Job Purpose / Overview:

 This is a critical role to enable pilot plant experimentation including operation of equipment, receiving trucks, documentation of results, and providing input into the next possible steps to advance the technical learning.  The Pilot Plant activities support the business agenda for Primes Excellence and Innovation while operating in compliance with Mars standards and expectations related to Quality (QMP) and Safety.

Key Responsibilities:

• Loading trucks, live loads and staged loads
• Load and unload pallets from storage racks
• Ability to operate Forklift – (Expert Level)
• Direct ship responsibility including proper disposition of hold product, food safety hold product, and released product
• BOL responsibility / accountability
• Support leadership with all activities associated with the shipping department
• Packout and label products produced at the site
• Packout and label product received at the site.
• Accurately record all transactions on the inventory system
• Accurately follow pack out schedule.
• Manage pack out requests and answer questions that arise
• Responsible for maintaining associate safety and food safety at all times in the Pilot Plant
• Provides Quality control for the finished product produced in the Pilot Plant and ensures that all products leaving the site are safe.
• Use creativity and innovation to solve mechanical or organizational problems. React to getting assignments completed in a timely, effective manner.
• Develops and updates Standard Operating Procedures for equipment and procedures in the Pilot Plant.
• Cleans and sanitizes equipment/machinery and plant facility according to good manufacturing and sanitation practices.
• Performs other tasks as assigned.

Context and Scope:

The Pilot Plant Warehouse role is responsible to be part of a cross-functional and highly collaborative team reporting to the shift manager. This role Is responsible to help in the completion of all pack-outs, prep, execution, and tear-down and clean-up. This includes the attendance of all required team meetings, completing all required documentation, and participation in continuous improvement activities.

The technician role should help to ensure open communication with the pilot plant shift manager, as well as all other Pilot Plant and trial stakeholders including site HSE, Quality and Food Safety, and R&D platform partners. This Includes the escalation of concerns, equipment reliability, planning, and resource concerns.

The Pilot Plant warehouse role may help in supporting operations with Wet, Dry, C&T, and Innovation process trials in an effort to support the delivery of site business objectives.

Education & Professional Qualifications:

B.A/B.S, or broad and diverse knowledge of warehouse operations and processes.  

Knowledge / Experience:

Knowledge of inventory computer systems

Familiar with food processing GMP standards.

 Attention to detail and ability to participate in LRQA annual auditing.

Ability to stand for 8+ hours during a 10-hour shift. 

Ability to lift 60 lbs.

 Ability to operate a forklift.