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General Mills, Inc. manufactures some of the most beloved foods in the world, including Cheerios and Lucky Charms, Nature Valley granola bars, Totino's pizza rolls, and Yoplait yogurt. Blue Buffalo became part of General Mills in 2018, so even your pets love us too.

We are looking for team members who come to the table with a shared passion for making food the world loves, to solve problems and shape General Mills for the future. As a part of our manufacturing group, you will be responsible for support of packaging line product quality, quality systems understanding, and assessing Food Safety risks as it pertains to materials, ingredients, finished product, and equipment.

General Mills encourages growth for our employees; if you want to learn new things, attain and prove competency quickly, and apply technology in the manufacturing space; GMI is a great place to start.

Quality Control Technician

What your compensation will look like:

• $24.36 per hour
• Pay for skill program- increase given once you are at advance level $27.46
• Up to 15 days (120 hours) of vacation annually (depending on your schedule) and 11 paid company holidays
• Great paid time off benefits
• 401(k) match
• Health Insurance includes medical, dental and life
• And much more

What your day will look like:

• Creating high quality foods that are eaten EVERYDAY, NATIONWIDE
• Using TECHNOLOGY in an industry-leading facility
• Working with HIGH-LEVEL operators on EXPERIENCED teams that are looking to pass down their knowledge to workers WILLING TO LEARN and get paid doing it.
• CHALLENGING yourself to get the JOB DONE RIGHT and gain skills to take with you to your next opportunity
  • Inspecting incoming raw materials, perform required analytical/physical testing and COA comparison
  • Inspecting incoming raw materials, perform required analytical/physical testing and COA comparison
  • Evaluating in-process and finished product and performing required analytical/physical testing
  • Manage and lead foreign material investigations and resolution
  • Manage hold process
  • Conduct equipment inspection during shut down or change over sanitation
  • Conduct and document monitoring checks of product safety devices (eg. screens, magnets, metal detectors etc.)
  • Management of sensory program
  • Coordination and communication of quality data to operations
  • Providing guidance and support for all plant employees with regards to quality parameters, product requirements, and regulatory/food safety concerns
  • Perform additional task as needed

What your schedule will look like:

8-hour shifts

• 1st shift- 6:30am-2:30pm
• 2nd shift- 2:30pm-10:30pm
• 3rd shift- 10:30pm- 6:30am
• Currently hiring for 3rd shift

Schedule Pattern:

• Monday - Friday and every 3rd weekend

What your growth will look like:

• Be a part of a team that will learn and grow
• Develop leadership skills, that will allow you to focus on new KNOWLEDGE and ability to adopt and implement those ideas
• Ability to operate within a safety culture
• Expanded technical capabilities

• Minimum of a high school education or GED
• 2 or 4 year college degree in related field (Chemistry, Biology, Food Science, Engineering)
• Statistical background/knowledge
• Experience in a manufacturing/production environment preferred

Physical requirements:

• Must be able to lift up to 50 lbs
• Must be able to perform physical tasks for extended periods of time including standing, walking, climbing, bending, pushing, pulling and twisting over surfaces
• Ability to climb and/or work at heights while utilizing stairs, ladders, personnel lifts, or platforms
• Ability to wear protective clothing and equipment such as safety shoes, face masks, safety glasses, hearing protection, a hard hat, a hair/beard net and gloves when required
• Willing and able to adhere to all grooming requirements necessary for a food manufacturing environment
• Ability to work in hot, cold, noisy, dusty, wet environmental working conditions
• Willing to work around industrial high-speed moving machinery
• Ability to work with allergens that might be present in a food environment

COVID-19 considerations:

The health and safety of our employees – and the food we make – is our top priority. We were an early adopter in instituting protection measures in our plants during the pandemic and continue to implement a number of safety precautions to protect our employees.