Sr. Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer

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

**Overview** The Sr. Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer (internally called a Sr. Systems Engineer) role provides technical leadership and serves as a system and product specialist. They are responsible to build the team’s packaging and processing technical skills through a hands-on approach. They are accountable for the operational foundational systems across systems they own and to the plant to secure basic conditions and drive out losses with the platform team. The Sr. Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer plays a critical role to continuously improve by optimizing system performance and product quality while driving strategic productivity and capacity solutions for the platform and ultimately the business. This role showcases a Sr. Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer's knowledge and foundation to build the capability of others. This role centers on consistent manufacturing performance, problem-solving, and improvement. It involves significant floor time to understand manufacturing processes, coupled with development of self and others. The primary focus is improvement and loss elimination activities aligned with system improvement targets and future state goals. This includes supporting team skill development inclusive of content development and talent assessments, advocating for system investments, and articulating their financial impact to plant leadership for annual planning. As knowledge expands, credibility as a strategic partner with Engineering, Ops and R&D will increase. This will allow more intentional focus on other systems and to engage in business plans. **Primary Job Duties:** Safety: * Lead Food and Human Safety through leadership principles and standards.* Foster a culture that reduces risk to our people and communities by increasing capability to identify and control critical risk. Specifically, responsible ensuring safe system designs, managing procedure changes, partnering with site owner for reviews, and coaching best practices, while reinforcing accountability for execution and adherence at the operational level.* Cultivate Food Safety Culture that is committed to manufacturing safe food that is compliant with policy and regulatory requirements.People Leadership and Capability Building * Communicate and engage effectively with teams across the full site.* Regularly engage with corporate engineering, R&D and business teams to advocate for their system current and future state.* Provide early level coaching to early tenure Manufacturing Engineers and plant personnel (Junior Engineers, Operations Leaders, etc.).* Support learning and development assessments and content development.* At the site level partner with leadership to advocate for system investment.Process Leadership and Ownership * Responsible to lead the execution of Continuous Improvement efforts, building team skills around system improvements.* Execute loss elimination tasks to improve system and equipment reliability through use of continuous improvement processes and problem solving.* Build learnings into training materials and coaching of the operating team members to increase capability of the broader team.* Execute and identify of manufacturing cost savings initiatives.* Actively improve the data and information of the system to increase the ability to model and predict opportunity areas (performance metrics, financial information, data history, maintenance management system).* Accountable for the operational foundation systems across the platform to secure basic conditions and drive out losses (Clean-Inspect-Lubricate, Equipment settings, and functional descriptions of equipment).* Execute project support (planning, start-up).Know your Operation, Data and Technology * Advanced expertise in the 4M's (machine, materials, methods, human) through a physical presence on the manufacturing floor to build capability in others understanding of interdependency of inputs.* Secure material flow rates and unit operation expertise on the system(s) to ensure optimal production rates, parameters, and formulas.* Engage with R&D partners on impacts of formulations, cost savings efforts, etc. to optimize system.* Develop self through connections and learning from operators, technicians and peers through rigorous application and understanding of continuous improvement methods.* Clearly articulate financial impact to the plant based on business and plant decisions in support of annual financial, capital and capacity planning. **Minimum Qualifications** * Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering, or related degree with applicable experience, or extensive relevant work experience.* Minimum 5 years of relevant manufacturing experience required* Theory/functionality of manufacturing systems and unit operations* Advanced data and statistical analysis capabilities* Statistical analysis and analytical methods* Advanced Mechanical aptitude, specifically on the technology that the Engineer is connected to in their role.* Examples of continuous improvement ownership and improvement plan execution* Sound financial acumen at the Plant level to define and drive cost saving efforts* General Engineering Principles and Continuous Improvement knowledge* Demonstrated leadership and working in a highly collaborative environment* Success in driving results through process and teamwork* Proven success in reducing losses and improving performance in a manufacturing setting* Demonstrated technical capability and knowledge of unit operations and manufacturing machinery* Skilled at communicating between work groups, cross-functional resources, and other members of the plant and corporate teams* Working knowledge of manufacturing data analysis systems (examples: SAP, Maximo/CMMS, historical trending, system monitoring, etc.), Microsoft Excel, and proven success with decision making for results**Preferred Qualifications** * Preferred 6 years of relevant food manufacturing engineering experience* Food science or process/packaging science experience* Consumer Products or Process Industry experience**RANGO SALARIAL**El rango salarial para este puesto es:$95,300 - $143,200 AnnualEn General Mills, buscamos que la compensación de cada empleado, en cada etapa de su carrera, refleje su experiencia, desempeño y las habilidades requeridas para su puesto actual. El rango salarial de este puesto tiene en cuenta diversos factores, como la formación, las habilidades, la experiencia profesional y las certificaciones. Por ello, la compensación del candidato seleccionado podrá ubicarse en cualquier punto dentro del rango establecido. Además del salario base, General Mills ofrece un paquete competitivo de Total Rewards centrado en tu bienestar integral. Nos enorgullece ofrecer una base de beneficios de salud, jubilación y bienestar financiero, programas de tiempo libre, apoyo para el bienestar y otros beneficios. Los beneficios pueden variar según el puesto, país, región, convenio colectivo y otras condiciones laborales. También podrías ser elegible para participar en un programa de incentivos anuales. El incentivo, en caso de aplicarse, dependerá de diversos factores, incluidos el desempeño individual y el desempeño de la organización.**ELEGIBILIDAD**Los solicitantes deben cumplir con un requisito mínimo de edad de 18 años.**EMPLEADOR DE IGUALDAD DE OPORTUNIDADES (EOE)**General Mills es un empleador que ofrece igualdad de oportunidades. Todos los solicitantes cualificados serán considerados para el empleo sin distinción de raza, color, religión, credo, sexo, orientación sexual, identidad de género, origen nacional, edad, discapacidad, estado de veterano, estado civil o familiar, situación relativa a la asistencia pública o pertenencia o actividad en una comisión local de derechos humanos.**SOLICITUD DE ADAPTACIÓN RAZONABLE**Si necesitas solicitar una adaptación durante el proceso de solicitud o contratación, rellena nuestro formulario de solicitud de adaptación en línea siguiendo este enlace: Solicitud de adaptación.