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
Provide R&D Process leadership in early feasibility through commercialization of innovation, renovation, and/or cost savings initiatives
Lead experiments and trials at pilot plant & manufacturing scale
Leverage digital tools (e.g., modeling, Process Analytical Technology, programming languages) to accelerate experimentation and advance capabilities
Drive technical rigor through applicable project planning, tools, & documentation
Manage multiple priorities and prioritize based on evolving business needs
Collaborate across ITQ, Supply Chain, Engineering, and internal/external experts to advance ideas through feasibility and implementation
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
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
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
Demonstrated leadership skills with the agility and adaptability to manage multiple situations with a strong learning mindset
Desire to be a possibilities thinker that will be able to translate ideas into action
Builds effective relationships and partnerships with internal and external partners. Strong communication and interpersonal skills
Ability and willingness to travel up to about 25% of the time
PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS
Process development and/or commercialization experience in a pet food space or industry
Experience with Digital tools (e.g., modeling, Process Analytical Technology)
Experience with modeling software, and/or programming language (e.g. Python, R, etc.)
Experience with one of more of the following technologies: meat processing, dryer/oven, extrusion, thermal processing
ADDITIONAL CONSIDERATIONS
International relocation or international remote working arrangements (outside of the US) will not be considered
Seniority level
Mid-Senior level
Employment type
Full-time
Job function
Engineering and Information Technology
Industries
Manufacturing
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