packaging systems.
• Ensure the facility meets all GMP/regulatory, HACCP, sanitation, and product safety guidelines.
• Collaborate with product managers to address customer complaints and manage product issues.
• Lead run to target initiatives on assigned system.
• Provide technical expertise to drive root cause to problem areas.
• Provide leadership for sanitation excellence.
• Possible Sanitation program and team leadership.

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• For Quality Engineer- Bachelors Degree in a relevant degree field with 0-1 years of relevant experience
• For Quality Engineer II - Bachelors Degree in a relevant degree field and 2+ years of relevant quality manufacturing experience
• Ability to manage projects and set clear expectations.
• Ability to flex work schedule when required to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation. This includes weekend on-call support and early/late work hours, as needed.
• Travel <5% of time, flexible travel schedule.

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Plant Quality Technician and/or Quality Engineer, manufacturing, or auditing/consulting experience.
• Self-starter who can prioritize workload, while meeting commitments.
• Understanding of product quality, sensory, food safety, and regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of Zero Loss Culture philosophy and tools.
• Demonstrated leadership and initiative.
• Demonstrated ability to navigate complex organizations.
• Ability to multi-task and react quickly in order to support a manufacturing environment.
• Understanding of internal policies/standards, regulatory requirements.
• Understanding of FSSC and Costco guidelines.
• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude, ability to apply engineering principles, and ability to troubleshoot.
• Demonstrate understanding of technology, complexity of products, machinery, and costs.
• Demonstrated ability to apply the tools of statistics, problem solving and decision making.
• Root cause analysis and problem solving.

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