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General Mills

Manufacturing Packaging Engineer - Covington, GA

General Mills

Covington, GA · full time · Senior

$95,300 – $143,200

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What this role is

This role leads technical improvements on packaging production lines at a food manufacturing facility, combining hands-on process expertise with team mentoring to reduce losses and optimize system performance. It suits experienced manufacturing or process engineers who want to deepen their operational knowledge while developing others in a structured continuous-improvement environment.

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What they ask for

Required

  • Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering or related field, or extensive relevant work experience
  • 5+ years of related manufacturing or process engineering experience
  • Food science or process/packaging science background
  • Understanding of manufacturing systems and unit operations
  • Advanced data and statistical analysis
  • Consumer products or process industry experience
  • Mechanical aptitude specific to manufacturing technology
  • Experience with Loss Tree and Glidepath ownership
  • Financial acumen for plant-level cost analysis
  • Manufacturing data analysis systems knowledge (SAP, Maximo, Manufacturing Analytics, MQIS)
  • Leadership and collaborative team experience
  • Demonstrated ability to reduce losses and improve performance in manufacturing
  • Technical knowledge of unit operations and manufacturing machinery
  • Cross-functional communication skills

Nice to have

  • 6+ years of related experience
  • Bachelor's degree in a technical, science, or engineering field

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