Senior Manufacturing Process and Packaging Engineer

OVERVIEW “Love them like family, feed them like family.” Everything at Blue Buffalo starts with this simple idea. This is an exciting time to join the Blue Buffalo family, as the company is on a journey to revolutionize relationships with Pet Parents. Our Joplin facility manufactures a variety of dry dog food and dog treats. The Pet segment is unique in the General Mills’ portfolio because of the deep integration with the business and Supply Chain. There truly is no place like BLUE. We are looking for Buffs who come to the table with a shared passion for making food the world loves, to solve problems and shape General Mills - Blue Buffalo for the future. The Senior Manufacuturing Process and Packaging Engineer will provide technical leadership as an equipment, system, and product specialist. This role is responsible to identify, lead, develop, and execute solutions for performance improvements through strong business partnership, strategic productivity, capacity solutions and continuous improvement efforts. KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES Food and Human Safety: • Demonstrate clear understanding and execution of human and food safety practices Technical Knowledge • Demonstrate understanding of unit op functionality and key transformations • Demonstrate product and material knowledge • Demonstrate and coach problem solving • Demonstrate expertise in manufacturing information systems (MQIS, RMT, Maintenance CMMS, SAP, VantagePoint, PLM, etc.) • Develop and maintain material balances and unit operation capability information to ensure optimal production rates, parameters, and formulas. • Demonstrate understanding of quality metrics, analysis methods and procedures Technical Leadership: • Leverage and advance system through people process and technology • Support a technical training and transfer plan for system • Provide leadership in application of performance metrics (data accuracy) • Lead and support technical improvements • Coach and provide technical expertise on foundational systems (process centerline, CILs, basic conditions, etc.) • Understand and leverage accounting principles for plant, system, and products • Apply statistical methods to solve problems Holistic Margin Management: • Identify, vet, and implement HMM solutions • Support business driven HMM initiatives Product and Technology Commercialization: • Deliver key technical elements for capital projects and vertical start up process • Provide technical guidance and system knowledge in new and reformulated product launch Future State Strategy: • Lead development of future state (cost and capacity) • Lead development of current and future state Loss Tree/Glidepath • Provide technical expertise in development of improvement plan • Identify, develop, lead & execute equipment and system improvements that deliver financial and performance benefits. (overuse reduction, reliability improvements) • Develop and champion a system vision, technical road map and capital needs to support Long Range Plan MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related degree with applicable experience or extensive relevant work experience • Minimum of 3 years related work experience in process and/or packaging engineering, process/ system development, product development, quality engineering, maintenance, or manufacturing. • Demonstrates learning agility, technical leadership, adaptability, analytical and problem-solving skills, decision making, and trouble-shooting abilities • Demonstrates ability to work with and influence diverse groups at various levels and across functions. • Strong interpersonal skills, effective written and oral communications PREFERRED QUALIFICATIONS • Experience with Foundational Systems • Experience working with external suppliers • Expertise with Troubleshooting Tools and facilitating root cause analysis • Demonstrated: • Leadership • Influence management • Collaborative team player • Self-Starter 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.