Sr. Quality Engineer - Murfreesboro, TN

COMPANY OVERVIEW

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 another and grow together.

Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.

As aSenior

Quality Engineer, you willbe responsible forchampioningsupplier food safety,managingmaterialcategories, and working with both internal and external partners to ensure the safety of General Mills’ products and processes.

You will also have the unique opportunity to impact the plant and the overall ITQ (Innovation, Technology & Quality) function by leveraging your knowledge and skills to providedeeptechnical expertise, become a leader of global connections, and be recognized as a valued partner for our plant, sourcing, and business teams.

The right candidate for this role willleveragestrong project management skills,relationship management skills,be results-oriented, and be able to find opportunities for value creation in order tohelp the company succeed.

The projects you manage in this role will provide you witha high levelof cross-functional exposure and will accelerate your ability to navigate and influence across ourglobalorganization.

In this role you will have the opportunity to develop communication and influence skills, a deep technicalexpertiseoffood safety and quality, and you will havean exposure to manufacturing environments both inside and outside of General Mills.

• Provide Food Safety Quality leadership and direction through technical mastery in the areas of regulatory compliance, SPC, system capability, sanitation, and food safety risk mitigation,and champion material supplier food safety and regulatory compliance

• Manage specificmaterialcategories byidentifyingand reducing supplier food safety and regulatory risk, providing technical categoryexpertise,ensuring specificationcomplianceand assessing supplier performance; provide food safety,quality and regulatory training with our suppliers and external GMI partners

• Provideleadershipas needed for global 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.

• Bachelor’sdegreein Engineering, Food Science, Packaging, Materials Science, or related field

• 5+years of related
  
  Food Safety or Quality experiences

• Willingness to travel
  20-30% of time

• Ability to managecross-platformprojectsand be comfortable with ambiguity

• Demonstrated mechanical aptitude, ability to apply engineering principles, and ability to troubleshoot

• Self-starter whocanprioritize workload while meeting commitments

• Strong understanding of product quality, sensory, and food safety

• Strong understanding ofZero Loss Culturephilosophy and tools

• Demonstratedleadership and initiative

• Demonstratedability to navigate complex organizations

• In-plant quality and manufacturing experience

• FSQ/XQM/ESCExperience

• 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.

The salary range for this position is:

$95,300 - $143,200 Annual

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…