Team Member-Various Shifts-$21.86-New Rate at Mars, Incorporated in Topeka, Kansas

Job Description:

Job Description:

Team Members are system experts in their assigned area and are highly functional in multiple areas.

Team Members must also ensure efficiency, operational conformance, product quality and continuous improvement. Functions as a member of an area team which is directly responsible for the efficient production of quality products in the required quantities. Operate/change over specified machinery in the assigned area.

Team Members 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.

What we are looking for:

• New Team Members with 1 year of manufacturing experience


• New Team Members with a strong work ethic


• New Team Members with strong problem-solving abilities.

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


• Operates equipment in a safe and efficient manner.


• Takes corrective actions in solving problems to 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 equipment preventative maintenance.


• 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.).


• Understands principles of inventory control.


• Has knowledge of the plant's products and goals.


• Understands production schedules, production computer systems, work instructions.

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.

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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.