General Mills Employer Reviews

worked for cereal manufacturing plant and was able to recieve great training in a multitude of manufacturing areas such as computer tech., electrical, and machine operation and maintanence.

A typical day consist of cleaning and the general running of the production lines. I learned alot about the cleaning methods used in production factory's. The management at the time was still changing around alot. Co-workers out there really just depended on the type of person. The hardest part of the the job was when the palletizer would go down and – more... you would have to be doing all the stacking on pallets. – less

In the 2.8 years that I worked at Yoplait, I learned almost 40 jobs. I greatly enjoyed being able to learn so much in such a short amount of time. At the time, I thought it was a good way to get job security. A typical day for me was getting to work, getting the janitor keys and the janitor cart, and getting any supplies that I may need on my cart, – more... if I didn't stock it the night before. I would start with cleaning the women's locker room/bathroom. This would include the toilets, taking out trash, cleaning the sinks and mirrors, restocking paper products, sweeping and mopping the floors. Next I would clean the men's downstairs locker room/bathroom, doing exactly what I did in the women's room. Following that, I would ususally head to the second floor and clean the men's room on that floor. Next I would unlock, one by one, the office doors on that floor and take out the trash (every night), and vacuum the floors twice a week. Next I would sweep and mop the upstairs hallway. After I finished that, I would go back downstairs, put my cart away, and sweep and mop, vacuum the rugs, and take out the four trash bags located in the hallway. I also had to restock the hairnets, beard nets, and earplugs located in the hallway. Next I would go onto the main floor and check the paper towel holders and soap dispensers located throughout the plant and replace what was needed. Then I would clean the single bathroom located in milk receiving and the single bathroom located above Go-Gurt, and take out the office trash for this location as well. Finally I would restock my janitor cart, maybe clean the hallway windows if I had time, or sweep the stairway leading to the cafeteria, or clean the elevator. At the end of the night, I would return my keys to the scheduler, and do it all over again the next night. This is the last position that I held at Yoplait, and probably my favorite as well. – less

this was my first job ever so i was really nervous to start this job, as soon as the crew leader gave me directions and teached me how to do the job i got it really quick. what i learned about this job was that i had to be super fast and move around and find something to do when i was done working, i learned how to be responsible with objects. the management – more... was strict also they wanted me and other co workers to keep working till we were done with the order given. the hardest thing about the job was that every time we were done with some orders we had to start doing something new and learn how to work with it, the new orders. the most enjoyable part of the job was when i taped some of the boxes or add stickers to the orders it kept me moving faster. – less

Yoplait a division of GM is an exceptionally productive facility, it is very task oriented, striving for excellence at all aspects of the manufacturing process

Management always there to give you advise when needed
team players through out the building
learn something everyday
co-workers were very friendly

Overall great company, needs to work on looking from within, even at those not at corporate headquarters. Needs to work on promoting field employees to continuity roles to build long term relationships with accounts.

Very good benefits.
Loved dealing with the people in the plant and the folks at Corporate.

The company is closed because can not compete with othe company for this company equipment are old and no investment beeing made to up grade or up dated them.

Have to be ready to work hard an accurate attention to detail.
WMS system was something new I learned.
Lots of common sense needed
good work ethic

Always had a great day at work the co-workers the management the benefits and of course the pay was great.You can move up in the company if you really want to. I looked forward to going to work everyday.

great place to work. excellent customers. good management

basic job was filling train cars and tractor trailors with feed oats and flower clean up and helping out where ever else i could pretty simple

There is no typical day in a manufacturing environment due to it's complex nature. This keeps you busy and allows you to solve a variety of long and short term problems. General Mills has a great culture because they hire great, talented people. They are committed to continuously improving their people, processes, and staying competitive in the global – more... market. – less

• Place product on production lines
• Ensure smooth running of production lines
• Move boxes full of product and stack them on pallets
• Assist GM operators if need be
• Conduct re-work and cleaning of the line and work area
• Gain understanding of GM fruit department products

Good opportunity for advancment. Great benefiys and pay. Very friendly and helpful co workers. Supervisors always willing to help with any problems.

I loved the people i worked with! Free cereal was another great benefit. A Typical work day is working your machine and just making sure it is producing the product. The most difficult part for me was balancing work and life. I never seemed to get caught up on sleep... and did not like who i was becoming because of it.

you was always busy on the lines....i had to make sure the popcorn was in boxes right....cake mixes.....fruit roll ups...

Good Company and plenty of room for advancement is you can become part of the “team”. Horrible work force and heavy union.

I got along great with the co workers
I would like to work first or third shifts
We only had 20 min breaks that was bad
The mangement was bad we went threw three managers in 2 years