Hiring: Quality Engineer II - Geneva, IL Company: General Mills Location: Geneva, IL Job Posted Time: 2026-09-10 09:44:34 Employment Type: Full-time / Remote Target Skills & Keywords : Pest, R, Regulatory Compliance About the job Experience: •2+ years of food safety, quality, or related manufacturing experience with proven success reducing risks, related losses, and improving performance (food safety & quality) in a manufacturing setting. Required Skills: •The Quality Engineer II is the technical leader related to the product, championing food safety, quality, and regulatory requirements throughout the system or platform you are assigned to, driving problem-solving and improvements in food safety, quality, and related losses. •You have the unique opportunity to impact the innovation, technology, and quality function by leveraging your knowledge and skills to provide deep technical expertise, become a leader of global connections, and be recognized as a valued partners for their plant, sourcing, and business teams. •Use data and systems, apply continuous improvement techniques, and serve as a coach and technical leader on the floor and within the business teams you partner with for their systems, demonstrating and embracing engaging leadership behaviors. •Lead food and human Safety through Safety 2.0 leadership principles and standards. •Cultivate a human safety culture that reduces risk to our people and communities by increasing capability to discuss, identify, and control critical risk. •Cultivate a food safety culture that is committed to manufacturing safe food that is compliant with policy and regulatory requirements. •People Leadership (25%) •Invest in personal development & growth in quality engineering and beyond. Qualifications: •Bachelor’s degree in Chemical Engineering, Food Processing, Food Science, or other related fields •Demonstrated ability to work well on a team, build effective relationships, and influence others across all levels of the organization. •Skilled in managing cross-platform projects and comfortable with ambiguity. •Demonstrated ability to manage multiple tasks and adjust priorities. •Demonstrated capacity to develop mutual respect with operators, engineers, etc. to execute programs and achieve goals. •Strategic mindset and ability to develop long-term impactful strategies, using strong analytical skills to problem-solve effectively •Demonstrated capacity to lead peer group and affect change/department direction via influence management. •Demonstrated capacity to work both independently and in team settings, including work on project teams that involve other functions, SMES, divisions, or organizations. •ASQ Certified Quality Engineer with FSQ, External Supply Chain or External Quality Management experience. •Knowledge of statistics and related systems (e.g., Minitab), data reporting platforms (e.g., Tableau, Power BI, etc.), MES Platforms (e.g., MQIS), and product protection/ Quality Engineering principles. Compensation: •$71,300 - $107,000 / year Interested candidates, please apply directly through the job posting on company's career page or try via AI auto apply on this platform. Don't miss this opportunity to join a forward-thinking team!