General Mills is Hiring | Process Lead |

Position – Process Lead
Company – General Mills
Location – Nashik, Maharashtra, IN

Job description

India Foods Business is a full-service manufacturing and marketing unit comprising over 500 employees spread across over multiple locations across India. Our strong suite of products includes the Pillsbury, Betty Crocker, Haagen-Dazs and Nature Valley brands in both direct-to-consumer and B2B channels across Retail, Food Service and Bakeries & Exports. We combine the capabilities of a global enterprise with the entrepreneurial spirit and cultural awareness you would expect of a smaller local company.

POSITION TITLE  : Process Lead
REPORTS TO       : Platform Manager
LOCATION          : Nashik

1. THE ROLE

1. Purpose of the Position

Provide Process Engineering expertise to the operations team and supporting the plant manufacturing excellence journey.

2. Key Responsibilities & Expectations

1) Operating Principle of unit operations

1. Understand the process & create transformation matrix
2. Understand & create CL critical to transformation for right product first time & uniform operation – both Dynamic and static
3. Health Check all the CIL and rectify as per losses and must to have for machines
4. Create troubleshooting guides & SOP’s for all operations

2) Plant AM DMS owner for CIL , CL & Defect handling system & execute 5S standard for Plant

3) Capability Building

1. Build self and team’s capability on OBT and Lead with smaller groups to eliminate chronic problems
2. Coach team & initiate culture of shop floor Troubleshooting through systemic approach ( use of appropriate tools , involving Line operators)
3. Deep Dive WPF ( Unplanned Downtime) and generate systemic action plans

4) Digitalization & Automation

1. Work closely with Engineering team and lead Automation project from Operations
2. Identify and automate the data gathering systems & create into meaningful insights – across the Plant ( start with operation)
3. Explore & Lead packing automation for Frozen

5) Other Ongoing Support

1. Lead System Utilization Improvement for the platform.
2. Support in Site Food Safety Risk Assessment Action Plan.
3. Support in Site Instructure/Technology Upgradation Projects.
4. Support in New Product Development Programs for the site.
5. Support in Cost Saving & People Development Initiatives.

3. Candidate Profile

• BE / BTech in Mechanical Engineering (Premier Engineering Institutes).
• Having 2-5 years of relevant work experience in FMCG Industry in driving Process Improvement Projects for Manufacturing.
• Willing to come in Shifts and extend beyond usual working hours of the factory.
• Able to make sound technical decisions and appetite to take risks.
• Good Communication & Overall Leadership Skills to develop her/his career in General Mills.
• Must be comfortable working in a matrixed organization.

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.