Job Description:

Position: Manufacturing Technician (Protein Technician)

Shift: 10:00pm - 6:30AM. Sunday-Thursday (Off Friday and Saturday night)

Location: Russellville, AR (ARR)

Mars Petcare is seeking a Manufacturing Technician to join our exciting pet food business at a Russellville, AR, manufacturing plant. We focus on the unique needs of cats and dogs. Our obsession with detail allows us to deliver precise, effective nutrition and help them become their magnificent best.

As part of our overall total compensation package, Mars Petcare offers a competitive benefits package to all associates: Medical, Dental, Vision & Life Insurance, Short- & Long-Term Disability, and 401k match. Associates are also immediately eligible (based on hire date) for up to three weeks of vacation, 12 Paid Holidays per year, Sick Pay, Maternity & Parental Leave, and annual bonus earning potential, plus many other ancillary benefits not listed here.

Purpose of the Role

The entry-level associate functions as an operating team member and maintains the organization's high standards while learning the factory's working processes. Once trained and qualified, this person should be able to demonstrate the ability to execute and follow-up on routine day-to-day production-related tasks, take initiative to identify outages, losses, or improvements in their work areas, and obtain resources to help resolve problems in a timely manner. Day-to-day tasks do include basic computer skills as required for data entry, line operation and quality control data gathering. This job requires strong communication, interpersonal, and team-building skills to support factory objectives.

Principal Accountabilities

Operations:

• Qualify and Perform all required Operational and Maintenance Skill Requirements
  
  
  • Site General Skill Block
  
  
  • Operational Skill Block
  
  
  • Mechanical Skill Block
  
  
  • Foundational Leadership Skill Block
  
  
  
  


• Manage self in areas of Factory Operations
  
  
  • Maintain Safety, Quality, and Sanitation Requirements
  
  
  • Production Metric data gathering and reporting
  
  
  • Perform Basic Preventative Maintenance Tasks
  
  
  
  


• Participate in Continuous Improvement efforts

Key Supporting Competencies

• Read/Write


• Basic Math Skills


• Listening


• Peer Relationships


• Approachability


• Problem Solving


• Time Management

Physical Qualifications

• Standing on a concrete floor


• Wearing proper personal protective equipment (bump cap, ear plugs, safety shoes, uniform)


• Bending, Stooping, twist, turn, standing for extended periods, reaching, climbing stairs and ladders, lifting up to 50 lbs.


• Must be able to adapt to temperature and environmental extremes such as hot to cold, dust dirt and chemicals.

Minimum Qualifications

• 18 years of age or older with a High School Diploma or equivalent.


• Willing and able to work and accept varying shifts and schedules


• Ability to understand and effectively communicate in the English language.


• Ability to meet/maintain the Site's Essential Job Functions

Preferred Qualifications

• Background in feed manufacturing environment and operations


• Demonstrated competency in computer and pc software including MS Office and email

Company paid relocation is not available for this position.

Every associate at Mars has responsibility for the achievement of quality and food safety.

As a privately-held, family-owned company, Mars Petcare US offers benefits which reflect our commitment to attracting and retaining great people. This includes excellent pay, competitive health and dental care coverage, a retirement plan, a very competitive vacation plan and unrivalled career advancement opportunities, to name just a few of our unique and generous benefits.

If you're looking for a place where you can take ownership for your work, where the pace is fast, the environment is built around the importance of open communication, and where employees are called "associates" and treated as such, then we want to hear from you.

We value a diverse work environment and encourage qualified individuals to apply, regardless of race, religion, disability, national origin, veteran status, gender and age. Mars Petcare US is an Affirmative Action and Equal Opportunity Employer.

Visit www.mars.com to learn more about our company and for information about all of our current openings. Please, no agencies.

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.