JOB DESCRIPTION

Job Description:

Position: Full-Time Team Member

Shift Details:

8 Hour Rotation Shift - This schedule is a 4-week rotation where you will work 3 different shifts within 4 weeks. The 3 different shifts you will rotate are Midnights 11pm - 7:30am, Afternoons 3pm - 11:30pm, and Days 7am - 3:30pm.

Mars Wrigley is looking to hire a Team Member at our climate-controlled Waco, TX location!

Being a Mars Associate is all about opportunity. The opportunity to do the kind of challenging, interesting work that shapes the world’s best-loved brands. To work with real purpose, supported by talented, friendly people from all sorts of different backgrounds. Access the Mars tools and training to have a positive impact on our business, on the planet, and, most importantly, on your own career. Being a Mars associate is more than a job. It’s the opportunity to start your tomorrow today.

Team Members are system experts in their assigned area and are highly functional in multiple areas. They function as a member of a manufacturing area team, which is directly responsible for the efficient production of quality products in the required quantities. They operate/change over specified machinery in the assigned area. The 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.

Key Responsibilities:

• Performs all assigned activities & job tasks within a manufacturing 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 (PM)

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

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

• Maintain accurate records of quality checks (QC, production numbers or waste performance

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

Minimum Requirements:

• Be 18 years of age or older.

• Have a high school diploma, GED or equivalent education.

• Must be willing and able to work varying/rotating shifts including weekends and holidays.

• Ability to lift 50 lbs.

• Ability to troubleshoot & resolve issues.

• Ability to read/comprehend written and oral instruction in the English language.

• Ability to operate a forklift/OSHA certification.

• Good listening and organizing skills.

• Demonstrated ability to work well in a team environment, taking initiative with team along with other team members to train, motivate and solve problems.

• Successful completion of a substance screening and background check

• At least 1 year working in a manufacturing setting

Preferred Requirements:

• 1+ years work experience within manufacturing or a technical and/or trade discipline

• 1+ years of experience in a manufacturing setting operating a variety of machines

• Knowledge of inventory control principles

• Possess valid drivers license

• Demonstrated competency in computer and PC software including MS Office and email.

• Experience with SAP or other warehouse management systems

• Able to operate a computer and utilize the basic standard desktop systems and time keeping systems.

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

• Ability to follow escalation protocol.

Compensation:

• Pay based on experience.

• Shift differential of $1.00

• OT potential

• Annual bonus pay out

• Annual merit increases

Total Rewards:

• Medical, Vision & Dental- Starts day one!

• Up to 6% 401K match

• Vacation time

• Tuition reimbursement

• Short/Long Term Disability

• Onsite gym

• 24-hour food market

What can you expect from Mars?

• Work with over 130,000 diverse and talented Associates, all guided by The Five Principles.

• Join a purpose driven company, where we’re striving to build the world we want tomorrow, today.

• Best-in-class learning and development support from day one, including access to our in-house Mars University.

• An industry competitive salary and benefits package

About Mars:

Mars is a family-owned business with more than $50 billion in global sales. We produce some of the world’s best-loved brands: M&M’s®, SNICKERS®, TWIX®, MILKY WAY®, DOVE®, PEDIGREE®, ROYAL CANIN®, WHISKAS®, EXTRA®, ORBIT®, 5™, SKITTLES®, BEN’S ORIGINAL® and COCOAVIA®. Alongside our consumer brands, we proudly take care of half of the world’s pets through our nutrition, health and services businesses such as Banfield Pet Hospitals™, BluePearl®, Linnaeus, AniCura, 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 our 150,000 Associates into taking action every day towards creating the world we want tomorrow.

Commitment to Equal Employer Opportunities:

All qualified applicants will receive consideration for employment in accordance with applicable law and without regard to race, color, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity, national origin, age, pregnancy, genetic information, disability, status as a protected veteran, or any other category protected under federal, state, and local laws. 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.

A Note to Candidates Regarding AI Embracing AI as a vital skill for today and tomorrow, we welcome candidates to use AI to assist with your preparation as you engage with our recruiting process—from helping to perfect your CV/resume to using it to refine your interview skills. While AI can assist you, we expect that your ideas, responses, and demonstration of competencies throughout the recruitment process are authentically your own. We value genuine engagement and want to see the real you shine. At Mars, AI is here to support—not replace—the human connection at the heart of our recruitment process.

Note to Search Firms/Agencies: Mars, Incorporated and its subsidiaries and affiliates (Mars) do not compensate search firms for unsolicited assistance unless they have a written search agreement with Mars and the requisition is position-specific. Any resumes, curriculum vitae, and other unsolicited assistance from search firms that do not have a written search agreement or position-specific requisition submitted to any Associate of Mars will be deemed the sole property of Mars and no fee will be paid in the event the candidate is hired by Mars.