Food Safety & Quality Associate - Campus Recruiting

OVERVIEW AND RESPONSIBILITIES

Food Safety & Quality leads programs and provides technical expertise to ensure the safety, regulatory compliance and quality of General Mills food.

WHAT YOU’LL BE DOING

Quality Associates will experience a 2-year rotational program that provides in-role experiences to build expertise in Food Safety and Quality, manufacturing, and people leadership. The QA will be a key team player on their assigned system(s), with no two days the same within the manufacturing facility. The variety of tasks include: evaluate and implement food safety and quality systems improvements; collect, analyze and interpret data to make FSQ decisions; and assess risk using problem solving techniques. While in this program, QA’s will also develop a professional network with other early career employees within the facility and across the supply chain.

Upon completion of the program, QA’s can apply internally for a next role, either at the same location or elsewhere. Starting assignments include a variety of manufacturing locations across the country.

• Manage issues with non-conforming product including risk assessment, decision making, and analysis to eliminate future occurences
• Foster external relationships with regulatory, industry and audit agencies in support of global manufacturing
• Collaborate with internal business partners in R&D, Operations, Engineering, and Maintenance to validate manufacturing controls and system capability
• Build Food Safety Culture and teach food safety programs
• Protect General Mills’ brands and engender consumer trust by ensuring the manufacturing of safe, quality food
• Lead safety and quality strategy and take action to address gaps and effectively mitigate risk.
• Meet consumer and specification requirements

IS THIS YOU?

• Great people who deliver outstanding results and are developing technical & business acumen
• Learning & cultural agility, curiosity & inventiveness are key in Food, Safety & Quality
• Strong interpersonal & communication skills, passion, enthusiasm, and professional maturity

QUALIFICATIONS

• Pursuing any degree, but typically a B.S., M.S., or Ph.D degree in Food Science or Engineering (primarily Chemical / Food Process / Packaging / Industrial / Material Science)