Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description:
Do you want to work for a company that knows its greatest asset is its people? Are you ready for the next chapter in your career? If the answer to both questions is yes, then look no further. Here at Mars we now have several exciting opportunities for individuals to come and join our factory team!
Lead a team of 20+ associates with varying levels of responsibility in achieving production targets on a shift-by-shift basis while keeping safety and quality top of mind and, using the Mars 5 principals to guide your decision making. Drive continuous improvement through basic problem solving with the support of your team, focused on the top issues disrupting output. Strategize and implement improvement plans toward making your team more successful in the long term via cross training, up skilling, enhanced training methodologies, etc. Facilitate site initiatives related to the Mars Supply Excellence (MSE) program such as Autonomous Maintenance, FMOS, Progressive Maintenance, etc. as the site works to enhance standards and drive improved adherence. Focus on developing team member capabilities through frequent 1 to 1 connections in addition to formalized Performance and Development Processes. Create a highly engaged environment, driving associates to be the best they can be both in and outside of the workplace.
Preferred Qualifications:
- BASc Eng, BASc Food Science, or BSc preferred. Post secondary completion required.
- Understanding of applicable laws (OHS, ESA, MOL).
- Minimum 3-5 years manufacturing leadership experience.
- Previous people management experience
- Petfood, food, beverage or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
- Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Responsible for leading a team of 20+ associates, providing operational expertise while producing quality product, meeting schedule and design specifications at optimum cost in a safe, hygienic work environment.
- Educate, promote, and develop team operational mindset around efficiency, safety, quality, and service.
- Leverage MSE processes to sustain or improve the performance of several machines, and modular areas within the factory.
- Escalate issues in alignment with protocol and ensure follow through on actions, give full and accurate verbal and written handover.
- Lead problem solving activities within shift, focused on top losses.
- Drive a high level of associate engagement within team; develop associates through the PDP program; address performance issues in a timely manner and provide recognition of exceptional performance.
- Reduces changeover and sanitation times through lean tools.
- Drives site continuous improvement initiatives and projects using shift resources in conjunction with site engineering and CI resources.
- Support business systems development by ensuring all systems transactions are completed, accurate and reported at end of shift.
- Provides direction for third-party temps, contractors, and vendors.
- Execute Shift Manager standard daily work.
- Responsible for following all Quality and Food Safety Policies and applicable procedures.
Required Shift:
12 Hour rotating shifts
Shift rotates between days Monday - Friday (7am- 7:30pm) and nights (7pm- 7:30am).
Pay:
- Starting pay based on experience
- 4% Shift Premium
- Annual Merit Increases
- Annual Bonus
Total Rewards:
- Medical, vision & dental- Starts day one!
- Vacation time
- Tuition reimbursement
- Short/Long Term disability
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
About Mars
We’re a unified force of 150,000+ Associates, taking action every day toward the world we want tomorrow.
Our Five Principles have kept us true to ourselves and to our commitment to treat others in ways that are consistent with those values. Having stood the test of time, these principles will continue, keeping us free to move quickly and plan for the future.
Quality - The consumer is our boss, quality is our work and value for money is our goal.
Responsibility - As individuals, we demand total responsibility from ourselves; as Associates, we support the responsibilities of others.
Mutuality - A mutual benefit is a shared benefit; a shared benefit will endure.
Efficiency - We use resources to the full, waste nothing and do only what we can do best.
Freedom - We need freedom to shape our future; we need profit to remain free.
Note to Parents: https://www.mars.com/about/policies-and-practices/note-to-parents/np-english
For more information, please visit mars.com. Follow us: facebook.com/mars, twitter.com/marsglobal, instagram.com/marsglobal/, youtube.com/mars
For more information about careers at Mars, please visit careers.mars.com Follow us: facebook.com/LifeAtMars, instagram.com/LifeAtMars/, tiktok.com/LifeAtMars
Mars, Incorporated is not responsible for any content or activity made available via third party sites or services.
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Top Benefits
About the role
Job Description:
Do you want to work for a company that knows its greatest asset is its people? Are you ready for the next chapter in your career? If the answer to both questions is yes, then look no further. Here at Mars we now have several exciting opportunities for individuals to come and join our factory team!
Lead a team of 20+ associates with varying levels of responsibility in achieving production targets on a shift-by-shift basis while keeping safety and quality top of mind and, using the Mars 5 principals to guide your decision making. Drive continuous improvement through basic problem solving with the support of your team, focused on the top issues disrupting output. Strategize and implement improvement plans toward making your team more successful in the long term via cross training, up skilling, enhanced training methodologies, etc. Facilitate site initiatives related to the Mars Supply Excellence (MSE) program such as Autonomous Maintenance, FMOS, Progressive Maintenance, etc. as the site works to enhance standards and drive improved adherence. Focus on developing team member capabilities through frequent 1 to 1 connections in addition to formalized Performance and Development Processes. Create a highly engaged environment, driving associates to be the best they can be both in and outside of the workplace.
Preferred Qualifications:
- BASc Eng, BASc Food Science, or BSc preferred. Post secondary completion required.
- Understanding of applicable laws (OHS, ESA, MOL).
- Minimum 3-5 years manufacturing leadership experience.
- Previous people management experience
- Petfood, food, beverage or pharmaceutical manufacturing experience
- Working knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices
What will be your key responsibilities?
- Responsible for leading a team of 20+ associates, providing operational expertise while producing quality product, meeting schedule and design specifications at optimum cost in a safe, hygienic work environment.
- Educate, promote, and develop team operational mindset around efficiency, safety, quality, and service.
- Leverage MSE processes to sustain or improve the performance of several machines, and modular areas within the factory.
- Escalate issues in alignment with protocol and ensure follow through on actions, give full and accurate verbal and written handover.
- Lead problem solving activities within shift, focused on top losses.
- Drive a high level of associate engagement within team; develop associates through the PDP program; address performance issues in a timely manner and provide recognition of exceptional performance.
- Reduces changeover and sanitation times through lean tools.
- Drives site continuous improvement initiatives and projects using shift resources in conjunction with site engineering and CI resources.
- Support business systems development by ensuring all systems transactions are completed, accurate and reported at end of shift.
- Provides direction for third-party temps, contractors, and vendors.
- Execute Shift Manager standard daily work.
- Responsible for following all Quality and Food Safety Policies and applicable procedures.
Required Shift:
12 Hour rotating shifts
Shift rotates between days Monday - Friday (7am- 7:30pm) and nights (7pm- 7:30am).
Pay:
- Starting pay based on experience
- 4% Shift Premium
- Annual Merit Increases
- Annual Bonus
Total Rewards:
- Medical, vision & dental- Starts day one!
- Vacation time
- Tuition reimbursement
- Short/Long Term disability
What can you expect from Mars?
- Work with diverse and talented Associates, all guided by the Five Principles.
- Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.
- Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.
- An industry competitive salary and benefits package, including company bonus.
About Mars
We’re a unified force of 150,000+ Associates, taking action every day toward the world we want tomorrow.
Our Five Principles have kept us true to ourselves and to our commitment to treat others in ways that are consistent with those values. Having stood the test of time, these principles will continue, keeping us free to move quickly and plan for the future.
Quality - The consumer is our boss, quality is our work and value for money is our goal.
Responsibility - As individuals, we demand total responsibility from ourselves; as Associates, we support the responsibilities of others.
Mutuality - A mutual benefit is a shared benefit; a shared benefit will endure.
Efficiency - We use resources to the full, waste nothing and do only what we can do best.
Freedom - We need freedom to shape our future; we need profit to remain free.
Note to Parents: https://www.mars.com/about/policies-and-practices/note-to-parents/np-english
For more information, please visit mars.com. Follow us: facebook.com/mars, twitter.com/marsglobal, instagram.com/marsglobal/, youtube.com/mars
For more information about careers at Mars, please visit careers.mars.com Follow us: facebook.com/LifeAtMars, instagram.com/LifeAtMars/, tiktok.com/LifeAtMars
Mars, Incorporated is not responsible for any content or activity made available via third party sites or services.
Page subject to: mars.com/legal mars.com/privacy