Shift:

12 Hour Days OR 12 Hour Nights – we ask for you to be open to working nights as we cannot guarantee a day shift position.

Purpose of Role:

To load production materials into the primary piece of equipment, meeting corporate quality and safety standards in the manufacture of pet food.

Principal Accountabilities: 

• To maintain safety standards by using LOTO and confined space entry procedures when working in primary area of the factory.
• To load production materials into the primary piece of equipment, meeting corporate quality and safety standards in the manufacture of pet food.
• Assist product changeovers on primary piece of equipment.
• Communicate with team in order to prevent downtime and quality issues.
• Assist in the operation of equipment for breaks and lunches or as needed.
• Comply with Mars Petcare Quality and Food Safety Practices, GMPs and other Food Safety and Regulatory Standards to ensure we manufacture a quality product.
• Document quality attributes and provides production data for shift reports.
• This position and all site associates are responsible for quality and food safety.

Key Functional Skills/Knowledge:

• Fundamental knowledge of how the primary piece of equipment in the area operates.
• Knowledge of production processes.
• The ability to assist and troubleshoot primary piece of equipment.
• The ability to assist with quality checks and document results using database collection system.
• Food Manufacturing experience and knowledge of food safety
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices

Preferred Skills:

• Food manufacturing experience and knowledge of food safety.
• Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.
• Forklift certified.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma or equivalent.
• 2+ years of manufacturing experience.
• Ability to lift 50 pounds.
• Ability to quickly respond.
• Computer literate with an ability to enter, record, maintain and retrieve data

About Mars:
Mars is a family-owned business with more than $35 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5â„¢, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitalsâ„¢, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, VCAâ„¢ and Pet Partnersâ„¢. Headquartered in McLean, VA, Mars operates in more than 80 countries. The Mars Five Principles – Quality, Responsibility, Mutuality, Efficiency and Freedom – inspire our 130,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Disclaimer:
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.​​​​​​​

Note to Search Firms/Agencies:
Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Mars) do not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Mars and the requisition is position-specific.  Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Mars will be deemed the sole property of Mars and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Mars.