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.

Job Purpose:

The Quality and External Manufacturing Technologist position is an essential position in Mars Fishcare ensuring all relevant Mars Q&FS standards are implemented and continuously improved to assure quality and product safety and compliance, protecting the consumer and our brands.  Responsibilities span site Q&FS, external manufacturing (EMQM) and supplier quality assurance (SQA).   This role also helps the sites overall compliance program for FDA pharma products.  Priorities are established based on the needs of the business unit. 

What we are looking for:

Minimum Requirements:

• A BS degree in Chemistry, Food Science, Engineering or related technical field
• 2+ years of experience in a technical area such as R&D, product development, laboratory management, quality management systems, and/or food process engineering
• Basic understanding of regulatory compliance to FDA Standards

Preferred Qualifications:

• Advanced degree
• Previous auditing experience

Key Responsibilities:

• Manage the site based internal audit program to ensure all processes and procedures are managed in accordance to corporate Quality and Food Safety Standards, Business Unit QFS directives and FDA regulations.
• Back up for the PRIMP incident owner
• Facilitate the corrective and preventative action programs in compliance to MARS QMP standards.
• Member of the Food Safety Team, back up team leader
• Facilitate compliance to the Business Unit microbiology testing program including site data analysis, reporting and recommendations on site improvements and or escalations for non-compliances.
• Responsible associate for the sites hold management systems (Nexus ) ensuring requirements and procedures including product disposition and destruction
• PRIMP team member, responsible for quality inputs needed for root cause analysis session for product related incidents (PRIMPS) and make recommendations to correct issues.
• Participate in continuous quality improvement.
• Conduct analysis on consumer complaint trends and recommend actions for improvements
• Provide training on relevant food safety standards to supply associates.
• Lead the consumer and customer complaints investigations process ensuring follow up in appropriate timings and recommend actions to site QFS mgr.

• Must be able to effectively manage the External Manufacturers remotely
• Create an aligned/ harmonized QMS process for External Manufacturing in the Mars Fishcare Segment
• Define the road map that will lead to full compliance to our global and regional standards
• Qualify new external manufacturing locations against the global EMQM standard through preliminary, qualification, start-up and compliance audits.
• Define and drive the implementation of QMS as needed to ensure compliance to global EMQM standard

What can you expect from Mars?

• The opportunity to learn, develop and take charge of your own career.
• An industry competitive salary and benefits package. 
• To be respected and valued.
• The Five Principles at the center of every decision we make.
• The opportunity to work cross functionally, add value and impact a better world for generations to come.

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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.