Quality. Responsibility. Mutuality. Efficiency. Freedom. Unusual values for a $5 billion company? Not at Mars North America! The Five Principles of Mars have inspired us for over 90 years. More than a statement of values, they are the explanation for our success and the formula for our future.

Mars North America creates the foods you love, like M&M's®, SNICKERS®, DOVE® and UNCLE BEN'S® . . . and the foods your pets love, too, like PEDIGREE®, CESAR®, WHISKAS® and SHEBA®.

We stand apart because we are a global leader in the food, snack and petcare industries and one of the most successful family-owned businesses in the world. Currently, we are looking for qualified, diverse individuals to apply for the following position:

Quality. Responsibility. Mutuality. Efficiency. Freedom. Unusual values for a $5 billion company? Not at Mars North America! The Five Principles of Mars have inspired us for over 90 years. More than a statement of values, they are the explanation for our success and the formula for our future.

Mars North America creates the foods you love, like M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, DOVE® and UNCLE BEN’S® . . . and the foods your pets love, too, like PEDIGREE®, CESAR®, WHISKAS® and SHEBA®.

We stand apart because we are a global leader in the food, snack and petcare industries and one of the most successful family-owned businesses in the world. Currently, we are looking for qualified, diverse individuals to apply for the following position:

The primary responsibility of this position is to support the Industrial Engineering Department with detailed research and analysis of all plant areas for the purpose of reducing manufacturing costs and improving efficiencies, developing opportunities into projects, and leading and tracking improvements. This role will be proficient in MARS SNACKFOOD US business systems and will use that skill set to assist in proper analysis and problem resolution.
 
Key Responsibilities

• Develop, analyze, monitor, and report site Key Performance Indicators (KPI) performance and lead mitigation activities to achieve and exceed target performance


• Develop supply responses for activity management process and lead site change control process


• Perform area/system reliability analysis and improvements


• Develop and monitor labor and wage standards for site, identifying and mitigating adverse performance to plan


• Maintain key operational performance parameters, including (but not limited to) asset bottleneck and efficiency data


• Manage continuous improvement efforts, self-identified or assigned, to deliver cost savings, optimize service and cost in a dynamic environment, and meet business commitments

• Strong leadership and initiative to drive for results


• Excellent problem solving and analytical skills


• Strong interpersonal skills


• Familiarity with plant operations and comfort in a high speed manufacturing department


• Excellent oral and written presentation skills


• Excellent organization and time management skills

Company-paid relocation is not available for this position.

As a privately-held, family-owned company, Mars North America 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 North America 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.