Production Technician - Pilot Plant Manufacturing

General Mills, Inc; Minneapolis (MN); On-site; USD 52,000 - 70,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills, Inc is seeking a Production Technician to set up, sanitize, and operate equipment for trials, supporting multiple platforms with a cereal-focused scope. The role emphasizes strong customer service for ITQ platforms and cross-team flexibility.

The position runs on a four-day, 40-hour schedule with a nocturnal shift (10 PM–8 AM) on Team 2, with possible overtime and occasional weekend hours as business needs arise.

Qualifications

• High School Degree w/3-5 years of directly relatable experience.
• Team-based delivery of results.
• Basic computer/office suite skills.
• Demonstrated critical thinking and problem-solving.
• Comfort in pilot plant or plant environments.
• Ability to operate equipment safely.
• Understanding of food and human safety.
• Good communication in a dynamic work environment.
• Strong interpersonal relationship-building within the organization.
• Ability to diagnose and resolve conflicts; quick learner.
• Leadership and ownership within a team.
• Maturity under stress and quality focus.

Responsibilities

• Safely operates equipment with food safety awareness.
• Performs basic analytical tests and troubleshooting.
• Demonstrates agility to flex across teams within a platform.
• Handles equipment sanitation and setup activities.
• Demonstrates basic product, process and packaging knowledge.

Skills

High school degree

Team delivery

Basic computer skills

Critical thinking

Adaptability

Operating equipment

Food safety awareness

Communication in a dynamic environment

Interpersonal relations

Conflict resolution

Leadership in a team

Staying composed under pressure

Technical/mechanical problem solving

Quality mindedness

Preferred: experience in food service

Preferred: lab experience

Preferred: multi-priority management

Preferred: CPI/CPG industry interest

Education

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 othersDesire 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)