Cereal R&D Technologist — Prototyping & Scale-Up

General Mills; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 51,000 - 71,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills is hiring a Technologist to support the Family Favorites Business Unit (FFBU). You will drive prototyping, laboratory experimentation, pilot plant learning, scale-up, and commercialization activities, partnering with developers and cross-functional teams to move ideas from concept to market.

You will work across Kid cereal brands and emerging spaces, ensuring food safety, documentation, and pipeline development while using digital tools to accelerate insights and learning.

Qualifications

• 2-year degree or high school with 2+ years of related experience.
• Comfortable in lab, pilot plant and manufacturing environments.
• Strong organizational and documentation skills.
• Ability to manage multiple projects simultaneously.
• Excellent communication across audiences.
• Proactive in learning and applying new space learnings.

Responsibilities

• Support product R&D across FFBU including Kid Cereal and Emerging Brands.
• Lead portions of projects from early concept to commercialization.
• Design, coordinate, execute and document experiments at benchtop, pilot plant and full scale.
• Operate equipment safely with food and human safety awareness.
• Create product formulations and documentation in GMI systems.
• Participate in pipeline building and leverage prototypes for insights.
• Collaborate with internal and external teams.

Skills

Lab & pilot experience

Technical problem-solving

Multi-project skills

Independent & team work

Learning agility

Effective communication

Attention to detail

Food safety basics

Proficient computer skills

Documentation standards

Education

2-year degree / high school + 2+ yrs

Job description

General Mills is hiring a Technologist to support the Family Favorites Business Unit (FFBU). You will drive prototyping, laboratory experimentation, pilot plant learning, scale-up, and commercialization activities, partnering with developers and cross-functional teams to move ideas from concept to market.

You will work across Kid cereal brands and emerging spaces, ensuring food safety, documentation, and pipeline development while using digital tools to accelerate insights and learning.