Job Description
Job Description
OVERVIEW
The General Mills Cincinnati Plant manufactures cereal products for our North America Retail business segment. Our cereal products include Rice Chex, Rice Chex Flankers, Wheat Chex, CTC, Cheerios Oat Crunch, F1, etc.
As a Senior Quality Engineer, you will be responsible for championing food safety and quality on your systems. This role reports to the FSQ Manager. This position will work closely with the Operations team to provide quality, regulatory, and sanitation technical expertise to deliver excellence in product quality and food safety.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Provide FSQ leadership and direction through technical mastery in the areas of regulatory compliance, SPC, system capability, sanitation, and food safety risk mitigation
Provide functional leadership to support plant and department objectives
Use quality engineering principles to collect, analyze and interpret in-process and analytical data to make quality evaluations, recommend actions for improvement and assure resolution
Develop action plans with Operations, R&D, Engineering, and Quality and Regulatory teams to ensure product specifications, analytical procedures and sampling programs are appropriate and meet system capability and key consumer and customer requirements
Provide leadership as needed for initiatives, including but not limited to process improvements, process standardization, and team development
Build alignment and strategy with cross-functional partners; lead risk assessments and root cause analysis activities for issue resolution
Lead quality grid metric improvements
Lead FSSC program and FSSC audits and ensure FSMA compliance; sustain FSSC certification within the facility
Demonstrated ability to apply the tools of statistics, problem solving, and decision making.
Depending on background/experience, advanced sanitation/food safety leadership
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Bachelor's degree in Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, Material Science, or related field
4+ years of relevant quality experience in food manufacturing or other related experiences
Strong bias for action, results, and taking initiative
Demonstrated leadership and ability to navigate complex organizations
Strong written and verbal communication to partner effectively with internal and external stakeholders
Willingness to travel (less than 10%)
Ability to manage projects and be comfortable with ambiguity
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Self-starter who has the ability to prioritize workload while meeting commitments
Strong understanding of product quality, sensory, and food safety
Plant Quality Engineer, manufacturing, auditing/consulting, or related experience
ASQ CQE
ASQ Six Sigma Green or Black Belt
Ability to flex work schedule when required to support a 24/7 manufacturing operation
Demonstrated mechanical aptitude, ability to apply engineering principles, and ability to troubleshoot
Demonstrated ability to apply the tools of statistics, problem solving, and decision making
Demonstrate ability to lead peer group and affect change/department direction via influence management
Flexibility and motivation to cover all areas of FSQ, and able to create innovative solutions to problems with limited resources
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:
Applicants for this position must be currently authorized to work in the United States on a full-time basis, and General Mills will not sponsor applicants for this position for work visas.
International relocations or remote assignments will not be considered for this role.
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
If you need to request an accommodation during the application or hiring process, please fill out our online accommodations request form by following this link: Accommodations Request.
General Mills is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply to any General Mills employment opportunities.
