Team Member at Mars, Incorporated in Topeka, Kansas

Job Description:

Job Description:

Packaging Operators are system experts in their assigned areas and highly functional in multiple areas. They also ensure efficiency, operational conformance, product quality, and continuous improvement. They function as members of an area team directly responsible for the efficient production of quality products in the required quantities. They operate/change over specified machinery in the assigned area.

Packaging Operators must have the skill set to train and/or perform the tasks of other associates in the area as needed. This job requires strong communication, interpersonal, and team-building skills to support site objectives.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs all assigned activities & job tasks within a line or area.


• Operates equipment safely and efficiently.


• Takes corrective actions to solve problems at the root cause level.


• Able to assess equipment operating reliability and perform routine repairs, adjustments, and malfunction troubleshooting.


• Performs and/or works with maintenance to complete preventative maintenance of equipment.


• Able to maintain accurate records of quality control checks, production numbers, or waste performance.


• Keeps detailed logbooks: Performs all shift support documentation in a quality matter.


• Performs quality control tasks such as metal checks, inspection of date codes, item numbers, dump logs, etc.


• High degree of ownership for product quality: Performs all standard quality checks & other quality-related duties.


• Able to operate a forklift.


• Able to operate a computer and utilize the basic standard desktop systems (LSS, PSL, MIS, SQCIS, etc.).


• Understand principles of inventory control.


• Knows the plant's products and goals.


• Understand production schedules, production computer systems, and work instructions.


• Has general knowledge of Mars & the systems used by the business.

Physical/Environmental Requirements:

• Standing on a concrete floor.


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


• Bending, stooping, twisting, turning, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 lbs.


• Required to work weekends during peak season.


• Required to work mandatory overtime during peak season.

Minimum Qualifications:

• High School diploma, GED, or equivalent education.


• Standing on a concrete floor.


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


• Bending, stooping, twisting, turning, standing for extended time periods, reaching, climbing stairs, and lifting up to 50 lbs.


• Forklift assignments require OSHA certification and getting on and off frequently.

Preferred Qualifications:

• 1+ years of manufacturing experience operating a variety of machines.


• Knowledge of inventory control principles


• Experience with SAP.

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.

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.

Skills:

Equipment Utilization, Health and Safety, Planning and Organizing, Policy and Procedures, Verbal Communication

Competencies:

Communicates Effectively, Directs Work, Drives Engagement, Drives Results, Ensures Accountability, Interpersonal Savvy, Manages Complexity, Plans and Aligns

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.

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.