Production Technician - Pilot Plant Manufacturing

General Mills, Inc; Golden Valley (MN); On-site; USD 45,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills, Inc. is seeking a Production Technician to set up, operate and sanitize equipment for trials on the cereal platform. The role emphasizes teamwork, strong problem solving and quick learning across operations.

It requires flexibility with night shifts and potential overtime as business needs evolve. The position is scheduled four days per week, 10 hours per day (10 PM–8 AM), with specific team assignments and occasional weekend hours.

Qualifications

• High School Diploma or equivalent.
• 2-Year Degree preferred or relevant.
• Strong communication and teamwork skills required.
• Ability to adapt to dynamic shifts and learn multiple platforms.

Responsibilities

• Safely operates equipment and adheres to food safety requirements.
• Performs basic analytical tests and troubleshooting on unit operations.
• Supports multiple platforms within the cereal domain and other operations as needed.
• Shows flexibility to shift schedules and manage overtime when required.

Skills

Teamwork

Problem-Solving

Communication

Adaptability

Leadership within a team

Education

High School Diploma

2-Year Degree

Job description

The Production Technician role involves setting up, sanitation and running equipment for trials will be provide support to various platforms with a focus on the Cereal platform. This role will also exhibit strong customer service for various ITQ platforms.

This position is scheduled four days per week, 10 hours per day from the hours of 10 PM - 8 AM. This role would support Team 2 on third shift with hours as shown below.

• Team 1 : Sunday - Wednesday (Thursday Morning 8AM)
• Team 2: Monday - Thursday (Friday Morning 8AM)

Actual days of the work week, start times and end times may change based on business needs. This position is considered a flex position in that the employee would provide support to not just the cereal platform but can learn various operations for different business to build breadth of capabilities for future development. With advance notification, the candidate will be required to flex to a different shift or have different hours based on evolving business needs. This candidate may be required to work up to 2 hours of overtime before or after their assigned shift and/or occasionally support 8-12 hours on the weekend.

KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Safely operates equipment, understands food safety requirements and ability to perform risk assessments
• Basic analytical tests; basic troubleshooting; skill building on basic unit operations
• Agile, ability to flex across teams within a platform as work needs shift
• Equipment Sanitation & Basic equipment set up activities
• Basic technical skills: product, process and/or packaging

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• High School Degree w/3-5 years of directly relatable experience
• Experience of working in teams to deliver results
• Basic computer/technology skills (Office Suite, other computer programs)
• Critical Thinking & Problem-Solving Skills
• Comfortable in processing (pilot plant or plant) environment
• Comfortable operating equipment
• Basic understanding of food safety and human safety
• Ability to adapt to a dynamic work environment and communicate effectively and contribute to a team environment
• Interpersonal ability to build relationships at all levels within the organization to advance your work
• Ability to diagnose and resolve conflicts with others
• Desire to learn new concepts quickly and apply in productive ways
• Ability to influence others
• Leadership within a team and ownership within your work
• Maturity to navigate through stressful situations
• Ability to assess and solve technical/mechanical problems
• Strong self-starter and holds a high regard for quality of work

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• 2-Year Degree
• Previous experience in a similar field
• Foodservice & Laboratory experience
• Effectively manage multiple competing priorities
• High efficiency in ways of working
• Passionate around the creation of food, CPG industry, and consumer trends (both food and packaging)