Job Description:

Job: Operator

Hiring Manager: April Steele

Shift: Days

Location: Mars Petcare (Fort Smith, AR)

Mars Petcare is seeking Operators to join our exciting pet food business at a Fort Smith, 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.

Shift Information:

Lines 1-6: 8-hour straight shift (nights); the days worked rotate from Monday to Friday one week and Tuesday to Saturday the next week.

Lines 7-10: 12-hour straight shift (nights), working days will be a 2-2-3-day rotation.

Purpose of Role:

Load production materials into the primary piece of equipment to meet corporate quality and safety standards in pet food manufacturing.

Responsibilities: 

To maintain safety standards by using LOTO and confined space entry procedures when working in the primary area of the factory.To load production materials into the primary piece of equipment, meeting corporate quality and safety standards in pet food manufacturing.Assist product changeovers on a primary piece of equipment.Communicate with the team to prevent downtime and quality issues.Assist in operating equipment for breaks and lunches or as needed.Comply with Mars Petcare Quality and Food Safety Practices, GMPs, and other Food Safety and Regulatory Standards to ensure we manufacture a quality product.Document quality attributes and provides production data for shift reports.This position and all site associates are responsible for quality and food safety.

Key Functional Skills/Knowledge:

Fundamental knowledge of how the primary piece of equipment in the area operates.Knowledge of production processes.The ability to assist and troubleshoot a primary piece of equipment.The ability to assist with quality checks and document results using a database collection system.Food Manufacturing experience and knowledge of food safetyKnowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices

Preferred Skills:

Food manufacturing experience and knowledge of food safety.Knowledge of Good Manufacturing Practices.Forklift certified.

Minimum Qualifications:

High School diploma or equivalent.2+ years of manufacturing experience.Ability to lift 50 pounds.Ability to quickly respond.Computer literate with the ability to enter, record, maintain, and retrieve data.

About Mars, Incorporated 

Mars is a family-owned business with over 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.