Senior Manufacturing Process & Packaging Engineer - Wellston, OH

POSITION OVERVIEW

The Wellston Plant is the heart of the Totino's business! The plant has three pizza lines and three pizza rolls systems. In addition, the plant makes its own cheese and blends its own spices.

The Senior Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer (internally called a Sr. Systems Engineer) will provide technical leadership as an equipment, system, and product specialist. This role is responsible to identify, lead, develop, and execute solutions for performance improvements and loss elimination through strong business partnership, strategic productivity, capacity solutions and continuous improvement efforts. This role is a technical resource and liaison to drive successful commercialization of business initiatives on manufacturing systems.

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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES

• Influence and develop technical capabilities in themselves and surrounding team through hands on engagement
• Provide technical and business expertise on manufacturing systems/technologies/products and materials
• Demonstrate expertise in machine, materials, methods, environment, and personnel to provide robust operating systems
• Understand and provide expertise for human and food safety systems as they apply to the systems
• Drive loss elimination while improving system and equipment reliability through demonstrated use of continuous improvement processes, problem solving, statistical analysis and support of productivity initiatives
• Provide technical support on capital projects and new product and packaging material testing and start-ups
• Leverage data and information systems to identify and drive decision making (performance metrics, financial information, data historian, maintenance management system)
• Develop strategic technical improvement plans for systems
• Identify and implement HMM solutions to drive out losses
• Maintain material balances and unit operation capability information to ensure optimal production rates, parameters, and formulas
• Serve as a technical liaison for the site including production and maintenance employees, plant technical and leadership team, other manufacturing sites, corporate engineering and R&D organizations and external partners
• Develop and deliver technical training for various levels of the organization and serve as a resource in cross-functional platform/technology/product teams
• Communicating and engaging effectively at all levels in the organization
• Lead development of current and future state Loss Tree/Glidepath
• Coaches/develops operators/technicians as well as line team members through rigorous application of foundational systems

MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS

• Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related degree with applicable experience or extensive relevant work experience
• 3-5 years of related work experience in process and/or packaging engineering, process/system development, product development, quality engineering, or manufacturing
• Recognized technical abilities and practical experience with capabilities in the following areas:
  • Theory/functionality of manufacturing systems and unit operations
  • Data and manufacturing performance metrics analysis
  • Continuous improvement techniques (Lean, TPM, Kaizen)
  • Loss prioritization/quantification and elimination
  • Coaching and training capability
  • Process measurement and controls to optimize system and unit operation performance
  • Mechanical aptitude
  • Problem Solving and Root Cause Analysis
  • General engineering principles

PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS

• Consumer Products or Process Industry experience
• Food science or packaging science experience
• Statistical analysis and analytical methods
• Demonstrated:
  • Leadership
  • Influence management
  • Collaborative team player
  • Self-Starter

ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS

• International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered.
• Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis. General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.

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 other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what's next.

Salary Range

The salary range for this position is $93700.00 - $140700.00 / Annually. At General Mills we strive for each employee's pay at any point in their career to reflect their experiences performance and skills for their current role. The salary range for this role represents the numerous factors considered in the hiring decisions including, but not limited to, educations, skills, work experience, certifications, etc. As such, pay for the successful candidate(s) could fall anywhere within the stated range. Beyond base salary, General Mills offers a competitive Total Rewards package focusing on your overall well-being. We are proud to offer a foundation of health benefits, retirement and financial wellbeing, time off programs, wellbeing support and perks. Benefits may vary by role, country, region, union status, and other employment status factors. You may also be eligible to participate in an annual incentive program. An incentive award, if any, depends on various factors, including, individual and organizational performance.

Reasonable Accommodation Request

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