(University) Internship: Research & Development scientist / Engineer / Packaging at General Mills, Inc in Minneapolis, Minnesota

Job Description:

Overview
We create meaningful products and packaging through a culture of innovation. Our campus hires can start in one of two areas and over time, we encourage and enable movement across these and other areas within Innovation, Technology & Quality.

R&D Development Program:
The General Mills R&D Development Program is a great way to kick-off your career. As part of the program, you will have 2-3 robust experiences in your first few years at General Mills, building broad experience in technical foundations, functional depth, and professional development. The program allows candidates to demonstrate leadership, embrace a learning mindset, build a strong network of peers, develop business context, and learn the General Mills and ITQ culture.

Interns will experience a robust 10-week program leading business critical projects.

Responsibilities

Packaging, Process and product R&D
- Ensure the safety and quality of our food through product, package, and process design
- Create new, improve existing, and eliminate waste from products, package and processes
- Collaborate with internal business partners in Quality and Regulatory Operations, Manufacturing, Sourcing, Marketing, Finance, and Consumer Insights to build and grow our businesses
- Engage external partners around the world to increase efficiency and to identify relevant new capabilities
- Interact with consumers and customers to develop meaningful insights and translate them into product and package concepts, prototypes, and scale up through commercialization
- Leverage scientific training while developing business-specific technical depth

WHAT YOU'LL BE DOING:

- Create new, improve existing, and eliminate waste from products, packaging, and processes
- Collaborate with cross-functional internal partners to build and grow our businesses
- Engage external partners around the world to increase efficiency and to identify new capabilities
- Interact with consumers and customers to develop meaningful insights and translate them into concepts, prototypes, and commercial offerings
- Develop technical depth and business acumen
- Impact people's lives and communities around the world


IS THIS YOU?

- Ability to deliver outstanding results and are developing technical & business acumen
- Learning mindset & cultural agility, curiosity & inventiveness
- 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)
- A strong academic record - typically a 3.0 GPA or higher. .

General Mills is an Equal Employment Opportunity Employer. Women, minorities, veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply to any General Mills employment opportunities.