A mutually rewarding experience.

Work. Realize your ambitions. And realize there’s more to being in business than just making a profit. That’s the Mars philosophy. And the opportunity we offer every one of our Associates. An opportunity to take what you do and make it mean more for you, for those around you and for the planet.  What you get here is challenging, interesting work. You get the tools you need to do a great job and you get to have the best possible people on your side to help you do it. And at the same time as getting to find ways to do business better today than we did it yesterday and driving a great career, you also get to build a more enlightened business and drive sustainability.

Because it’s never just about a single person, a single project or a single brand. It’s about how you can grab everything that’s within your reach here and use it to pursue mutual, long-term gain. It’s about having ideas. And ideals. Being prepared to risk failure because the promise of success means we’ll all be a little better off. It’s that mix of integrity and ambition that makes Mars such a special place to work. And why working here is always about more than just a job.

About Mars, Incorporated 

Mars is a family-owned business with more than a century of history making diverse products and offering services for people and the pets people love. With almost $35 billion in sales, the company is a global business that produces some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, UNCLE BEN’S®, MARS DRINKS and COCOAVIA®. Mars also provides veterinary health services that include BANFIELD® Pet Hospitals, Blue Pearl®, VCA® and Pet Partners™. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire its more than 100,000 Associates to create value for all its partners and deliver growth they are proud of every day.

 

Shift/Hours: 

12 hour rotating schedule

Days 6AM - 6:30PM and Nights 6PM - 6:30AM

Shift Rotates Every 3 months

 

This role is to provide support/relief to manufacturing operations team(s) of the site. This role will perform in the areas Receiving, Extrusion, Batching, Packaging, and Quality Technician.  The role functions as a member of an area team that is directly responsible for the efficient production of quality products in the required quantities.

 

Principal Accountabilities

• Operates Extruder, Batching, Packaging, Lab equipment in a safe and efficient manner
• Performs tasks such as CCP checks, line checks, inspection of date codes, item numbers, dump logs, waste logs, MOS sheets, etc.
• Demonstrates high degree of ownership for product quality: Performs all standard quality checks & other quality related duties
• Understands production schedules, production computer systems, work instructions and production inventories
• Monitor activities on the production lines, immediately reporting downtimes to team lead or maintenance or line manager when downtime cannot be corrected by the operator. 
• Assess equipment reliability and performs routine repairs, adjustments and troubleshooting
• Meet training timetables for given role
• Meet expectation of a fully trained backup
• Provide not only coverage but be prepared to offer points of Continuous Improvement
• Problem solving to root cause level.
• Performs and/or works with Maintenance to complete equipment preventive maintenance

• Perform all quality checks as defined by product specification each hour.
• Isolation, segregation and re-evaluation of materials deemed to be non-compliant with regard to established specification
• Conduct both routine and non-routine collection of test data; sending and receiving analytical samples and results as well as communicate process problems and troubleshooting
• Technicians must honestly, neatly and completely in a timely manner document their observations so informed decisions regarding quality can be made

 

Other Principal Accountabilities see job descriptions below:

 

• Extruder Operator
• Mixing Operator Job Description
• Packaging Operator Job Description.
• Quality Technician Job Description.

 

Additional Responsibilities:

• To be able to cover vacation, sick time and any other need for coverage that may arise on or across multiple shifts.
• Participate in site “Continuous Improvement” projects as appropriate.
• Other special assignments as requested by the line manager and the site leadership.

 

Key Functional Skills/Knowledge

• Good communication skills.
• Good math, reading, writing skills and ability to set bin strategies.
• Maintain a clean safe work environment that promotes associate safety and product integrity.
• High level of mechanical aptitude and knowledge, with good skills in troubleshooting and problem solving.
• Excellent housekeeping skills and knowledge of GMP’s.
• Good knowledge of personal computers, use of Microsoft Excel and Word.
• Ability and willingness to develop demonstrate self-directed workgroup leadership and contribute to efficiency, quality and cost optimization with minimal supervision and a positive attitude.
• Ability to lift 55lbs.
• Ability to work under stressful conditions such as heat, cold, heights, dust, dirt, chemicals and /or confined spaces and have full mobility with ability to climb ladders and stairs and do repetitive bending and twisting.
• Forklift certified or the ability to certify.
• Interpersonal skills to work in a team environment through effective teamwork, self-management with a positive attitude and minimal supervision.

 

Minimum Qualifications

• High School diploma or equivalent

 

Preferred Qualifications

• Advanced working and application development skills in Microsoft Office
• 3+ Years in a manufacturing environment

 

 

Mars is an equal opportunity employer and all qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, disability status, protected veteran status, or any other characteristic protected by law. If you need assistance or an accommodation during the application process because of a disability, it is available upon request. The company is pleased to provide such assistance, and no applicant will be penalized as a result of such a request.