Senior Manufacturing Process & Packaging Innovator

General Mills Inc.; California; On-site; USD 95,000 - 143,000; Full time

Job summary

General Mills Inc. in California seeks a Sr. Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer to lead technical initiatives on packaging and processing systems. The role emphasizes floor-time work, coaching, and building capability while driving safety, quality, and productivity improvements.

You will collaborate with engineering, ops, and R&D to optimize formulations, processes, and equipment performance, and you will translate improvements into financial impact for annual planning.

Qualifications

• Bachelor degree in Engineering or related field with applicable experience.
• 5+ years of manufacturing experience and strong data skills.
• Knowledge of manufacturing systems and unit operations.
• Strong analytical methods and financial acumen.
• Proven leadership and cross-team collaboration.

Responsibilities

• Lead safety culture and develop risk controls across the plant.
• Drive Continuous Improvement and loss elimination on systems.
• Coach operators and engineers; build training materials.
• Articulate financial impact for annual planning and capex.
• Partner with R&D and engineering for process optimizations.

Skills

Manufacturing engineering

Data analysis

Statistical methods

Cross-functional collaboration

Problem solving

Education

Bachelor of Science in Engineering

Tools

SAP

Maximo/CMMS

Microsoft Excel

Job description

General Mills Inc. in California seeks a Sr. Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer to lead technical initiatives on packaging and processing systems. The role emphasizes floor-time work, coaching, and building capability while driving safety, quality, and productivity improvements.

You will collaborate with engineering, ops, and R&D to optimize formulations, processes, and equipment performance, and you will translate improvements into financial impact for annual planning.