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General Mills · 1 week ago

Manufacturing Process & Packaging Engineer - Cincinnati Plant

Cincinnati, OH

Full-time

Onsite

Senior Level

$94K/yr - $141K/yr

5+ years exp

General Mills is a company dedicated to making food the world loves. They are seeking a Senior Systems Engineer to provide technical leadership and optimize manufacturing processes at their Cincinnati plant, focusing on improving system performance and product quality.

Food and BeverageFood ProcessingManufacturingSnack FoodWholesale

No H1B

Responsibilities

Lead food and human safety through Safety 2.0 leadership principles and standards

Cultivate Human Safety Culture that reduces risk to our people and communities by increasing capability to proactively discuss, identify and control risk

Cultivate Food Safety Culture that is committed to manufacturing safe food that is compliant with policy and regulatory requirements

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 Systems Engineers and plant personnel (MEA, Operations Leaders, etc.)

Support L&D assessments and content development

At the site level partner with leadership to advocate for system investment

Responsible to lead the execution of Loss Tree and Glidepath efforts, building team skills around glidepath development

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 HMM 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 historian, maintenance management system)

Accountable for the operational foundation systems across the platform to secure basic conditions and drive out losses (Clean-Inspect-Lubricate CIL, Centerlines CL and Theory of Operation TOO)

Execute project support (planning, start-up)

Advanced expertise in the 4M's through a physical presence on the manufacturing floor (machine, materials, methods, human) to build capability in others understanding of interdependency of inputs

Actively showcase system mastery via application and understanding of Operations Foundational Systems

Secure material balance 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, HMM efforts, etc. to optimize 4M interface

Develop through connections and learning from operators, technicians and peers through rigorous application and understanding of foundational systems

Clearly articulate financial impact to the plant based on business and plant decisions in support of annual financial, capital and capacity planning

This position will provide backup support as needed, ensuring business continuity and operational efficiency

Qualification

Food science experienceManufacturing systems knowledgeData analysis capabilitiesMechanical aptitudeContinuous Improvement knowledgeStatistical analysis methodsFinancial acumenManufacturing data systemsLeadership skillsCollaborative environmentCommunication skillsProblem-solving skillsTeamwork

Required

Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related degree with applicable experience or extensive relevant work experience

5+ years of related experience

Food science or process/packaging science experience

Theory/functionality of manufacturing systems and unit operations

Advanced data and statistical analysis capabilities

Consumer Products or Process Industry experience

Statistical analysis and analytical methods

Advanced Mechanical aptitude, specifically on the technology that the Engineer is connected to in their role

Examples of Loss Tree and Glide path 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 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