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 another and grow together. Because becoming the undisputed leader in food means surrounding ourselves with people who are hungry for what’s next.
JOB OVERVIEW
The Site Technical Manager/Lead is a critical leader accountable for the reliability, safety, and performance of all major building systems—including mechanical, electrical, plumbing, HVAC, automation, and fire/life safety—at the James Ford Bell Technical Center. This role blends hands-on technical mastery with strategic leadership, overseeing maintenance strategy, compliance, process improvement, vendor management, budget delivery, and talent development for a high-performing technical team.
Beyond site-specific responsibilities, the Site Technical Manager/ Lead acts as a connector across our Technical Center and our World Headquarters locations, driving a "one team" culture through unified practices, shared projects, and strong business partner engagement. The Site Technical Manager/ Lead contributes to capital planning/delivery and partners with cross-functional leaders to deliver safe, efficient, and innovative operational solutions while modeling continuous improvement and team collaboration.
This role is part of the Global Shared Service Organization, which provides global business and employee services to employees. We give General Mills a competitive advantage by delivering world-class workplace, facility, and employee service solutions that allow our employees to focus on their core jobs in support of our company purpose, “We Make Food the World Loves.” We are driven to be the premier internal service organization.
The primary site location for this Site Technical Manager/Lead is our James Ford Bell Technical Center in Golden Valley, MN. The James Ford Bell Technical Center is the home of our R&D foundation where ideas come to life. The site includes laboratories, pilot plants, and office space for our technical teams. This site has a large expansion underway that will add flexible technical space and a new wing of pilot plant capabilities to our facility.
KEY ACCOUNTABILITIES
Operational & Maintenance Excellence
Develop and execute site maintenance strategy to maintain building systems
Oversee preventive/corrective maintenance strategy; troubleshoot and resolve to help the team meet target delivery
Ensure reliability, safety, and regulatory standards across building systems
Manage site-level vendor relationships, including coordination of reactive/preventive work and warranty tracking
Budget planning, monitoring, and cost control
First point of contact for critical building issues and resolution
Team Leadership & Talent Development
Lead, coach, and develop the Building Engineer team; recruit and onboard new talent
Performance management, ongoing coaching and team engagement
Foster a culture of learning, safety and inclusion, leveraging a capabilities matrix for talent development
Strategic Planning & Cross-Functional Partnership
Contribute to site contingency planning
Partner with business/functional leaders to drive customer experience and business engagement
Foster a collaborative team environment through facilitation of cross-site meetings, joint projects, and shared team rituals
Project Leadership & Continuous Improvement
Act as Blackhat for large projects, coach team for all other projects
Drive process improvement and knowledge sharing initiatives
Track and report performance metrics and support continuous improvement
MINIMUM QUALIFICATIONS
Completion of HVAC/R or Facilities Maintenance program from an accredited school
10+ years’ experience in a facilities/maintenance role with proven experience leading teams,…