Tyler Hines
About Tyler Hines
Tyler Hines is the Food Safety and Quality Leader - Global Dairy at General Mills, with extensive experience in quality engineering and regulatory operations.
Current Role at General Mills
Tyler Hines is the Food Safety and Quality Leader - Global Dairy at General Mills, based in the Greater Minneapolis-St. Paul Area. He oversees food safety and quality initiatives for the company's global dairy products, managing a diverse team spread across the US, Canada, France, Great Britain, and Brazil.
Previous Positions at General Mills
Tyler Hines has an extensive history with General Mills, having held multiple key roles. He served as Plant Quality and Regulatory Operations Manager from 2011 to 2014, Quality and Regulatory Operations Product Manager - Cereal from 2008 to 2011, Senior Quality Engineer at the West Chicago Plant from 2005 to 2008, and Quality Engineer at the Covington Plant from 2003 to 2005.
Education and Expertise
Tyler Hines graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a Bachelor of Science in Materials Science and Engineering. He is a certified quality engineer with deep expertise in HACCP, Problem Solving tools, Root Cause Analysis, Continuous Improvement, and Business Process Improvement. His knowledge extends to FSSC 22000/GFSI audit schemes.
Leadership and Management
In his current role, Tyler Hines manages a team of seven individuals across multiple countries including the US, Canada, France, Great Britain, and Brazil. He is known for his ability to drive innovation and implement effective quality and food safety measures in the global dairy sector.
Problem-Solving and Innovation
Tyler Hines is recognized as an innovative change agent with a knack for finding new insights to solve challenging and longstanding problems. His approach to continuous improvement and business process enhancement has enabled significant advancements in quality and food safety operations at General Mills.