Job Description:
JOB OVERVIEW
As the Pet segment continues to grow, we are looking for a Sr. R&D Engineer to join our Pet R&D Process team to help enable us to deliver on the short- and long-term plans in this critical category for General Mills. In this Sr. R&D Engineer role, you will develop expertise across Pet processing technologies to commercialize products, enable efficiencies at select manufacturing locations, and unlock Digital-enabled capabilities to accelerate growth.
In this role, you will have the unique opportunity to leverage your strong technical, possibilities-thinking, and influence skills to advance projects from concept through commercialization. This role will help ensure products are manufactured as designed and unlock efficiencies through Digital tools / capabilities. You will be responsible for partnering across Pet Innonvation R&D, Engineering, Supply Chain, and other cross-functional partners to deliver impact.
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KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
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Provide R&D Process leadership in early feasibility through commercialization of innovation, renovation, and/or cost savings initiatives
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Lead experiments and trials at pilot plant & manufacturing scale
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Leverage digital tools (e.g., modeling, Process Analytical Technology, programming languages) to accelerate experimentation and advance capabilities
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Drive technical rigor through applicable project planning, tools, & documentation
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Manage multiple priorities and prioritize based on evolving business needs
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Collaborate across ITQ, Supply Chain, Engineering, and internal/external experts to advance ideas through feasibility and implementation
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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Bachelor’s degree or Masters Degree in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Food Science, Food Engineering or other related field and 5+ years of product development and commercialization experience in a human or pet food environment
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Ph.D in Chemical Engineering, Industrial Engineering, Food Science, Food Engineering or other related fields and 3+ years of product development and commercialization experience in a human or pet food environment
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Demonstrated leadership skills with the agility and adaptability to manage multiple situations with a strong learning mindset
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Desire to be a possibilities thinker that will be able to translate ideas into action
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Builds effective relationships and partnerships with internal and external partners. Strong communication and interpersonal skills
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Ability and willingness to travel up to about 25% of the time
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
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Process development and/or commercialization experience in a pet food space or industry
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Experience with Digital tools (e.g., modeling, Process Analytical Technology)
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Experience with modeling software, and/or programming language (e.g. Python, R, etc.)
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Experience with one of more of the following technologies: meat processing, dryer/oven, extrusion, thermal processing
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
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International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered
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 other and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.