Quality Technician

General Mills; Milwaukee (WI); On-site; USD 10,000 - 60,000; Full time

Job summary

A leading company in the food manufacturing industry invites applicants for the FSQ Technician position in Milwaukee. This role involves ensuring product quality through inspections and testing, offering a competitive hourly wage along with comprehensive benefits. Join a team focused on innovation and employee growth in a dynamic manufacturing environment.

Benefits

15 days of vacation annually

11 paid holidays

401(k) match

Health Insurance

Qualifications

• Preferred experience in a manufacturing/production environment.
• Willingness to learn additional electrical skills.
• Ability to solve procedural problems within defined standards.

Responsibilities

• Inspect raw materials and perform analytical testing.
• Evaluate in-process and finished products.
• Provide guidance on quality parameters to plant employees.

Skills

Problem Solving

Basic Computer Skills

Ability to Understand Electrical Circuits

Education

High school diploma or GED

Tools

Microsoft Outlook

Microsoft Excel

Microsoft Word

Maximo (CMMS)

Job description

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together.

Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:

FSQ Technician

Shift hours:

8-hour shifts

• 3rd shift- 10:30pm- 6:30am
• Currently hiring for 3rd shift

Schedule Pattern:

• Monday - Friday and every 3rd weekend

Pay:

• $27.60 per hour
• Pay for skill program- increase given once you are at advance level $30.99

Benefits:

• 15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually and 11 paid holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life
• And much more!

About our Location:

Our Milwaukee manufacturing cite is located in a big city, with big city amenities, but with a lower cost than most. Our site was originally owned by the Gardetto family, who created Gardetto’s by using any broken breadsticks leftover in their plant combined with seasonings! If you ask what some of the things that employees value most at Milwaukee, you will hear about our employee appreciation events, family events, and all employee sporting events and watch events. We have the Chex Club that puts on events once a month for employees. At General Mills, we encourage growth for our employees. At our site, you will find that we have a lot of opportunities for job growth.

Our Products:

Gardettos, Bugels, Chex Mix, Muddy Buddys

What your day will look like:

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it.
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
  • Inspecting incoming raw materials, perform required analytical/physical testing and COA comparison
  • Inspecting incoming raw materials, perform required analytical/physical testing and COA comparison
  • Evaluating in-process and finished product and performing required analytical/physical testing
  • Manage and lead foreign material investigations and resolution
  • Manage hold process
  • Conduct equipment inspection during shut down or change over sanitation
  • Conduct and document monitoring checks of product safety devices (eg. screens, magnets, metal detectors etc.)
  • Management of sensory program
  • Coordination and communication of quality data to operations
  • Providing guidance and support for all plant employees with regards to quality parameters, product requirements, and regulatory/food safety concerns
  • Perform additional task as needed

What you have to offer:

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Ability to solve diverse procedural problems within well-defined standards by selecting from learned responses.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft systems (Outlook, Excel, and Word) and Maximo (CMMS).
• Ability to understand and troubleshoot basic electrical circuits. Must display a willingness to learn additional electrical skills.

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too. We exist to make food the world loves. But we do more than that. Our company is a place that prioritizes being a force for good, a place to expand learning, explore new perspectives and reimagine new possibilities, every day. We look for people who want to bring their best — bold thinkers with big hearts who challenge one another and grow together.

Check out why General Mills Manufacturing is the place to grow a career:

FSQ Technician

Shift hours:

8-hour shifts

• 3rd shift- 10:30pm- 6:30am
• Currently hiring for 3rd shift

Schedule Pattern:

• Monday - Friday and every 3rd weekend

Pay:

• $27.60 per hour
• Pay for skill program- increase given once you are at advance level $30.99

Benefits:

• 15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually and 11 paid holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance- Including medical, dental and life
• And much more!

About our Location:

Our Milwaukee manufacturing cite is located in a big city, with big city amenities, but with a lower cost than most. Our site was originally owned by the Gardetto family, who created Gardetto’s by using any broken breadsticks leftover in their plant combined with seasonings! If you ask what some of the things that employees value most at Milwaukee, you will hear about our employee appreciation events, family events, and all employee sporting events and watch events. We have the Chex Club that puts on events once a month for employees. At General Mills, we encourage growth for our employees. At our site, you will find that we have a lot of opportunities for job growth.

Our Products:

Gardettos, Bugels, Chex Mix, Muddy Buddys

What your day will look like:

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it.
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
  • Inspecting incoming raw materials, perform required analytical/physical testing and COA comparison
  • Inspecting incoming raw materials, perform required analytical/physical testing and COA comparison
  • Evaluating in-process and finished product and performing required analytical/physical testing
  • Manage and lead foreign material investigations and resolution
  • Manage hold process
  • Conduct equipment inspection during shut down or change over sanitation
  • Conduct and document monitoring checks of product safety devices (eg. screens, magnets, metal detectors etc.)
  • Management of sensory program
  • Coordination and communication of quality data to operations
  • Providing guidance and support for all plant employees with regards to quality parameters, product requirements, and regulatory/food safety concerns
  • Perform additional task as needed

What you have to offer:

• High school diploma or GED
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred
• Ability to solve diverse procedural problems within well-defined standards by selecting from learned responses.
• Basic computer skills including Microsoft systems (Outlook, Excel, and Word) and Maximo (CMMS).
• Ability to understand and troubleshoot basic electrical circuits. Must display a willingness to learn additional electrical skills.

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment