Food R&D Technologist: Prototyping to Scale-Up

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

Benefits offered by this job

Health benefits

Retirement plan

Wellbeing support

Annual incentive program

Job summary

General Mills, Inc. in Minnesota is seeking a Technologist to support the Family Favorites Business Unit across Kid cereal brands, Cereal Innovation—including Growth Acceleration into new spaces—and Emerging cereal brands.

This role will provide broad technical support across the FFBU team and work closely with other developers to bring ideas from early-stage concepts through commercialization. You will drive prototyping, laboratory experimentation, pilot plant learning, scale-up and

Qualifications

• 2-Year Degree or High School Degree with 2+ years of directly relatable experience.
• Demonstrated strong technical and problem-solving skills.
• Comfortable in a lab, pilot plant and manufacturing environment.
• Strong organizational, documentation and project management skills.
• Ability to work independently and with a team.

Responsibilities

• Support product R&D across the Big G Family Favorites Business Unit (FFBU).
• Design, coordinate, execute and document experiments across benchtop, pilot plant and full scale manufacturing.
• Capable of learning equipment and technology across multiple technical platforms.
• Safely operate equipment, understand food safety requirements and perform risk assessments.
• Basic product formulation.
• Support product evaluations and consumer learning.
• Create product formulations, specifications, and documentation in General Mills (GMI) systems.
• Participate in pipeline building activities and leverage the prototype for feasibility.
• Use Digital Tools to drive faster insights and connected learning.
• Communicate and collaborate with internal & external team members.

Skills

Technical skills

Lab experience

Documentation

Project management

Education

2-Year Degree

High School Degree with 2+ years experience

Tools

GMI systems

Job description

General Mills, Inc. in Minnesota is seeking a Technologist to support the Family Favorites Business Unit across Kid cereal brands, Cereal Innovation—including Growth Acceleration into new spaces—and Emerging cereal brands.

This role will provide broad technical support across the FFBU team and work closely with other developers to bring ideas from early-stage concepts through commercialization. You will drive prototyping, laboratory experimentation, pilot plant learning, scale-up and