Associate RD Principal Packaging Engineer

Job Details Company Overview

General Mills is reshaping the future of food. We believe food makes us better. It nourishes our bodies, brings us joy and connects us to each other. As one of the world's leading food companies, General Mills operates in more than 100 countries and markets more than 100 consumer brands, including Cheerios, Nature Valley, Betty Crocker, Yoplait, Annie's Homegrown, Old El Paso, Epic Provisions, Blue Buffalo and more. Are you passionate about the future of food? You've come to the right table. We want the very best talent to help lead something big. Job Overview

The Associate R & D Principal Packaging Engineer is responsible to lead packaging development projects and provide packaging support. This role will also:

- Represent R & D packaging at regional level or execute packaging projects at a global level depending on project requirements
- Champion product quality and package design from design to commercialization
- Connect and actively contribute to R & D packaging team within one of our five technology platforms
- Participate to the R & D Packaging collaboration and direction setting meetings
- Participate in developing the packaging technology road-map

Occasional travels/visits are required to business offices and to the factories (~20%). The role reports into a Packaging R & D Manager, based in Minneapolis.

RESPONSIBILITIES

- Provide packaging leadership and support to both regional and global projects
- Develop and maintain a packaging pipeline aligned with global and regional priorities
- Develop new and innovative packaging material solutions that meet customer and consumer needs while protecting product quality and food safety requirements
- Provide packaging support to innovation and core renovation projects
- Identify and support packaging Total Delivered Cost improvement (Holistic Margin Management - HMM) initiatives
- Collaborate with packaging Operations, Procurement and key suppliers to deliver to global and regional plans
Qualifications

- Bachelor's degree in packaging technology or relevant scientific/engineering discipline
- Minimum 6 years of related experience required; 10+ years preferred
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Strong knowledge of packaging materials (carton board, corrugated board, flexible film), packing equipment and print processes
- Cultural and work style agility
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Good project management skills
- Fluency in another language is a plus

This is a position for which applicants must be currently authorized to work in the U.S. For this position, General Mills will not sponsor applicants for a U.S. work visa.

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Skills required
Engineering
Manufacturing
Research
Prototype (Manufacturing)
Mechanical Engineering
Process Development