Company Overview:
Our Brands. Your Legacy. Great brands start with the
people that make them great. One of the world's leading food companies,
General Mills operates in over 100 countries and markets more than 100
consumer brands, including Cheerios, Hδagen-Dazs, Nature Valley, Betty
Crocker, Pillsbury, Green Giant, Old El Paso, Progresso, Cascadian Farm,
Muir Glen and more. Headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, U.S.A.,
General Mills had fiscal 2009 global net sales of US$15.9 billion,
including the companys US$1.2 billion proportionate share of joint
venture net sales. We seek out the best of the best and give them
development, support and the chance to lead something big. If youre ready
to fulfill your potential, consider sharing your talents with the outstanding
people of General Mills. You will work with legendary brands, nourish
people around the world, and start building your own legacy.
Function Overview: The Quality
and Regulatory Operations (QRO) organization leads delivery of product
quality, food safety, regulatory requirements and productivity to meet our
customer and consumer expectations and our business needs.
Position Description: As a
Quality Engineer in our dry mix facility, you will drive product quality,
food safety, regulatory requirements and productivity to meet our
customer/consumer expectations and our business needs. New flour crop
transition, trial orders, new product start-ups, and reformulations are
just a few of the numerous opportunities you will have to partner with our
suppliers, cross-functional teams, R&D, Sales, and our customers to
deliver consistent, high quality mixes.
Accountabilities: Provide QRO leadership and
direction through technical mastery in the areas of regulatory compliance,
SPC, dry mix processing/packaging, sanitation, hold order management and
food safety risk mitigation. Provide plant technical support
for new products, reformulations, and projects. Partner with operations,
maintenance, sanitation and engineering to continuously reduce risk within
operating plant. Ensure our facility meets Food
Safety & Regulatory policies. Assist in customer and 3rd
party audits. Provide training in the areas
of quality systems, SPC, regulatory, and food safety. Collaborate with sales and
R&D to address product issues. Provide functional leadership
to department to support Plant objectives. Drive Continuous Improvement
methodologies. Ability to be flexible with
work hours, shifting priorities, and ambiguity. Develop action plans with
Operations, R&D, Engineering, and QRO teams to insure product
specifications, analytical procedures and sampling programs are
appropriate and meet system capability and key consumer requirements. Using quality engineering
principles to collect, analyze and interpret in-process and analytical
data to make quality evaluations, recommend actions for improvement and
assure resolution. Provide risk assessment
analysis and manage issues with non-conforming product to ensure proper
control, minimize losses, and provide analysis to eliminate future
occurrences. Review plans for new processing
and packaging systems and ensure an effective product safety and
sanitation design. Provide leadership and
technical expertise in activities related to ingredients, analytical methods,
and data management. Ensure the facility meets all
GMP, HACCP, regulatory, sanitation, and product safety guidelines. Other duties as assigned.
Required
Qualifications: BS degree required Quality Engineering experience
in food manufacturing Strong analytical and problem
solving skills Ability to manage through
influence and work effectively with a variety of people, teams, and
departments Demonstrated
results-orientation Ability to manage multiple
tasks and adjust priorities Proactive in addressing issues
and seeking improvement opportunities Demonstrated understanding of
technology, including complexities of products, machinery, and costs Ability to implement change Ability to train and develop
others individually and in teams Proven leadership ability Knowledge of product protection
and quality engineering principles Good written and verbal
communication skills
Desired Qualifications: ASQ Certified Quality Engineer
(CQE) BS or MS degree in Food Science
or Engineering preferred.
